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James Higgins & Janet Shaw

James and Janet were married in a religious ceremony on December 29th, 1862 in New Prestwick.¹ They had three sons and two daughters, named James, James, Thomas, Janet and Margaret.

Family Notes
- Established Church
  
  He a bachelor, she spinster

Personal Details
- James Higgins
  James was born on September 8th, 1813 in St. Quivox.²
  - Birth Notes
    - 44 in 1861 census, so born between 9-apr-1816 and 9-apr-1817; however 50 in 1862 marriage certificate
      
      IGI submitted birth 8 Sep 1813
      St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
  He died at the age of 62 in 1875 in Prestwick.³
  - Death Notes
    - Died before 26-Nov-1875
      Probable death in Prestwick, 1875, aged 61 (Scotlandspeople)
  Janet Shaw
  Janet was born in 1826 in Monkton.⁴ She died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, Chronic Bronchitis duration many years, Acute Bronchitis 3 days, at the age of 49 on November 26th, 1875 in New Prestwick.³
  - Death Notes

Children
- James Higgins
  James was born in 1854.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Died aged 2, so born around 1854
  He died due to a medical problem, Croup, at the age of 2 on April 16th, 1856 in New Prestwick.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Died at "Mrs Grange's land", New Prestwick
  Janet Shaw
  Janet was born on September 17th, 1856 in New Prestwick.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    5 in 1861 census, so born between 9-apr-1855 and 9-apr-1856
    
    IGI extracted Birth:
    17 SEP 1856 Monkton, Ayr, Scotland
  James Shaw
  James was born on October 5th, 1858 in New Prestwick.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    2 yrs in 1861 census, so born between 9-apr-1858 and 9-apr-1859
  - Death Notes
    
    possible death
    1873 HIGGANS JAMES M 14 MONKTON AND PRESTWICK /AYR 606/00 0025 VIEW (5 CREDITS)
  Margaret Higgens
  Margaret was born in 1861 in New Prestwick.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    9 in 1871, 20 in 1881 census, so born 1861
    
    1861 SHAW MARGARET F MONKTON AND PRESTWICK /AYR 606/00 0029 VIEW (5 CREDITS)
  Thomas Higgens
  Thomas was born on March 4th, 1865 in New Prestwick.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    6 yrs in 1871 census, so born between 4-apr-1864 and 4-apr-1865
    
    IGI extracted Birth:
    04 MAR 1865 Monkton, Ayr, Scotland
  - Death Notes

Family Timeline

¹ Shaw Higgins marriage
² Shaw 1861
³ Janet Shaw death
⁴ Janet Shaw 1851
⁵ James Higgins 1856 death
⁶ James Shaw birth
⁷ Higgins 1871

Source/Citation Higgins Shaw Kirk session

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