HIGGINS & SHARPE, Ballymaccarrett

[gerardf]

I am looking for HIGGINS family members to that of Rose Ann HIGGINS born around 1869 in Belfast. She married Peter Sharpe on 17/08/1886 in St Anne's Belfast, who was born in Cambeltown Argylshire SCT.
Rose Ann's siblings are:
Mary Jane who married someone McBride
Martha who married Frank Rooney
William John, believed to have been born 18/05/1869
John - no other details
George - he was married and had a grand-daughter named Celine. They lived in the North Queen Street area
The parents of rose Ann are beleived to be John HIGGINS and may be Jane MCGIVERN.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   Mary Jane Higgins married William McBride in Belfast Urban 11 R.C. Church on 5 May 1886.

Regards

[aghadowey]

Children of John Higgins & Jane McGivern-
1. Martha born 14 Jan.1866 Ballymacarrett district
2. William John born 18 May 1869 Ballymacarrett district
3. John born 14 Nov.1870 Castlereagh district
4. George born 6 Aug.1873 Castlereagh district
It's possible other children born before start of civil registration in 1864. See www.familysearch.org for complete details.

Martha Higgins m.(1884 Co.Down) Francis Rooney.
Rooney family in 1901:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Pottinger/Chemical_Street/1216438
and in 1911- 11 children but only 7 living:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Pottinger__part_of_/Vulcan_Street/223885

Not sure if this is the correct William & Mary McBride-
1901: www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Pottinger/Saul_Street/1260897
in 1911 Mary widowed:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Pottinger__part_of_/Young_s_Row/224239

[gerardf]

Thank you both for your replies. I was not aware of Mary's marriage, assuming it to be the correct Mary Jane Higgins. Would 'Urban 11' be St Matthews? I did find the 4 childrens baptisms previously but did not know about William & Mary McBride in Saul Street, which would seem plausible to link them in as the rest of hte family were in Vulcan, Sherriff and Chemical Streets.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   Urban 11 includes Castlereagh Rd, Mountpottinger Rd, Ormeau Rd, Ravenhill Rd, and Woodstock Rd, Belmont St, Castlereagh St, Donegore St, Hamburg St, Mountpottinger St and Third Ave.

Regards

[escollay]

Hi gerardf

Martha Higgin was my 2x Greatgrandmother, I'd love if you could get in touch and we could share our information.

With regards to Martha's parents I have a possible birth record of her and it gives her parents names as John Hagan & Jane McGivern. She was baptised in St. Matthew's on 16/3/1866. I have noticed variations in the spelling previous.

I am heading to PRONI tomorrow evening hopefully to look up her marriage record to confirm both parent's names.

Eoin