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James Walter Higgins

M, #13326, b. 1913, d. 24 December 1969
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FatherHerbert James Higgins (b. 26 August 1880, d. 27 May 1967)
MotherAlice Jane Stevenson (b. 5 December 1886, d. 29 December 1941)
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James Higgins

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James Walter Higgins was born in 1913 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. He died on 24 December 1969 at age ~56 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO.
James Walter Higgins served in the military with the Canadian Military during World War Two between 1940 and 1945.

Child with Jean Helen Darroch

SonLiving
  • 1913
    Birth
    1913 | Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
  • 1969~56
    Death
    24 December 1969 | Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO

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James Walter Higgins
Herbert James Higgins and children
Back: Nora, Jim, Mable; Middle: Herbert James; Front: Herbert, Tom
Higgins Brothers (Herb, Jim and Tom)
Higgins Brothers (Herb, Jim and Tom)
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Thomas Russell Higgins

M, #13327, b. 6 July 1921, d. 16 March 1997
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FatherHerbert James Higgins (b. 26 August 1880, d. 27 May 1967)
MotherAlice Jane Stevenson (b. 5 December 1886, d. 29 December 1941)
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Thomas Higgins

Biography

Thomas Russell Higgins was born on 6 July 1921 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. Thomas and Brigit were married on 3 November 1942 in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. He died on 16 March 1997 at age 75 at Parkwood Veterans Hospital in London, Ontario, CanadaO.
Thomas Russell Higgins was awarded the 1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, Defence Medal, Volunteer Service Medal with bar and 1939-45 War Medal.

Child with Brigit Margaret Chisholm (b. 24 December 1924, d. 14 September 2000)

SonLiving+
  • 1921
    Birth
    6 July 1921 | Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
  • 194221
    Marriage | Brigit Margaret Chisholm
    3 November 1942 | Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
    Brigit Margaret Chisholm
    Age: 17
    Birth: on 24 December 1924 | Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
    Death: on 14 September 2000 | Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaO
  • 199775
    Death
    16 March 1997 | London, Ontario, CanadaO

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Thomas Higgins
Herbert James Higgins and children
Back: Nora, Jim, Mable; Middle: Herbert James; Front: Herbert, Tom
Higgins Brothers (Herb, Jim and Tom)
Higgins Brothers (Herb, Jim and Tom)
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Margaret Crawford

F, #13328, b. 11 February 1841, d. 12 March 1925
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FatherJohn Crawford (b. 11 December 1809, d. 17 November 1896)
MotherAnn Banks (b. 12 November 1810, d. 28 July 1895)
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Margaret Crawford was born on 11 February 1841 in Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO.1,2,3,4,5,6 David and Margaret were married on 8 December 1874 in Rattray, Perth, ScotlandO. She died on 12 March 1925 at age 84 at High Street in Rattray, Perth, ScotlandO. }7
Margaret Crawford was christened. She lived in Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO, in 1841.6 She lived in Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO, in 1851.5 She witnessed the marriage of Alexander McLagan and Elizabeth ("Betsy") Crawford on 3 February 1865 in Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO.1,8,9,10 Margaret Crawford lived in Coupar-Angus, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1881.3 She lived in Coupar-Angus, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1891.4 She lived in Coupar-Angus, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1901.2

Children with David Shepherd (b. about 1848, d. 14 November 1915)

SonAlexander Shepherd (b. about 1868)
DaughterAmy C. Shepherd (b. about 1871)
  • 1841
    Birth
    11 February 1841 | Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO
    Citations: 1,2,3,4,5,6
  • 186523
    Witness | Marriage | Alexander McLagan and Elizabeth ("Betsy") Crawford
    3 February 1865 | Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO
    Margaret Crawford witnessed the marriage of Alexander McLagan and Elizabeth ("Betsy") Crawford on 3 February 1865 in Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO.
    Citations: 1,8,9,10
  • 187433
    Marriage | David Shepherd
    8 December 1874 | Rattray, Perth, ScotlandO
    David Shepherd
    Age: ~26
    Birth: about 1848 | Blairgowrie, Perth, ScotlandO
    Death: on 14 November 1915 | Rattray, Perth, ScotlandO
  • 192584
    Death
    12 March 1925 | Rattray, Perth, ScotlandO
    Margaret Crawford died on 12 March 1925 at age 84 at High Street in Rattray, Perth, ScotlandO. }
    Citation: 7
Last Edited 27 July 2022

