'Higgins1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Higgins of Moyna, Higgins of Skellow Grange, Higgins of Westport
BLG1847 suggests that the following family derives from Higginus, third son of Milesius, Prince of Biscay. | |||||||||||||||
Phelim O'Higgins (d 1665) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Hugo O'Higgins (d Athlone 1690, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne (a 1690) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Charles Higgins of Moyna | ||||||||||||||
i. | Hugh Roe Higgins of Moyna, co. Mayo (d 1746) | ||||||||||||||
m. Kate Browne (sister of John Browne of Aughagower) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Charles Higgins of Moyna | ||||||||||||||
m. (1749) Mary Fitzgerald (dau of Patrick Fitzgerald of Turlough) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Hugh Higgins (d 1776) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1774) Frances Garvey (dau of John Garvey of Marrisk Abbey) | |||||||||||||||
(A)+ | issue - Charles Garbey (d 1837), Mary | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Charles Higgins (b 02.1752, d 03.03.1837) | ||||||||||||||
m. (10.11.1777) Margaret Macdonnell (dau of Henry Macdonnell of Mount Pleasant by Jane, dau of Owen O'Malley of Burrishoole) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Fitzgerald Higgins of Westport, co. Mayo (b 06.01.1789, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.02.1811) Mary Ouseley (d 15.04.1834, dau/heir of William Ouseley of Rushbrook by Marianne, sister of M.G. Prederngast of Ballyfair) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Henry Higgins (d 1827?) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (1819) Emily (widow of Governor Isaac) | |||||||||||||||
(C)+ | other issue (d unm) - Charles (d unm 1808), Luke (d 1815), John Browne (d 1812, Major), George Martin (d 06.1837), Catherine (d 1809), Eliza (d 1806) | ||||||||||||||
(3) | Patrick Higgins (d 1824) | ||||||||||||||
(4) | Luke Higgins 'of Castlebar' (b 1760) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Caroline Boyd (sister of Sir William Boyd of Mount Gordon) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Alexander Boyd Higgins (Captain) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1812) Eliza Hodgkinson (sister of (Francis?) Hodgkinson, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Catherine Brabazon (d 1821, sister of Sir Anthony Brabazon of Brabazon Park, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Hugh Brabazon Higgins (Captain) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (1827) Ellen Ambrosia Palmer (dau of Sir William H. Palmer of Castle Lackin, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Sarah Higgins | ||||||||||||||
m. (1826) Rev. Denis Bingham of Killala (nephew of John, Lord Clamorris) | |||||||||||||||
b. | Philip Higgins (d unm 1764) | ||||||||||||||
2.+ | other issue - Rginald (d unm 1730, Brigadier General for the Neapolitan army), Charles | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Higgins of York | |||||||||||||||
m. Anne Copley (b 27.06.1714, dau of Lionel Copley of Wadworth) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Godfrey Higgins of Skellow Grange, Yorkshire (d 23.05.1794) | ||||||||||||||
m. Christiana Matterson | |||||||||||||||
A. | Godfrey Higgins of Skellow Grange (d 09.08.1833) | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Thorp (dau/heir of Richard Thorp of Milnthorp) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Godfrey Higgins of Skellow Grange (b 09.07.1801) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Jane Higgins | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Sharpe of Hoddam Castle (Lt. General) | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Charlotte Higgins (d young) | ||||||||||||||
B. | Christiana Higgins (d 02.10.1832) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1793) William Marshall of Newton Kyme | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLG1847 ('Higgins of Westport')
(2) For lower section : Commoners (vol 2, 'Higgins of Skellow Grange', p155+)
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