Robert Higgins - (My g-g-g-g-grandfather)

Date of Birth

Location of Birth & Baptism if known
Abt. 1762 Alton, Wiltshire, England.
Date of Death Location of Death & Burial if known
8 Mar 1843 Camden and buried at Campbelltown, NSW's, Australia.

PARENTS

Father

Mother
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SPOUSE & MARRIAGE DETAILS

Date of Marriage

Spouse

Location of Marriage
9 Jul 1810 Lydia Farrell (*Convict*) ? Australia.

CHILDREN
Mary Higgins MARY HIGGINS (ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1795 in Colony of NSW, and died 24-Oct-1867 - Dapto, NSW. She married (1) THOMAS SEYMOUR 15-Mar-1814 in St Johns Church of England, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, son of GEORGE SEYMOUR and ANN OUTTERSON. He was born Abt. 1781 in Sunderland, on the north east coast of England in County Durham, and died 05-Jun-1865 - The Oaks, NSW. She met (2) WILLIAM RYAN Abt. 1828, son of WILLIAM RYAN. He was born 1782 in Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland, and died 24-Jun-1884 aged 102 years - Wollongong, NSW.

Children of MARY HIGGINS and THOMAS SEYMOUR are:

i. ANN SEYMOUR, b. 07-May-1813, Cowpastures, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW; d. 27-May-1851 - Menangle, NSW; m. ROBERT REID.

ii. GEORGE SEYMOUR, b. 15-Dec-1816, Cowpastures, NSW; d. 30-Aug-1853 - Camden, NSW; m. HANNAH ROLF.

iii. JAMES SEYMOUR, b. 03-Jun-1819, Upper Minto, NSW; d. 15-Feb-1867 - Shellharbour, NSW; m. (1) SARAH HOARE, 15-Jun-1840, St Francis Xavier, Wollongong, NSW; b. Abt. 1822, NSW; d. 11-Sep-1862 - Shellharbour, NSW; m. (2) ELLEN CONDLE.

iv. JOHN SEYMOUR, b. 05-Jun-1822, Kirkham, NSW; d. 1878 - Kiama, NSW.

v. LYDIA SEYMOUR, b. 11-Nov-1823, Kirkham, NSW; d. 19-Nov-1843 - NSW; m. JOHN DYASON.

vi. MARGARET SEYMOUR, b. 07-May-1827, Campbelltown or Shellharbour, NSW; d. 22-Jul-1891 - Wagra, NSW; m. (1) MARTIN GRALIS-GREALES-GREALLIS, (2) WILLIAM HOARE.

vii. REBECCA SEYMOUR, b. 07-May-1827, Lower Minto, NSW; d. Unknown.

viii. THOMAS SEYMOUR, b. 04-Aug-1828, Upper Minto, NSW; d. Unknown, maybe 1915.

ix. SARAH SEYMOUR, b. 05-Jun-1831, Sydney, NSW; d. 01-Jan-1908 - Goulburn, NSW; m. JAMES FOLEY.

x. BRIDGET SEYMOUR, b. 17-Nov-1832, Picton, NSW; d. 16-Aug-1894; m. JAMES WILLIAMSON.

Children of MARY HIGGINS and WILLIAM RYAN are:

xi. WILLIAM RYAN, b. 1835, NSW; d. 19-Jun-1900, m. SOPHIA MARY AKERS.

xii. PETER RYAN, b. 1837, NSW; d. 25-May-1923; m. MARY CONDON.
Robert Higgins ROBERT HIGGINS (ROBERT1) was born 1796 in Sydney, NSW.
Elizabeth Higgins ELIZABETH HIGGINS (ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1797 in Colony of NSW, and died 10-Apr-1827 - NSW. She married THOMAS CAMPBELL Unknown. He was born 1793, and died Unknown.

Children of ELIZABETH HIGGINS and THOMAS CAMPBELL are:

i. ROBERT CAMPBELL.

ii. HARRIETT CAMPBELL, b. 1819.

iii. DANIEL CAMPBELL.

iv. JANE C CAMPBELL, b. 1821.

v. MATILDA CAMPBELL.

vi. JAMES CAMPBELL, b. 1827.

Thomas Campbell jnr. (Convict).  Elizabeth only 3 months after the birth of her youngest child James.
John Higgins JOHN HIGGINS (ROBERT1) was born 1799 in Colony of NSW, and died 1847 - NSW. He married HANNAH WINFIELD 06-Nov-1823. She was born Abt. 1798 in Ireland, and died 02-Sep-1847 - Campbelltown, NSW.

