William HIGGITT

1773 - 1825  (51 years)

• Name	William HIGGITT
  Birth	21 Feb 1773	Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	1825
  Person ID	I935	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	Edith PENNELL,   b. Abt 1771   d. May 1840 (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1792	Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England
  	William Higgitt of the Parish of Rugeley in the County of Stafford and Edith Pennell of the parish and county aforesaid married in this church by Banns 24 July 1792 by me Charles Inge, Vicar. Signed: William Higgitt, Edith Pennell (both signatures are neatly written - 2Ts) In the presence of: Wm. ?..ore, Jenney Sarah Pennell. Entry No 64 in Register Entry No 67 (27 Sept) is for Peter Pennell and Ann Storer.
  Children	1. William HIGGITT,   b. 3 May 1793, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Bef 1881 (Age 87 years)   2. Samuel HIGGITT,   b. 23 Mar 1794, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 4 Apr 1794, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 0 years)   3. Joseph HIGGITT,   b. 29 Mar 1795, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 10 Dec 1818, Wolverhampton, , Staffordshire, England (Age 23 years)   4. Jenny Sarah HIGGITT,   b. 11 Dec 1796, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 12 Apr 1803, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 6 years)   5. Robert HIGGITT,   b. 26 Dec 1798, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 13 May 1834, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 35 years)   6. Richard HIGGITT,   b. 27 Apr 1800, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Ann HIGGITT,   b. 16 Apr 1802, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 27 Dec 1825, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 23 years)   8. Samuel HIGGITT,   b. 29 Jan 1804, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Bef 1881 (Age 76 years)   9. James HIGGITT,   b. 22 Apr 1806, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   10. Edith HIGGITT,   b. 4 Dec 1808, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 11 Jul 1811, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 2 years)   11. Selina HIGGITT,   b. 21 Oct 1810, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   12. Edmund HIGGITT,   b. 29 Nov 1812, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England d. 10 Apr 1826, Rugeley, , Staffordshire, England (Age 13 years)
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2005

  
  

• Notes

  Likely that husband William died 1825 (entry in Parish register almost matches age). Eldest children lived in Wolverhampton which explains the place of abode listed in Burial Register.