'Higgins1'
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Families covered: Higgins (Higgin) of Carropadden, Higgins of Moyna, Higgins of Skellow Grange, Higgins of Westport
| Aodh (or Hugh) O'Higgin (late 15th century?) | |||||||||||||||
| O'Hart takes the Higgins family's ancestry back to Heber Fiona, eldest son of Milesius, Prince of Biscay. | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Donall Cam O'Higgin | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Brian O'Higgin | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Brian Oge O'Higgin | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Maolmuire O'Higgin | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Teige Oge O'Higgin (a 1657) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Higgin of Carropadden, co. Galway (d 1693) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Thomas Higgin of Addergoole (co. Galway) & Carropadden (d 1717) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Nicholas Higgins of Carropadden | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Thomas Higgins of Carropadden (d 1770) | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Nicholas Higgins of Carropadden (d 1812) | ||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Thomas Higgins of Carropadden (d 1846) | ||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Thomas Higgins of Carropadden (Carrowpadden) (a 1877) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Kate MacHale (dau of Patrick MacHale of Tubbernavine, sister of John, Archbishop of Tuam) | |||||||||||||||
| ((b)) | James Higgins had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hanly | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Maithan, Giolla-Colum, Giolla-Ioss | ||||||||||||||
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| BLG1847 suggests that the following family derives from Higginus, third son of Milesius, Prince of Biscay. That is not consistent with the ancestry shown for the family above. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 (uploaded 15.05.25) : 'Irish Pedigrees' (John O'Hart, 1892 (5th edition), vol 1, 'Higgins of Westmeath and Galway', p485+)
(2) For
middle section (uploaded 29.04.21) : BLG1847 ('Higgins of Westport')
(3) For lower section (uploaded 29.04.21) : Commoners (vol 2, 'Higgins of Skellow Grange', p155+)
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