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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Canada Lookup Request => Topic started by: Pat38 on Friday 18 September 20 07:15 BST (UK)
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Hello
I am looking for a Birth Record of JAMES HIGGINS who was born to JOHN HIGGINS and MARGARET on 27 December 1885 at St John, New Brunswick, Canada. I would like to know what Margaret's maiden Name was and any additional information. Thanks. Pat Berry
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To save a lot of searching on our part is there any more info that you can provide?
There is a 1891 census of John and Margaret and children including a James that has the parents being born in Ireland
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There is no James in the 1891 Census born 1885 for NB there are several in other provinces that are close to reputed 1885 birth year . one is a John/Margaret in Ontario.
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx
NB bmd have no birth of a James born 1885 NB but it doesn't mean he wasn't.
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/?culture=en-CA
There was one born in neighbouring Quebec.
There is marriage of a James in 1904 to Katie Kerrigan in the Drouin Collection age 19 is this him?
Don
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Wasn’t St John one of the ports used for immigrants arrival into Canada?
Hence could be transit location
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This might be Margaret and children in the 1891 census in St John...James is as Jas.
https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148106-00173
Records for Nathan and George indicate their parents are John and Margaret Higgins but no maiden name for Margaret.
However, if I have found the correct family, Nathan's entry on Find a Grave gives a mother's maiden name to contemplate.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142711211/nathan-augustus-higgins
Anyway, food for thought.
PB
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Hi,
Death in St. John, NB of Margaret Higgins in 1932, b. June 20, 1849, Whitehead, Kings County, NB, widow, husband John H. Higgins, father William Connell, mother Martha Darrah. Son James was the informant.
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=26b877ed-0264-4f1e-9732-b1c8ee9e1fa4
DB
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To save a lot of searching on our part is there any more info that you can provide?
There is a 1891 census of John and Margaret and children including a James that has the parents being born in Ireland
Hello Biggles50
Sorry to take so long to reply but I have been doing a bit more researching and I now see that other people have found the records that I have now found.
I have a DNA match to a person who is descended from the son (George Thomas Higgins born 1910 in St John, New Brunswick, Canada ) of James Higgins and Catherine Corrigan who married in 1904 at St John, New Brunswick. That is all my DNA match knew plus James Higgins had a brother William Higgins.
I was interested to find out where the connection was as I am a HIGGINS and my HIGGINS are from Kilmovee, County Mayo. I also have Corrigan matches as well.
I found the 1891 Census with Margaret 39 with sons John 20. William 21, James 6, Nathan 4 and George 2. Then I found a John aged 38 who had died in 1908 whose father was John Higgins born in Ireland. Then I found Margaret again in 1911 but born Aug 1862 with William born Sep 1891 at 112 City Road, New Brunswick. Margaret is a Widow and Roman Catholic. So I thought John Higgins must have died before 1911.
Then I found the Death Record of Margaret Higgins on 29 Sept 1932 which said she was a Widow of 192 Millidge Avenue St John. Husband was John H Higgins. Margaret's father was William Connell and mother Martha Darrah Birthplace unknown. Informant was James Higgins of 192 Millidge Avenue, St John.
So then I looked for a Death Record of John H Higgins and found he had died on 7 May 1922 at G.P Hospital and he was from 83 Simond Street, St John. His father was Nathan Higgins born in Boston Massachusetts and his mother was Sarah Campbell born in Scotland. Informant was William Higgins of 97 Adelaide Street, St John.
I found a Census in 1921 with John Higgins age 71 yrs and Margaret 69 yrs living at 83 Simonds Street, St John.
I found James Higgins and Catherine Corrigan and children on 1911 and 1921 Census living at Millidge Avenue, St John and George Thomas was 5months old in 1911 and 10 yrs old in 1921. So I have the Correct James Higgins and Catherine Corrigan and George Thomas Higgins. Not too sure about the Margaret in 1891 and 1911 being the same Margaret???
I have been looking for a Death Record for James Higgins as that might give his father and mother.
I found an Army Record for him which gave his Birth Date as 27 December 1885 and his wife Catherine.
Yesterday I found George H Higgins 20 with wife Betty with George's father John H Higgins in Millidge Avenue in 1911. This George looks like the one on 1891 Census with Margaret.
I found George and Bessie's marriage. Bessie was Bessie Cunningham but signed her name Bessie Corrigan???
I need to figure out if I have a whole family. If I have Margaret seems to be flitting about between her sons!!!!
Thanks everyone for replying.
Pat Berry (nee Higgins) in Australia
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There is no James in the 1891 Census born 1885 for NB there are several in other provinces that are close to reputed 1885 birth year . one is a John/Margaret in Ontario.
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx
NB bmd have no birth of a James born 1885 NB but it doesn't mean he wasn't.
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/?culture=en-CA
There was one born in neighbouring Quebec.
There is marriage of a James in 1904 to Katie Kerrigan in the Drouin Collection age 19 is this him?
Don
Hello Don
Thanks for replying to my query about James Higgins. Please see my answer to Biggles50 as everything I have found in last few days is there.
James Higgins and Katie Kerrigan is them. I think it should be Corrigan. It is them though.
Regards
Pat Berry
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This might be Margaret and children in the 1891 census in St John...James is as Jas.
https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148106-00173
Records for Nathan and George indicate their parents are John and Margaret Higgins but no maiden name for Margaret.
However, if I have found the correct family, Nathan's entry on Find a Grave gives a mother's maiden name to contemplate.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142711211/nathan-augustus-higgins
Anyway, food for thought.
