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Edward Robert Higgins (1851 - 1911)

Edward Robert (Ted) Higgins
Born in Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealandmap
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Husband of — married 2 Jan 1875 in New Zealandmap
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Died at age 59 in Foxhill, Nelson, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Edward was born in 1851. He was the son of Sydney Higgins and Sarah Sharp. [1]

He married Mary Louisa Lewis in 1875 [2], and they went onto have 9 children together.

MARRIED.
Higgins— Lewis.— January 2, 1875, at the residence of the father of the bride, by the Rev. D. Dolamore, Mr. Edward Robert Higgins, to Mary Louisa, eldest daughter of Mr. E. Lewis, both of Spring Grove.

He passed away in 1911 age 59 [3], and was buried at Foxhill Cemetery in Tasman [4].

DEATHS.
HIGGINS.—On January 31st, 1911, Edward Robert Higgins, of Belgrove, aged 59 years. (The funeral will leave his late residence, Belgrove, on Friday, at 3 p.m., for the Foxhill Cemetery.) [5]

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Sources

  1. New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) N.Z. Crown Copyright. Birth Registration: 1851/2724 - Higgins NR - Parents recorded as: Sarah and Sydney (accessed March 2, 2024)
  2. New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) N.Z. Crown Copyright. Marriage Registration: 1875/63 - Mary Louisa Lewis and Edward Robert Higgins (accessed March 2, 2024)
  3. New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) N.Z. Crown Copyright. Death Registration: 1911/2905 - Higgins Edward Robert - Age at Death: 59Y (accessed March 2, 2024)
  4. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #140234739 (accessed 2 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Edward Robert "Ted" Higgins (Oct 1851-31 Jan 1911), citing Foxhill Cemetery, Foxhill, Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand (plot: B 1 15); Maintained by MystikNZ (contributor 48009964).
  5. 1911 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
    Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 2 February 1911, Page 4
    Papers Past Article (accessed 2 March 2024)

See Also:

  • 1891 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
    Colonist, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7076, 29 July 1891, Page 3
    Papers Past Article (accessed 2 March 2024)
  • 1909 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
    Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12537, 13 May 1909, Page 2
    Papers Past Article (accessed 2 March 2024)
  • 1911 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
    Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13020, 8 February 1911, Page 2
    Papers Past Article (accessed 2 March 2024)
  • 1911 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
    Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13049, 8 March 1911, Page 6 (Supplement)
    Papers Past Article (accessed 2 March 2024)
  • 1912 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
    Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13485, 3 August 1912, Page 2
    Papers Past Article (accessed 2 March 2024)

Acknowledgments

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