Thomas Stephen Higgins

1865 - 1944  (79 years)

• Name	Thomas Stephen Higgins
  Born	12 Jan 1865	Forbes, NSW, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Nov 1944	Forbes, NSW, Australia
  Person ID	I2446	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	John Higgins,   b. 11 Nov 1831, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia ,   d. 3 Jul 1874, Forbes, NSW, Australia  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Kearns,   b. 1845, Bathurst, NSW, Australia ,   d. 16 Mar 1922, Forbes, NSW, Australia  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lydia Burt,   d. 28 Aug 1947, Forbes, NSW, Australia
  Married	1886	Forbes, NSW, Australia
  Children	1. Ada Mary Rebecca Higgins,   b. 1 Oct 1886, Forbes, NSW, Australia ,   d. 24 Jan 1953, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia  (Age 66 years)   2. Thomas Stephen Higgins,   b. 5 Dec 1887, Forbes, NSW, Australia ,   d. 5 Jul 1964  (Age 76 years)   3. John William Higgins,   b. 14 Aug 1889, Forbes, NSW, Australia   4. Norman A Higgins,   b. 16 May 1892, Forbes, NSW, Australia ,   d. 26 Mar 1894, Forbes, NSW, Australia  (Age 1 years)   5. Mabel Higgins,   b. 5 Sep 1894, Forbes, NSW, Australia ,   d. 28 Jan 1984  (Age 89 years)   6. Emily Higgins,   b. 23 Nov 1896, Forbes, NSW, Australia
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Forbes Advocate Tuesday 2 February 1943. A life-long resident of the district, Mr. Thomas S. Higgins, of Browne St., recently celebrated his 78th birthday. He is a native of the district and was born at Old Bandon, Cowra Road, in January, 1865, living in the district ever since. In 1886 he was married to another Forbes native in Miss Lydia Burt, in St. John's Church of England, Forbes, by the late Rev. Ephriam Dunstan The issue of the marriage was seven children, and all are living with the exception of one son. In addition the aged couple have 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Of the male section of the grandchildren, four are in uniform and one was lost with the sinking of the Sydney. Hale and hearty, Mr. Higgins still actively follows his usual occupation. The Frobes Advocate Tuesday 20 January 1942 Mrs. Owen, wife of Warrant Supply Officer A. Owen who is believed to have been lost with the H.M AS. Sydney, with her infant daughter, is at present the guest of Mrs. T. S. Higgins, of Browne Street. (Husband is grandson). The Frobes Advocate Tuesday 10 May 1942 Miss Enid Harwood, who has been spending her annual leave with Mrs. Higgins, of Browne Street, returned to the city on Sunday night. The Frobes Advocate Friday 27 February 1942 Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Harwood, of Sydney, are spending a few days with Mrs. Higgins, of Browne Street. They acaccompanied by their daughter, Enid.