PB
Hello Polar Bear
Thank you very much for replying to my enquiry about James Higgins.
Please see my reply to Biggles50 as all I have found in last few days is there.
I did see the Find a Grave item.
Need to go through everything I have found and you on Rootsweb have found for me and hope I have got one whole family.
Regards
Pat Berry
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Hi,
Death in St. John, NB of Margaret Higgins in 1932, b. June 20, 1849, Whitehead, Kings County, NB, widow, husband John H. Higgins, father William Connell, mother Martha Darrah. Son James was the informant.
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=26b877ed-0264-4f1e-9732-b1c8ee9e1fa4
DB
Hello
Thank you for replying to my enquiry re James Higgins.
Please see my reply to Biggles50 as everything I have found in last few days is there.
I did find that death of Margaret Higgins in 1932
Where do I look for a Death for James Higgins. It is the correct one who married Katie Kerrigan in 1904
Regards
Pat Berry.
Regards
Pat Berry
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192 Millidge Avenue Saint John New Brunswick.
https://www.redfin.ca/nb/saint-john/192-Millidge-Ave-E2K-2M6/home/159160876
Sandra
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192 Millidge Avenue Saint John New Brunswick.
https://www.redfin.ca/nb/saint-john/192-Millidge-Ave-E2K-2M6/home/159160876
Sandra
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Hello Sandra
Thank you very much for that information on 192 Millidge Avenue.
Looks like that address was the home of James Higgins and family. I have found this morning that his brother William John Higgins lived at 174 Millidge Avenue.
I am not so sure if the John Henry Higgins who died on 7 May 1922 is the correct John. William was living in Adelaide Street?
I will check everything out.
Thanks again.
Pat
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Hi,
There is a death of Catherine Higgins June 17, 1954, husband James Higgins, father Thomas Corrigan, mother Elizabeth Nicholson. Her status is married not widowed, so we can assume that James was still living in 1954.
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=4063a47c-4d5b-40e5-b7a9-6399e8d8f979
DB
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Hi,
As you mentioned, James served in WW1, b. Dec. 27/1885, there is a WW1 service file, you can view it here, 54 pages, it is slow to load.
https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B4332-S045
Mentioned within the file, wife Catherine Higgins, parents John and Margaret Higgins, Simond St., both still living and 3 children James aged 10, Albert Addington 7, and George Henry 5. On page 28, there is a death notification, the date is hard to make out. It looks like 1929 but must be 1979, as he was the informant on his mother's death in 1932 and assumed still living with wife Catherine's death in 1954.
New Brunswick deaths are not available/privacy protected after 1969.
DB
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Hi,
There is a death of Catherine Higgins June 17, 1954, husband James Higgins, father Thomas Corrigan, mother Elizabeth Nicholson. Her status is married not widowed, so we can assume that James was still living in 1954.
https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=4063a47c-4d5b-40e5-b7a9-6399e8d8f979
DB
Hello dbree
Thank you very much for that Death Record.
Now we have Elizabeth Corrigan's maiden name Nicholson.
According to earlier Census Thomas and Elizabeth were from Ireland.
I will look at your other reply now.
Pat
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Hi,
As you mentioned, James served in WW1, b. Dec. 27/1885, there is a WW1 service file, you can view it here, 54 pages, it is slow to load.
https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B4332-S045
Mentioned within the file, wife Catherine Higgins, parents John and Margaret Higgins, Simond St., both still living and 3 children James aged 10, Albert Addington 7, and George Henry 5. On page 28, there is a death notification, the date is hard to make out. It looks like 1929 but must be 1979, as he was the informant on this mother's death in 1932 and assumed still living with wife Catherine's death in 1954.
New Brunswick deaths are not available/privacy protected after 1969.
DB
Hello dbree
Thank you very much for the link to the War Papers for James Higgins.
As you say it mentions his wife Catherine (Kathleen) and three of his children at 149 Millidge Avenue, St John.
The War papers are very interesting. He even went to Liverpool where I was born. I am now in Australia.
It mentions his parents at Simond Street, St John, N.B. so the Death Record for John Henry Higgins on 7 May 1922 is the correct one. I have since looked on google and saw Adelaide Street was off Millidge Avenue.
I read the Date of Death on the Veterans Affairs Death Notification for James Higgins as 3 May 1979 and he died at West St John Community Hospital.
I have since found that John and Margaret Higgins and two children Charles and William were living next to Margaret's mother Martha Connell (who was Darrah or Darragh) and a few children. Martha Connell was a Widow. That was on the 1881 Canada Census.
So it appears that the correct records have been found.
I will now put them into Date order.
Thank you once again.
Take care
Pat
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As a point of interest to learn more about the life of early settlers to Canada do checkout the Archives at the Province Records Office and the University websites.
My own Grandfather emigrated in 1903 to Saskatchewan as part of what is known as the Barr Pioneers. They were each given a large plot of land to farm and after five years they received the title to the land. Years later the families recorded their lives and a book was produced, it makes fascinating reading.
http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/47974/
Hence just a though that something similar may exist for what life was like for James and his family.
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As a point of interest to learn more about the life of early settlers to Canada do checkout the Archives at the Province Records Office and the University websites.
My own Grandfather emigrated in 1903 to Saskatchewan as part of what is known as the Barr Pioneers. They were each given a large plot of land to farm and after five years they received the title to the land. Years later the families recorded their lives and a book was produced, it makes fascinating reading.
http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/47974/
Hence just a though that something similar may exist for what life was like for James and his family.
Hello
Thank you for the link. I will look through and see if I can find anything.
Regards
Pat