Sarah (Sharman) Heggs (1832 - 1896)

Born 1832 in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Reuben Heggs — married 3 Apr 1859 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1896 at about age 64 in West Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth:

1832, St. Neotts, Huntingdonshire, England, UK

Marriage:

3 Apr 1859. Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK ^[1]

Census - 7 Apr 1861: ^[2]

Reuben Haigg, Head, Married, Male, 23, 1838, Railway Porter, Loughborough

Sarah Haigg, Wife, Married, Female, 24, 1837, Laxton, Northamptonshire

Alfred Henry Haigg, Son, Male, 1, 1860, Gloucester

Charles Haigg, Son, Male, 0, 1861, Ryecroft, Gloucestershire

Address: 63, Ryecroft St., Gloucester

Census – 2 Apr 1871: ^[3]

Reuben Heggs, Head, Male, 38, 1833, Railway Guard, Loughborough

Sarah Heggs, Wife, Female, 36, 1835, Leamington, Rutland

Alfred H Heggs, Son, Male, 13, 1858, Gloucester

Charles E Heggs, Son, Male, 10, 1861 ,Gloucester

Arthur F Heggs, Son, Male, 9, 1862, Gloucester

George E Heggs Son, Male 7, 1864, Gloucester

Walter Langfield, Boarder, Male, 21, 1850, Fireman Railway Engine, Oldham, Lancashire

Address: 7 Louisa Str., Gorton, Lancashire

Census – 3 Apr 1881: ^[4]

Reuben Heggs, Head, Married, Male, 42, 1839, Railway Guard, Loughborough

Sarah Heggs, Wife, Married, Female, 50, 1831, Leamington, Rutland

A Henry Heggs, Son, Single, Male, 21, 1860, Mechanic Fitter, Gloucester

E Evererd Heggs, Son, Single, Male, 20, 1861, Mechanic Fitter, Gloucester

Arthur Heggs, Son, Single, Male, 18, 1863, Paper Stainer Plater Down, Gloucester

William Walker (Heggs), Adopted, Single, Male, 5, 1876, Scholar, Heywood, Lancashire

Address: 6, Hampton Street, Ardwick, Chorlton

Census – 5 Apr 1891: ^[5]

Charles Heggs, Head, Married, Male, 30, 1861, Iron Turner, Gloucester

Mary A Heggs, Wife, Married, Female, 28, 1863, Leicestershire, England

Sarah Heggs, Mother, Widow, Female, 56, 1835, Northamptonshire

Addresses: 21, Byrom Street, Gorton

Death:

19 Mar, 1896, W. Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. Aged 63y 9m. ^[6]

Narrative: Sarah was met and Reuben Heggs in Leicestershire but then by 1861 moved to Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Many of their children were born here. The family then moved to Manchester, Lancashire, UK by 1871 where Reuben was employed as a Railway Guard. Reuben and Sarah were the founders of the many Lancashire born Heggs.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915. AMJ 7a 271
2. ↑ 1861 England, Wales and Scotland Census PRO RG09 piece 1768, folio 52, page 11
3. ↑ 1871 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG10 piece 3981, folio 49, page 44
4. ↑ 1881 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG11 piece 3897, folio 43, page 19
5. ↑ 1891 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG12 piece 3171, folio 71, page 34
6. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915. JFM 8c 529

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRQ-PB7 : 12 September 2019), Sarah Sharman in household of Thomas Sharman, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire, England; citing Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire, England, p. 10, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

See Also

• Rashleigh one-name study. https://rashleigh.one-name.net

Acknowledgments:

This biography was created by Martin Watson on Nov 23, 2015. Updated Aug 25th 2020.

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