| William Higgins 1800 and Sarah Dredge 1799 | |||
| Married 19/04/1823 Shepton Mallete, Somerset, England | |||
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Descendants of this family are eligible to become members of the Swan River Pioneers 1829-1838 group. Verification of families is important, so if you decide to join the Swan River Pioneers they will tell you which certificates you need, as they have verified most of the ancestors in this web site. |
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Siblings 2nd Generation |
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| Higgins | Henry William | 24 Jul 1823, Shepton Mallete, Somerset | 04/12/1880, Picton Junction W.A. |
| Higgins | Martha | 1825 Shepton Mallete, Somerset, UK | 1902, Perth W.A. #2874 at 76 |
| Higgins | Sarah | 1827 Shepton Mallete, Somerset, UK | 1846, Fremantle W.A. ?? |
| Higgins | Frederick | 1828 Shepton Mallete, Somerset UK | 01/10/1853, Dardanup, W.A. |
| Higgins | Edward Giles | 10/03/1833 Perth, Swan River Colony | 28/03/1906, Magill, S.A. |
| Higgins | Charles | 25/06/1835 Perth, Swan River Colony | 18/12/1868, Capel, W.A. |
| Higgins | Susannah Maria | 12/10/1837 Perth, Swan River Colony | 08/04/1895, Bunbury, W.A. |
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ALWAYS REMEMBER If we don’t ask, we will never know and if we don’t record what we do know, our descendants will wish we had!! |
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Compiled by David Morgan Higgon, Midland Western Australia 2006 |
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William, Sarah and children from Somerset England, came to the Swan River Colony aboard the Britannia arriving on the 06/05/1830. They started their voyage from London. William had Perth lots F14 and H17 but while working at Leschenault for Latour, he found himself without a job when Latour went bust. In 1833, he and Sarah opened the Leyson Alms Tavern at Bull Creek. But due to Aboriginals burning it down in 1835 they moved to the Capel/Preston river area and took up land. William drowned in the Preston river in 1844 and Sarah and her children continued to develop the farm, with help of ticket of leave men. Ref Swan River Pioneers 1829-1838 group |
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