Amos Higgins (abt. 1752)

Born about 1752 in Edenham, Lincolnshire, England.

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Platts) Higgins — married 25 May 1779 in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England.

Descendants

Biography

Amos Higgins was born in Lincolnshire, England.

Baptism 6 February 1754 Edenham, Lincolnshire, England.

Amos Higgins and Sarah Platts were married on 25 May 1779 in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England. William Platts and John Burton were witnesses. NB the marriage record on Familysearch.org states the bride's surname as Watts. This is an error. ^[1][2]

Occupation carpenter - "In 1636 Thomas Norris of Stamford cast a ring of five bells for Edenham church but at various times these have all been recast and form the back five of the present ring. The oak frame was made and installed in 1807 by the village carpenter Amos Higgins to a plan supplied by the Whitechapel Bellfoundry. The timber for this was "pit sawn" on the village green from timber supplied from the estate of the Duke of Ancaster. At the same time the louvres were also installed by Higgins. " see http://ldgcb.org.uk/pastringers/holmes/

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4W-1C1L : 6 June 2018), Amos Higgins and Sarah Platts, 25 May 1779; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Stapleford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 8, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
2. ↑ Leicestershire Parish Records Browse Image 14/32, Findmypast; citing Marriage, Stapleford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 8, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.[1]

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MP3V-XBF

• http://leicestershireparishrecords.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/phillimores-marriages-stapleford-1655.html

• http://www.lincstothepast.com/Will---Higgins--Amos/709376.record?pt=S