Mary Higgin

???? - 1846

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Probably the widow of John Higgin, of Higgin Whiteley (q.v.), who died in 1826.

  1. Election of a new director of the Atlas Assurance Office in place of John Higgin deceased 19/07/1826.

  2. Will of John Higgin merchant of Hackney Middlesex proved 29/07/1826: John Higgin of Londonfield in the parish of Hackney. 'I give to my dear wife Mary Higgin in gratitude for her virtuous deportment and [illeg.] love and attachment to me' the freehold of their house in Londonfield, his 4 shares of £500 each in the Imperial Fire and Life Insurance Office and the 60 shares of £50 in the Atlas Life and Fire Insurance Office, and annuity of £800 per annum secured on estates in Jamaica'. Alludes to his sons Thomas (?) and Isaac, and to George Whiteley.  

  3. Will of Mary Higgin widow of John Higgin late of London Street...and then of London Field (made in 1835) proved 30/01/1846. In the will she left her entire estate to her daughter Mary Higgin.


Sources

  1. London Gazette, Issue 18263, 30/06/1826, p. 1619.

  2. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury PROB 11/1714.

  3. PROB 11/2029/281.


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
John Higgin
Children
Isaac, Thomas

Associated Claims (1)

£3,867 11s 10d
Awardee (Legatee)

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1826 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Assignee

Relationships (4)

Mother-in-law → Daughter-in-law
Mother → Son
Mother-in-law → Son-in-law
Wife → Husband

Addresses (1)

London Fields, Hackney, London, Middlesex, London, England
Notes →

Of Londonfield [sic] when she made her will in 1835.