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James Higginbottom (1868 - 1953)

James Higginbottom
Born in Unstone, Dronfield, Derbyshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 1895 in Belper, Derbyshire, Englandmap
Died at about age 84 in Cheadle, Cheshire, Englandmap
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Biography

James Higginbottom was born in Unsone, Derbyshire in 1868, he was the son of James Higginbottom and Mary Vaughan [1]

He was baptised in Dronfield on 2 June 1872 [2]

1871 census: Crow Lane, Unstone [3]

  • James Higginbottom Head M 40 Whittington, Derbyshire, coal miner
  • Mary Ann Higginbottom Wife F 38 Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire
  • Herbert V Higginbottom Son M 10 Unstone, Derbyshire
  • John E Higginbottom Son M 6 Unstone, Derbyshire
  • James Higginbottom Son M 2 Unstone, Derbyshire
  • Mary A Vaughan Mother-in-law F 78 Unstone, Derbyshire
  • Mary A Hancock Niece F 10 Unstone, Derbyshire

1881 census: Crow Lane, Unstone [4]

  • James Higginbottom Head M 50 Whittington, Derbyshire, England, coal miner
  • Mary A Higginbottom Wife F 48 Ashton Under Lyme, Lancashire, England
  • Herbert V Higginbottom Son M 20 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
  • John Ed Higginbottom Son M 16 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
  • James Higginbottom Son M 12 Unstone, Derbyshire, England
  • Mary A Vaughan Wifes Mother F 88 Unstone, Derbyshire, England

James married Susan Lucy Norman in Belper in 1895 [5], and they had the following children:

1901 census: Morley, Yorkshire [6]

  • James Higginbottom Head M 32 Unston, Derbyshire, school master
  • Susan L Higginbottom Wife F 28 Belper, Derbyshire
  • Norman Higginbottom Son M 4 Belper, Derbyshire
  • Susan D Higginbottom Daughter F 2 Belper, Derbyshire
  • Alice L Higginbottom Daughter F 0 Belper, Derbyshire
  • Janet Vaughan Servant F 20 Unston, Derbyshire
  • Mary A Higginbottom Mother F 68 Ashton U Lyne, Lancashire, widow

1911 census: Churwell, Yorkshire [7]

  • James Higginbottom Head M 42 Derby Unstone, Derbyshire, elementary schoolmaster
  • Susan Lucy Higginbottom Wife F 38 Derby Belper, Derbyshire
  • Susan Doris Higginbottom Daughter F 12 Derby Belper, Derbyshire
  • Alice Louise Higginbottom Daughter F 10 Derby Belper, Derbyshire

1939 register: 41 Queens Road , Cheadle and Gatley, Cheshire [8]

  • James Higginbottom 12 Sep 1868 Male School Master Retired Widowed 91 1
  • Alice L Higginbottom 09 Aug 1900 Female Household Duties Single 91 2

James passed away in Cheadle, Cheshire in 1953, age 78 years [9]

Sources

  1. (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1868 Chesterfield vol 7b page 573
  2. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKLG-7HT : 6 December 2014, James Higginbotham, 02 Jun 1872); citing DRONFIELD,DERBY,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,035.
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBFX-5LL : 11 December 2017), James Higginbottom, 1871.
  4. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-922R : 13 December 2017), James Higginbottom, Unstone, Derbyshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census,"
  5. (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1895 Belper vol 7b page 1005
  6. "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9PR-X45 : 8 April 2016), Mary A Higginbottom in household of James Higginbottom, Morley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
  7. "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWVZ-1KQ : 2 August 2017), James Higginbottom, Churwell, School Houses Churwell, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census,"
  8. Findmypast 1939 register [1]
  9. (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q2 1953 Stockport vol 10a page 498




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