Children of JOHN HIGGINS and HANNAH WINFIELD are:

i. HANNAH HIGGINS, b. 16-Aug-1824, "Kirkham" Campbelltown, NSW; m. JOHN RAY.

ii. REBECCA HIGGINS, b. 1826, NSW.

iii. LYDIA HIGGINS, b. 1828, NSW.

iv. ROBERT HIGGINS, b. 1830, NSW.

v. MARY ANN HIGGINS, b. 1834, NSW.

Hannah Ann Winfield (Convict) was probably known as Ann and the same person?.  John worked for John Mcarthur as a labourer before becoming a farmer.  John died 24th August 1847, 10 days before his wife Ann  They are buried at St Johns, Campbelltown.
Sarah Higgins SARAH HIGGINS (ROBERT1) was born 1801 in Colony of NSW, and died Dec-1870 - Camden, NSW. She married RICHARD BOYD 18-Jul-1824 in NSW, son of WILLIAM BOYD and MARY UNKNOWN. He was born 1800 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died 13-Jan-1859 in Camden, NSW.

Children of SARAH HIGGINS and RICHARD BOYD are:

i. EDWARD GRIFFIN, b. Abt. 1821, ?; d. 24-Mar-1846 aged 25 yrs - Camden, NSW.

ii. WILLIAM BOYD, b. 13-May-1824, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; d. 09-Jun-1850 - Camden, NSW; m. JANE WRIGHT.

iii. ROBERT BOYD, b. 04-Feb-1826, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; d. 1872; m. AUGUSTA M SHEATHER.

iv. MARY BOYD, b. 06-Aug-1827, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; d. 1868; m. BENJAMIN JOHNSON.

v. LYDIA BOYD, b. 06-Sep-1829, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; m. FRANCIS HOFFMAN.

vi. BENJAMIN BOYD, b. 16-Jan-1831, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; m. ELLEN MARIA VAUGHAN.

vii. RICHARD BOYD, b. 26-May-1832, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; d. 1915; m. MARGARET HAYES.

viii. SARAH BOYD, b. 15-Apr-1834, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; d. 1915; m. WILLIAM HOLLEY.

ix. ELIZABETH BOYD, b. 25-Apr-1836, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; d. 1911; m. (1) JOHN RAVAILLION, (2) JAMES WATSON.

x. JAMES BOYD, b. 16-Nov-1838, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW.

xi. JOHN BOYD, b. 06-May-1841, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; d. 1869; m. SARAH SHARP.

xii. MARGARET BOYD, b. 06-Dec-1844, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; m. THOMAS WILLIAM NEW.

xiii. ANNE BOYD, b. 06-Oct-1845, Belgenny Farm, Camden, NSW; m. GEORGE SMALL.

Another source told me that Sarah met a George Duffin about 1820 and had a child in 1821.  She then married Richard Boyd (Convict - assigned to John Mcarthur at Cowpastures) on 16th October 1823.  Richard stayed on at Mcarthur's as a farrier.  Sarah died on 16th December 1870 and both her and Richard are buried at St Johns, Camden

OTHER KNOWN INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:-  On 26th Sept 1791 he arrived in Australia on the "Queen" which was among the ships of the third fleet.  He was a Sergeant  in the New South Wales Corp.  Robert and Lydia were on Norfolk Is in 1793 and returned to Sydney in 1794. 

Additional information was provided to me about Robert by Marion Starr who has written a book titled :- "Murder, Mayhem & Misdemeanours - Early Settlers at the Cowpastures River NSW 1810 - 1830"  Robert is mentioned on pages 9, 15, 33, 107, 108, 114, 120, 137, 163, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 203, 240, 245, 257, 264.  Information about the vessel "Queen" which he came to Australia on can be found on pages 186, 187, 201,245.  The book also mentions over 120 people living in that area at the time giving details about them and the ship they arrived here on, stories of life back in that era, shows maps of land grants and references to where all the information was obtained from.

Marion Starr is quite happy for others to contact her regarding the Seymour line as she has carried out extensive research as well as having written the above mentioned book which also contains biographies for members of the Higgins family and other related families.   Marion can be contacted by selecting :- e-mail Marion

 

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