Born in Trottiscliffe, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Austin Higgins
and Mary (Nash) Higgins
Sister of
John Middleton Higgins, Sarah (Higgins) Potter, William Bridgland Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Henry Higgins, Sophia Jane Higgins, Eliza Anne (Higgins) McArthur, George Higgins, Jane (Higgins) Baker, Charles Higgins and Mary Maria (Higgins) Stayner
Wife of
Thomas Osborn Richards
— married
4 Jan 1851 in Kooringa, South Australia, Australia
Mother of
Annie Sophie (Richards) Ford
Died
at age 69
in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2021
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1822. She was the daughter of Austin Higgins and Mary Nash. [1]
She migrated with her parents and siblings on the Eliza to South Australia in 1840.[2]
Elizabeth married Thomas Osborn Richards (also known as John) in Kooringa, South Australia [3] and the couple had six children.
She passed away in 1892 in the Adelaide Hospital. [4]
Sources
- ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Trottiscliffe, Kent, England. FHL Film Number 0992536, 0092537
- ↑ Eliza 1840, Bound for South Australia, Diane Cummings
- ↑ Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950. South Australia. Page number 318 Volume Number 14
- ↑ Australia Death Index, 1787-1985. South Australia, Page number 148 Volume Number 206
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Rosemary (Fridd) Saltmarsh :
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~1.56%
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Categories: Trottiscliffe, Kent | Migrants from Kent to South Australia | Eliza, Arrived 14 May 1840