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Antrim / Re: Browne Islandmagee
« on: Monday 14 May 18 05:39 BST (UK)  »
Sorry no access to Ancestry.com

I access most via hotmail



I only have record of 12 chidren Thomas/Emily – no copy birth certs
Yes problem tracing Thomas m Emily Spence, I have b 1857, but failed to locate record of death. Newspaper cuttings 1918 refer to late Thomas?
Also confusion re his son Thomas b 1884 d 1953 m Dorothy Eliza ???.
They also had a son Thomas unknown b, d 1943 seaman RN Seaman  LT/JX 189988.
Records I locate show Emily m Dawson as Higgins Larne 1915?
Most of family at time refered to as Higgins
What was your fathers name? Was he born Larne.
I haven’t located any ref. Emily Dawson/Hagan d 1956 Boston Lincolnshire?
Are you aware of her younger brother Samuel b 1900 d 1964 also went to Boston Lincolnshire?

TryJfhagan

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Antrim / Re: Browne Islandmagee
« on: Sunday 13 May 18 01:13 BST (UK)  »
Wonderful, I am not sure how this works but I am aware of the problems re literacy and spelling of Hagan/Heggan/Heggins. I have blamed illiteracy/ pronounciation.

re Margaret, I believe she was Hamil.
On tracing Thomas Higgins, GGF, a cousin has located a document signed by a Navy Minister which claimed this was his parents.

How do we contact each other for more info?
Jim

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Antrim / Re: Browne Islandmagee
« on: Thursday 15 October 15 00:13 BST (UK)  »
Sorry for thanking the wrong person, I am certainly new to the chat room format.
I found many sites which want to charge for access and fees would mount quickly when you don't know where your looking. So far I have been scanning through free access info.

I left Larne in 1967 and was only 9 yo so place names and areas create an extra challenge.

Thanks for your assistance.
When I tried to search for Father James and Spence last night, that birth came up in 1865 as for a male?

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Antrim / Re: Browne Islandmagee
« on: Wednesday 14 October 15 11:47 BST (UK)  »
Ernest james
Thanks for your assistance, I had already located the irish mariners for Thomas 1861 sons and his. yes John (my G/F) and his younger brother Samuel are recorded.
I had located a record of marriage but it only listed 1/4 yr records for 1882, but did NOT show names of fathers - Thanks for that. Also not aware of it recording as Haggan.
Obviously there appears problems in interpretation of how names are pronounced and written, makes it difficult, I hadn't considered this spelling.

Thanks Jim

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Antrim / Re: Browne Islandmagee
« on: Wednesday 14 October 15 02:30 BST (UK)  »
Thomas was born Islandmagee about 1861-62, Confirmed by Census records, note spelling Higgins and Heggins.
Family stories had that he was torpedoed 3 times. Actual sinking of Tara confirms 3 topedoes fired to sink her.
I am only guessing at Queen Mary, as timing seems to match and no mention of him later, and death of William lists Thomas as "late" in 1918.
When comparing various Hagan/ Heggen/Heggan census from Islandmagee with cemetery records, shows lots of "swapping" of spelling. I have cemetery records for Heggen, but both 1901 and 1911 census show as HAGAN. I was hoping someone has already identified this and worked out a solution?

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Antrim / Re: Browne Islandmagee
« on: Tuesday 13 October 15 00:13 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for response. I have done considerable search on Census and found. family in 1901 & 1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Larne/Waterloo_Road/996642/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Larne/St__John_s_Place/196507/
Hence my comments re literacy and how pronounced.
Also found from maritime records where he was on sinking of Tara and POW
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1915-11Nov.htm
http://search.findmypast.ie/results/world-records/prisoners-of-war-1914-1920?firstname=thomas&firstname_variants=true&lastname=higgins&eventyear=1916&eventyear_offset=2
I have traced his marriage to Emily Spence.
And believe he may have been a stoker on Queen Mary - Battle of Jutland.
There is a T Higgins listed as stoker
Also a son William http://larne-in-ww1.irishgenealogy.net/larne_war_mem_HIGGINS_W.html

I was trying to find Thomas Parents/family or tie in with other Higgins/ Heggan Islandmagee

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Antrim / Re: Browne Islandmagee
« on: Monday 12 October 15 13:40 BST (UK)  »
re Tommy Heggen ?

I am new to this and been following thread.
My name is Jim Hagan, born in Larne, now in Australia. Chasing family Hagan/Davey.
Great Grandfather was Thomas Higgins born Islandmagee abt 1861?
My Grandfather was John Hagan b 1899-1978. Due to literacy and spelling I believe many versions of Hagan/Heggan/Huggan are probably all related? Mothers side was Ezekiel Davey 1897 - 1955
Any assistance from yourself or any others much appreciated.

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