William
Higgins
Born about in County Sligo, Ireland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of James Higgins
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Haire
— married
29 Apr 1874 in Kilmaine church
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Anne Higgins, Bridget Higgins, James Patrick Higgins, Michael Joseph Higgins, John Higgins, Katie Higgins, William Stephen Higgins, Margaret Higgins and Barbara Ann Babara Higgins
Died
at about age 80
in Ballyglass, County Mayo, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2017
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Biography
William Higgins Birth: Circa 1851 - County Sligo, Ireland
Residence: Mar 31 1901 - Rooghaun, Burriscarra, Mayo, Ireland
Religion: R Catholic
Occupation: Farmer and Publican
Age: 50
Marital status: Married
Wife: Mary Higgins
Children: Bridget Higgins, James P Higgins, Mary Ellen Higgins, Katie Higgins, Wm Higgins, Maggie Higgins, Barbara A Higgins
Census: 31 MAR 1901. Residents of a house 1 in Rooghaun (Burriscarra, Mayo) [1]
- Head, William Higgins, 50
- Wife, Mary Higgins, 45
- Daughter, Bridget Higgins, 23
- Son, James P Higgins, 19
- Daughter, Mary Ellen Higgins, 16
- Daughter, Katie Higgins, 13
- Son, Wm Higgins, 10
- Daughter, Maggie Higgins, 7
- Daughter, Barbara A Higgins, 4
Died6 MAR 1932. Carnacon, Ballyglass, Co Mayo. [2]
Census: 31 MAR 1901. Rooghaun, Burriscarra, Mayo, Ireland. 2 APR 1911. Rooghaun, Burriscarra, Mayo, Ireland.
Occupation: Farmer and Publican.
Religion: Roman Catholic.
Buried Buriscarra Cemetery.
Sources
- ↑ http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Burriscarra/Rooghaun/1578196/
- ↑ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1932/04878/4319850.pdf
* Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 04226 / 07
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~12.50%
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