James (Twin) George Higgins 1855 and Maria Hough 1860

Married : 21/12/1881 Picton #5191

Descendants of this family are eligible to become members of the  Swan River Pioneers 1829-1838 group

Siblings 4th Generation

Higgins Stafford 1883 Ferguson KIA 28/03/1918 Sailly-Le-Sac, Somme, France. Honour Roll
Higgins Ethel Ann (Toots) 19/06/1886 Ferguson 16/12/1962 Glen Forrest 74 yrs
Higgins Ellen Bethia (Nell) 1889 Arthur River  
Higgins James Edward  (Jack) 1891 Mt. Barker KIA WW1 20/04/1917 Honour Roll    
Higgins William Edwin (Tod) 1895 Tenderden, W.A. 4 Feb 1967 Hospital, Albany, W.A. 
Higgins Bertha Maria 1898 Plantagenet, W.A.  1899 Black Wattle Farm on Gordon River ,W.A.  15mths
Higgins George Clarence (Clarry)  1902 Frankland River  
Higgins Sydney Marshall 6 Mar 1907 Albany, W.A. 11 Feb 1994 Albany bur: Rocky Gully C’try, grave #12

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Maria b. 21/04/1860 d. 25/12/1944 f. James Hough m. Ann Hurst

Private Stafford Higgins 50, 44th Battalion, A Company. KIA 28/03/1918 Sailly-Le-Sac, Somme, France. bur: 26 Villers Bretonneux Cemetery, Somme, France 

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL

Private  James Edward Higgins Rank Service Number 3142 Unit 28th Battalion  Date of Death 20 April 1917 Cemetery or Memorial Details 26 Villers Bretonneux-France Place Of Enlistment Cranbrook, W.A.
War Grave Register Notes HIGGINS, Pte. James Edward, 3142. 28th Battalion. 20th April, 1917..8.15 K.I.A. 20.4.17
Transferred to 51st Battalion 29/02/16

James (Jack) Edward Brown hair, yellowish eyes, 177cm, 69kg. Wounded in Action, gunshot wound to fingers  29/071916

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL


Wounded in action 09/07/1916
 
:   Sgt William E. Higgins, #49,  44th Battalion, enlisted on 14 Jan 1916,  RTA on 1 June 1919. also served in the same battalion as his brother Stafford. of the three brothers he was the only survivor.

James (Twin) George Higgins 1855
Edward Giles Higgins 1833 and Mary Hough 1836
William Higgins 1800 and Sarah Dredge 1799 - Britannia 1830
 

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