Genealogy Chat

Thanks for your help with my Gordon clan.
Now can you help me find a bit more about my wife's nan's g g granddad Charles Higgs born 1828c at Hazeley heath Hampshire. I found him in the 1841 cen at Holldspott Heckfield Hampshire.I've looked for a birth but you know me i found zilch.
He later moved to to Wokingham our home town and became a Ostler at the Roe buck ph. His farther name was John .
Fingers + you can help me agian Paul.

This is the only christening I can find for that name in Hampshire on the IGI in 1828 +/- 5 years.

CHARLES HIGGS
Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
06 NOV 1831 Kingsclere, Hampshire, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: JOHN HIGGS
Mother: SARAH

You won't find a birth record as registration didn't start until 1837.

Kath. x

Kingsclear is to far west . I just woundered if there is a rec of his birth in a parish rec for Hasley or Hecfield .

The thing is he may have been taken back to his mother's parish for the christening - this sometimes happened.

Kath. x

There were many other christenings with the same parents in the parish of Kingsclere so it look unlikely it is him.

In 1841 there was a family with parents John Higgs 55? Martha 40 and children Sarah 15, James 12, Mary 10 and William 7 living in Hazeley Heath which could be worth investigating.

In the 1881 cen it has him born Hazley but you say he could have been chrisened at kingsclere. And there is no rec of him near Hazley?.

The christening on the IGI could be your Charles but based on the other births listed to the same couple on the IGI is more likely to the Charles and family listed below.

The family I listed above in Hazelely Heath were still living there in 1851 with both children William and Mary listed as born in Hazeley and could be your Charles siblings. The christinings for the parish may not be on the IGI and you may have to check at the County Record Office.

1841

Name: John Higgs
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Where born: Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Kingsclere
Hundred: Kingsclere (Upper Half)
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Kingsclere
Sub registration district: Kingsclere
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John Higgs 40
Sarah Higgs 36
Rebecca Higgs 12
Charles Higgs 9
Charlotte Higgs 4
Darcus Higgs 2 Mo

Thanks for looking anyway . I will see what i can find on the Hampshire cc web site.