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William Bridgland HIGGINS (1819 - 1893)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
John Henry HIGGINS (1844 - 1914) William George HIGGINS (1849 - 1871) Austin HIGGINS (1854 - 1916) Sarah HIGGINS (1856 - 1940) Thomas HIGGINS (1859 - ) Mary Ann HIGGINS (1860 - 1940) Albert Edward HIGGINS (1862 - 1863) Elizabeth Jane HIGGINS (1864 - 1942)	William Bridgland HIGGINS (1819 - 1893) + Susanna HOLMAN Mary YOURN (1820 - 1866)	Austin HIGGINS
		Mary NASH

b. 1819

m. (1) 1843 Susanna HOLMAN at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

+. (2) Mary YOURN (1820 - 1866)

d. 1893 at Yandoit, Victoria, Australia aged 74

Near Relatives of William Bridgland HIGGINS (1819 - 1893)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	John YOURN
Father	Austin HIGGINS
Mother	Mary NASH
Self	William Bridgland HIGGINS	1819		1893	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	74
Wife	Susanna HOLMAN
Spouse/Partner	Mary YOURN	1820		1866	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	46
Son	John Henry HIGGINS	1844	Port Gawler, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	1914	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	70
Son	William George HIGGINS	1849	Reedy Creek, Tungkillo, South Australia, Australia	1871	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	22
Son	Austin HIGGINS	1854	Victoria, Australia	1916	Victoria, Australia	62
Daughter	Sarah HIGGINS	1856		1940	Alexandra, Victoria, Australia	84
Son	Thomas HIGGINS	1859	Jim Crow, Victoria, Australia
Daughter	Mary Ann HIGGINS	1860	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1940	Victoria, Australia	80
Son	Albert Edward HIGGINS	1862	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1863	Victoria, Australia	1
Daughter	Elizabeth Jane HIGGINS	1864	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1942	Newstead, Victoria, Australia	78
Daughter in Law	Amelia BEAR
Son in Law	Carl Albert Emil RITTER	1855	Armadale, Victoria, Australia	1890	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	35
Son in Law	William COOPER	1857	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	1933	Victoria, Australia	76
Son in Law	Wilhelm Arnold RITTER	1865	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1929	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	64
Grandson	Albert William RITTER	1879	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	1951	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	72
Granddaughter	Sarah Amelia (Emeilla) RITTER	1880	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1966	Victoria, Australia	86
Grandson	Thomas Charles RITTER	1882	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1963	Maldon, Victoria, Australia	81
Granddaughter	Catherine RITTER	1883	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1970	Alexandra, Victoria, Australia	87
Granddaughter	Adelaide Maude (Alice) RITTER	1886		1973	Victoria, Australia	87
Grandson	Arnold Karl (Charlie) RITTER	1888	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	1966	Carnegie, Victoria, Australia	78
Grandson	William George John (Wilhelm) RITTER	1890	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	1961	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	71
Grandson	Harold Gustava RITTER	1891	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	1962	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	71
Grandson	Edward Albert RITTER	abt 1893		1901	Castlemain, Victoria, Australia	8
Grandson	Gilbert Louis RITTER	1895		1918	Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France	23
Granddaughter	Anna Elisabeth RITTER	1896	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1978	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	82
Granddaughter	Olive Amelia RITTER	1899	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1928	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	29
Granddaughter	Mary Agnes (Molly) RITTER	1903	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1974	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	71

Events in William Bridgland HIGGINS (1819 - 1893)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1819		William Bridgland HIGGINS was born		Died 1894 - 74
1843	24	Married Susanna HOLMAN	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	ancestry tree
1844	25	Birth of son John Henry HIGGINS	Port Gawler, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1849	30	Birth of son William George HIGGINS	Reedy Creek, Tungkillo, South Australia, Australia	Ancestry tree
1854	35	Birth of son Austin HIGGINS	Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1856	37	Birth of daughter Sarah HIGGINS		From death reg
1859	40	Birth of son Thomas HIGGINS	Jim Crow, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1860	41	Birth of daughter Mary Ann HIGGINS	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1862	43	Birth of son Albert Edward HIGGINS	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1863	44	Death of son Albert Edward HIGGINS (aged 1)	Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52
1864	45	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Jane HIGGINS	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52
1866	47	Death of wife Mary YOURN (aged 46)	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	52
1871	52	Death of son William George HIGGINS (aged 22)	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	Note 8	22
1893	74	William Bridgland HIGGINS died	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	Note 9	22

Note 1: Austin Higgins in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Austin Higgins Birth Date: Abt 1854 Birth Place: Victoria, Victoria Registration Year: 1854 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: William Higgins Mother: Mary Yourn Registration Number: 2813

Note 2: Thomas Higgins in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Thomas Higgins Birth Date: Abt 1859 Birth Place: Jim Crow, Victoria Registration Year: 1859 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Wm Higgins Mother: Mary Yourn Registration Number: 9372

Note 3: Mary Ann Higgins in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Mary Ann Higgins Birth Date: Abt 1860 Birth Place: Yando, Yandoit, Victoria Registration Year: 1860 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: William Higgins Mother: Mary Yourn Registration Number: 21403

Note 4: Albert Edward Higgins in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Albert Edward Higgins Birth Date: Abt 1862 Birth Place: Yando, Yandoit, Victoria Registration Year: 1862 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: William Higgins Mother: Mary Yourne Registration Number: 7242

Note 5: Albert Edward Higgins in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Albert Edward Higgins Death Age: 1 Birth Date: abt 1862 Death Date: Abt 1863 Death Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1863 Registration Place: Australia Father: William Mother: Mary Yourn Registration Number: 5660

Note 6: Death reg Elizabeth Jane Higgins in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Elizabeth Jane Higgins Birth Date: Abt 1864 Birth Place: Yando, Yandoit, VictoriaRegistration Year: 1864 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: William Higgins Mother: Mary Yourn Registration Number: 12521

Note 7: Mary Higgins in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Mary Higgins Death Age: 46 Birth Date: abt 1820 Death Date: Abt 1866 Death Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1866 Registration Place: Australia Father: John Yourn (or Uren) Registration Number: 12285

Note 8: Died in a farm accident HIGGINS. William George Death Mother - Susan Father - William Born in ADELAIDE Age 21 1871 880/1871

Note 9: HIGGINS. Wm Death Mother - Mary NASH Father - Austin Died at Yandoit Age - 74 1893 12565/1893

Personal Notes:

from death reg of dau

Source References:

22. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Victoria bdm index, Title: Victorian bdm

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: HIGGINS. Wm Death Mother - Mary NASH Father - Austin Died at Yandoit Age - 74 1893 12565/1893

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