Citations

  1. [S87] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Name: Salt Lake City: Family History Library;)
  2. [S301] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: Coupar Angus; ED: 5; Page: 9; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1901_118
  3. [S296] Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: Coupar Angus; ED: 6; Page: 8; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_79
  4. [S297] Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: Coupar Angus; ED: 5; Page: 23; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1891_85
  5. [S1144] 1851 Census of Scotland, Perthshire, Moulin, Enumeration District (ED) 8, Parish number 384, Houshold number 13, page 6, Line 1 - 8, John Crawford household; database, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 16 Aug 2019); General Register Office for Scotland, Roll: CSSCT1851_78.
  6. [S1139] 1841 Census of Scotland, Perthshire, Moulin, HO 107, Enumeration District (ED) 8, Parish number 384, page 6, Line 990 - 1270, John Crawford household; database, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 15 Feb 2019); General Register Office for Scotland.
  7. [S901] Pat Beattie, Scotland, to Ron Field, e-mail, Between 2008 and 2018, "Crawford Family"; privately held by Ron Field, [(e-address), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2022
  8. [S562] Scotland, National Records of Scotland, Death Certificates, Scotland. National Records of Scotland. Death Certificates., Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland. 2 May 1926. MCLAGAN, Betsy. 389/ 15. ( http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 21 August 2017 )
  9. [S253] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;, n.d), Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  10. [S561] Scotland, National Records of Scotland, Marriage Certificates, Scotland. National Records of Scotland. Marriage Certificates., Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland. 3 Feb 1865. MCLAGAN, Alexander and CRAWFORD, Elizabeth, 384/00 0005, Page 3 (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 24 Nov 2008)

Herbert Higgins

M, #13330
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FatherHerbert James Higgins (b. 26 August 1880, d. 27 May 1967)
MotherAlice Jane Stevenson (b. 5 December 1886, d. 29 December 1941)
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Herbert Higgins

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Herbert Higgins
Herbert James Higgins and children
Back: Nora, Jim, Mable; Middle: Herbert James; Front: Herbert, Tom
Higgins Brothers (Herb, Jim and Tom)
Higgins Brothers (Herb, Jim and Tom)
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Mabel Higgins

F, #13331, b. 18 December 1912, d. 28 July 1979
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FatherHerbert James Higgins (b. 26 August 1880, d. 27 May 1967)
MotherAlice Jane Stevenson (b. 5 December 1886, d. 29 December 1941)
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Mabel Higgins

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Mabel Higgins was born on 18 December 1912 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. Garland and Mabel were married on 20 August 1930 at St. Andrews Manse in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. She died on 28 July 1979 at age 66 in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO.

Children with Garland Clyde Oldford (b. 8 July 1910, d. 30 May 1975)

SonLiving+
DaughterLiving
  • 1912
    Birth
    18 December 1912 | Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
  • 193017
    Marriage | Garland Clyde Oldford
    20 August 1930 | Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
    Garland Clyde Oldford
    Age: 20
    Birth: on 8 July 1910 | Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaO
    Death: on 30 May 1975 | New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
  • 197966
    Death
    28 July 1979 | Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO

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Herbert James Higgins and children
Back: Nora, Jim, Mable; Middle: Herbert James; Front: Herbert, Tom
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Garland Clyde Oldford

M, #13332, b. 8 July 1910, d. 30 May 1975
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Garland Clyde Oldford was born on 8 July 1910 in Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaO. Garland and Mabel were married on 20 August 1930 at St. Andrews Manse in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. He died on 30 May 1975 at age 64 at Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO.

Children with Mabel Higgins (b. 18 December 1912, d. 28 July 1979)

SonLiving+
DaughterLiving
  • 1910
    Birth
    8 July 1910 | Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaO
  • 193020
    Marriage | Mabel Higgins
    20 August 1930 | Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
    Mabel Higgins
    Age: 17
    Birth: on 18 December 1912 | Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
    Death: on 28 July 1979 | Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
  • 197564
    Death
    30 May 1975 | New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Nora Higgins

F, #13333
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FatherHerbert James Higgins (b. 26 August 1880, d. 27 May 1967)
MotherAlice Jane Stevenson (b. 5 December 1886, d. 29 December 1941)
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Nora Higgins

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Children with George William Bushulak (b. 1922, d. 4 October 1982)

DaughterLiving
DaughterLiving
DaughterLiving
SonLiving
SonGeorge Hubert Bushulak+ (b. 1943, d. 25 December 2003)

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Herbert James Higgins and children
Back: Nora, Jim, Mable; Middle: Herbert James; Front: Herbert, Tom
Last Edited 10 June 2022

George William Bushulak

M, #13334, b. 1922, d. 4 October 1982
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FatherGeorge Bushulak
MotherClara Mackenzie
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Biography

George William Bushulak was born in 1922 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. He died on 4 October 1982 at age ~60 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO.
George was a coal miner in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. George was a police officer.

