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John Higgleton b1764 in Colne Engaine

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Denis

Denis Report 11 Jan 2020 13:54

I am looking for the parents of John Higgleton born in 1764 as above. Can anybody help me please?

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Jan 2020 14:07

Have you tried family search

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Jan 2020 14:10

Is this him?

John
Last name Higgleton
Age 88
Birth year 1762
Residence Colne Engaine
Burial year 1850
Burial date 17 Sep 1850
Place Colne Engaine
County Essex
Country England
Archive
Essex Record Office
Archive reference D/P 193/1/7
Record set Essex Burial Index 1530-1994
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Jan 2020 14:10

Where have you looked?

How did you find out his birthplace?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Jan 2020 14:13

A tree on Ancestry has this

Spouse: ELIZABETH EYERS
Father: JOHN HIGGLETON (Hickleton)
Mother: mary christmas
Children: keziah
Birth: 05/07/1764 Essex England

Ancestry trees are notoriously unreliable - so ensure you check carefully

safc

safc Report 11 Jan 2020 14:14


Baptism entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field
(only fields with a value are shown) Value
County Essex
Place Colne Engaine
Church name St Andrew
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 01 Jul 1764
Person forename John
Person sex M
Father forename John
Mother forename Mary
Father surname HICKLETON
Notes See also Higgleton ? Seax DP 193-1-3
Transcribed by Edwin Furnival
File line number 249

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Jan 2020 14:15

Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

NameJohn Hickleton
GenderMale
Event TypeBaptism
Baptism Date3 Jul 1764
Baptism PlaceColne Engaine, St Andrew, Essex, England
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map2699
FatherJohn Hickleton
Mother Mary

safc

safc Report 11 Jan 2020 14:18

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Marriage entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field
(only fields with a value are shown) Value
County Essex
Place Colne Engaine
Church name St Andrew
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 28
Marriage date 16 Aug 1762
Groom forename John
Groom surname HICKLETON
Groom abode Earls Coln
Bride forename Mary
Bride surname CHRISTMAS
Witness1 Robert FULLER
Witness2 George FULLER
Notes Both used mark. Seax DP 193-1-4
Transcribed by Edwin Furnival
File line number 28

safc

safc Report 11 Jan 2020 14:23

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Baptism entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field
(only fields with a value are shown) Value
County Essex
Place Earls Colne
Church name St Andrew
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 11 Jun 1738
Person forename Mary
Person sex F
Father forename Samuel
Mother forename Mary
Father surname CHRISTMASS
Transcribed by Edwin Furnival
File line number 401

safc

safc Report 11 Jan 2020 14:25

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Marriage entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field
(only fields with a value are shown) Value
County Essex
Place Earls Colne
Church name St Andrew
Register type Parish Register
Marriage date 16 Apr 1734
Groom forename Samuel
Groom surname CHRISTMASS
Groom condition single
Bride forename Mary
Bride surname H[AU]LL
Bride condition single
Notes Think it is Hull.
Transcribed by Edwin Furnival
File line number 47

Denis

Denis Report 13 Jan 2020 15:17

A note to ErikaH. I think John Higgleton's wife's surname is Eyres and not as you have shown it. There is a lot of misspellings due to the poor quality of the transcripts.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 13 Jan 2020 15:39

I posted what is shown on the Ancestry tree. Read my note about it