Thomas Bartholomew William Higgins1

#21273, (1879 - )
FatherThomas William Higgins2 (c 1848 - 1921)
MotherElizabeth Story2 (1846 - 1919)
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Thomas Bartholomew William Higgins and Augusta Louisa Ann Ryan
  • Marjorie Higgins1
  • Anthony Higgins1
  • Arthur Higgins14
  • Raymond Higgins14
  • Claire Higgins14 (1919 - 2007)
BirthThomas Bartholomew William Higgins was born on 11 Jul 1879 in 2 Lomond Street, Camden Town, Middlesex.
Accompanying his Ontario marriage certificate was a copy of a birth certificate requsition for Thomas Bartholomew William Higgins (father Thomas William Higgins, mother Elizabeth Higgens, birthplace 2 Lomond St, Camden Square, St Pancras, on 11 July 1879) completed on 1 May 1894 and signed by his father, Thomas William Higgins, Baker, of 1 Sheperston Road, Hoxton.2,3 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusBartholomew appeared on the 1881 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex with his parents. He was 1 year old and born in Camden Town, Middlesex.2 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusThomas B appeared on the 1891 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex with his parents. He was 11, a Scholar, and born in Camden Town.4 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusBartholomew T W appeared on the 1901 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex with his parents. He was 21, a Solicitors Clerk, and born in Camden Town.5 
MarriageHe married Augusta Louisa Ann Ryan in 1906.6
 
(Witness) Marriage Thos B W Higgins witnessed the marriage of Andrew Ebersold and his sister Lily Nora Higgins on 5 Sep 1909 in Old St Pancras, London.7 
1911 CensusThomas Bartholomew William & Augusta Louisa Ann Higgins appeared on the 1911 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex, at 14 Westfield Road. Thomas was 31, a solicitor's law clerk, and was born in St Pancras, London. Augusta was 33, born in Hornsey, Middlesex, and both of the children she had borne were still living. Their children were Marjorie (4) and Anthony (1.)1 
Passenger ListThomas and Augusta Higgins were listed on a manifest dated 29 Sep 1912 for the Corsican arriving in Quebec from Liverpool. The passenger list recorded that Thomas was 33, Augusta 34, Anthony 3, Arthur 6 months, and Marjorie 5. They were all born in England, religion Congregational. Their intended destination via the GTR was Toronto and Thomas, who was a clerk in England, intended to be a farmer.8 
(Informant) DeathT Burt W Higgins of 288 Westlake Ave registered the 1919 death of his mother Elizabeth Higgins.9 
(Informant) DeathTBW Higgins, 288 Westlake Ave, registered the 1921 death of his father Thomas William Higgins.10 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Augusta died on 2 Jan 1923.11  
MarriageThomas Bartholomew William Higgins married Eliza Frances Alice Cook on 14 Sep 1926 in Toronto, York County, Ontario.
Information from the license and certificate: Thomas Bartholomew William Higgins, Clerk, widower, age 47, religion United Church of Canada, residence 310 Lumsden Ave, Toronto, birthplace England, parents Thomas William Higgins & Elizabeth Story;
Eliza Frances Alice Cook, domestic, spinster, 36, Church of England, 214 Meagher Ave, Toronto, birthplace England, parents Charles Francis Cook & Eliza Rose Mondell?;
The marriage was officiated by Edwin Gillman, Anglican, at the Church of Resurrection, Toronto, and the witnesses were Eliza Rose Cook & Marjorie Higgins, both of 214 Meagher Str, E York Twp.3 
Residence-Moved In 1931, the family moved back to England, later returning to Canada.12 
Passenger ListThomas and Alice Higgins and their children Raymond and Claire were listed on a manifest traveling 3rd class on the Ausonia, arriving 12 Jul 1931 in London from Montreal. They intended permanent residence in England and their destination address was 59 Greyhound Mansions, Hammersmith. Thomas was a Clerk, age 51, Alice was 40, Raymond 16, and Claire 11.13 
Last Edited30 Jul 2017

Citations

  1. 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 132 SD 1 ED 25 Schedule 365.
  2. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/1374 folio 41.
  3. Ontario Marriage Registration. Thomas Bartholomew William Higgins & Eliza Frances Alice Cook, #029830, 1926.
  4. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/1060 folio 99.
  5. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/1241 folio 117.
  6. FreeBMD. Thomas B W Higgins & Augusta Louisa A Ryan, June Q 1906, Edmonton RD.
  7. Marriages of Old St Pancras parish, London. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Andrew Ebersold & Lily Nora Higgins, 1909, #324.
  8. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada images, viewed at Ancestry. SS Corsican, arrived in Quebec from Liverpool 29 Sept 1912.
  9. Ontario Death Registration. Elizabeth Higgins, #001172-19.
  10. Ontario Death Registration. Thomas William Higgins, #038426-21.
  11. Ontario Death Registration. Augusta Louisa Ann Higgins, #001098-23.
  12. E-mails from Vandra Masemann to J Kolthammer.
  13. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (images viewed at ancestry.com). Original data: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26."Higgins family, Ausonia, July 1931."
  14. Obituary of Claire Ward in Globe & Mail, 7 July 2007. Text viewed online at the Globe and Mail website.