Children with Nora Higgins

DaughterLiving
DaughterLiving
DaughterLiving
SonLiving
SonGeorge Hubert Bushulak+ (b. 1943, d. 25 December 2003)
  • 1922
    Birth
    1922 | Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
  • 1982~60
    Death
    4 October 1982 | Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

Frank Higgins

M, #13335, b. 1 October 1899
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FatherGeorge James Higgins (b. 1854)
MotherMaria ("Mary") Clouter (b. 1860)
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Frank Higgins was born on 1 October 1899 in Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaO. Frank and Mary were married on 1 August 1921 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, CanadaO.

Child with Mary Clark (b. 1903)

DaughterViolet Higgins+ (b. 25 July 1922, d. 27 January 2001)
  • 1899
    Birth
    1 October 1899 | Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaO
  • 192121
    Marriage | Mary Clark
    1 August 1921 | North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
    Mary Clark
    Age: ~18
    Birth: in 1903 | Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaO
Last Edited 10 June 2022

John Crawford

M, #13341, b. 15 July 1837, d. 27 March 1920
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FatherJohn Crawford (b. 11 December 1809, d. 17 November 1896)
MotherAnn Banks (b. 12 November 1810, d. 28 July 1895)
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John Crawford

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John Crawford was born on 15 July 1837 at Ennochdow in Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO.1,2 John and Elizabeth were married on 16 June 1862 in Tokomairiro, Clutha, Otago, New ZealandO.3 He died on 27 March 1920 at age 82 in Toiro, Clutha District, Otago, New ZealandO.4,3 He was buried in March 1920 in Warepa, Clutha, Otago, New ZealandO.4
John Crawford was christened on 17 July 1837 in Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO.5 He lived in Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO, in 1841.2

Children with Elizabeth Fleming (b. 3 February 1841, d. 28 April 1909)

SonJohn Crawford (b. 31 August 1863, d. 8 May 1951)
SonThomas Crawford+ (b. 27 March 1865, d. 10 October 1932)
DaughterAnn Crawford+ (b. 3 December 1866, d. 1949)
DaughterElizabeth Crawford (b. 11 August 1867)
DaughterJane Crawford+ (b. 11 July 1870, d. 17 June 1954)
DaughterMargaret Banks Crawford+ (b. 6 January 1873, d. 3 February 1965)
SonWilliam Crawford+ (b. 9 November 1874, d. 5 June 1952)
SonRobert Fleming Crawford+ (b. 8 November 1876, d. 18 October 1959)
DaughterMary Louisa Crawford (b. 10 November 1879, d. 26 June 1971)
SonGeorge Robertson Crawford+ (b. 23 March 1884, d. 5 December 1965)
SonCharles Reid Crawford+ (b. 16 March 1885, d. 27 January 1973)
  • 1837
    Birth
    15 July 1837 | Moulin, Perth, ScotlandO
    Citations: 1,2
  • 186224
    Marriage | Elizabeth Fleming
    16 June 1862 | Tokomairiro, Clutha, Otago, New ZealandO
    Elizabeth Fleming
    Age: 21
    Birth: on 3 February 1841 | Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Death: on 28 April 1909 | Toiro, Clutha District, Otago, New ZealandO
    Citation: 3
  • 192082
    Death
    27 March 1920 | Toiro, Clutha District, Otago, New ZealandO
    Citations: 4,3
  • 192082
    Burial
    March 1920 | Warepa, Clutha, Otago, New ZealandO
    Citation: 4

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John Crawford
Exec Com of the Clutha Pioneers Assoc.
photo found at the back of book, Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of Dunedin and South Otago, compiled and edited by John Wilson
Last Edited 8 April 2023

Citations

  1. [S901] Pat Beattie, Scotland, to Ron Field, e-mail, Between 2008 and 2018, "Crawford Family"; privately held by Ron Field, [(e-address), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2022
  2. [S1139] 1841 Census of Scotland, Perthshire, Moulin, HO 107, Enumeration District (ED) 8, Parish number 384, page 6, Line 990 - 1270, John Crawford household; database, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 15 Feb 2019); General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. [S95] Albert Bruce Crawford, Letter and documents received from Albert Bruce Crawford grandson of John Crawford (Name: Now deceased.;)
  4. [S437] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;, n.d), Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
  5. [S87] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Name: Salt Lake City: Family History Library;)

George Hubert Bushulak

M, #13346, b. 1943, d. 25 December 2003
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FatherGeorge William Bushulak (b. 1922, d. 4 October 1982)
MotherNora Higgins
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George Hubert Bushulak was born in 1943 in Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO. He died on 25 December 2003 at age ~60 in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO.

Children with Living

SonLiving
SonLiving
  • 1943
    Birth
    1943 | Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
  • 2003~60
    Death
    25 December 2003 | Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, CanadaO
Last Edited 10 June 2022
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