Thomas HIGGITT

1758 - 1833  (74 years)

• Name	Thomas HIGGITT
  Birth	25 Dec 1758	Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Aug 1833	Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England
  Person ID	I925	Foxcroft and Bruce
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2003

  
  

  Father	Humphry HIGGITT,   b. 4 Dec 1733, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary TRIGG,   b. 1729   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	21 Oct 1753	Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire, England
  	Married by licence at Lichfield Cathedral. The licence is held at Lichfield Records Office. Licence granted on 20 October 1753 before Revered Thos. White "which day appeared personally Humphry Higgitt of Rugely Batchelor aged 21 years (prayed?) a Liconse to be Granted to him in the Solomnization of a Marriage with Mary Trigg of the same place Spinster aged 24 years in the parish Church of Rugely the said Humphry Higgitt being Sworn the Liconse was Decreed" The attached certificate reads: "Know all men by these present that (one?) Humphry Higgitt of Rugely in the County of Stafford (Hatmaker?) and John Doo. of the same are held and firmly bound to John Addenbrooke Doctor of Divinity Dean of the Cathedral Church of Lichfield and Chapter of the same in the pain of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to the said Dean and Chapter....... ...... twentieth day of October in the twenty seventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the Faith and in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty three. Lower part of the certificate is signed by Humphry Higgitt, sealed in the presence of Jno Hutchinson. Note: the licence application is witnessed by John Doo (ie a fictional witness). The marraige is witnessed by John Hutchinson. It may be a coincidence, but the baptism of a John Hutchinson is recorded in the Rugely Parish Register, on 24 October 1733, a few weeks before that of Humphry Higgitt.
  Family ID	F684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah NIXON   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	6 Mar 1786	Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England
  Children	1. Gilbert HIGGITT,   b. 7 May 1786, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 16 Mar 1849, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 62 years)   2. John HIGGITT,   b. 30 Mar 1788, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 5 Mar 1789, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 0 years)   3. Mary HIGGITT,   b. 9 Aug 1789, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Susannah HIGGITT,   b. 7 Jul 1791, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah HIGGITT,   b. 26 Sep 1792, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 23 Nov 1794, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 2 years)   6. Hannah HIGGITT,   b. 23 Feb 1794, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sarah HIGGITT,   b. 13 Dec 1795, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 16 Nov 1798, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 2 years)   8. Thomas HIGGITT,   b. 28 Apr 1797, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 11 Nov 1799, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 2 years)   9. Ann HIGGITT,   b. 28 May 1797   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Lucy HIGGITT,   b. 18 Nov 1800, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   11. Thomas HIGGITT,   b. 5 Jun 1803, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Bef 1851 (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2005

  
  

• Notes

  Parish Register of Burials Thomas Higgitt, abode Rugeley, buried 11 August 1833, aged 75 years. Cermony performed by Thomas Bonney. Occupation: 1818, Hat Manufacturer, Rugeley