The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameJohn Higgie
Birth30 May 1853, New Zealand
Death20 Mar 1885
BurialHeads Road Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand
FatherThomas Higgie (1819-1884)
MotherAnn Mary (Mary) Clark (~1818-1891)
Never married
Misc. Notes
Name, year of birth, unmarried, date of death, place of burial from Brian of nzolivers.com.

Transcription in Pamela Booth’s second edition of her March 2010 edition of “Blink Bonnie”, a “Red Lion” incident and initial report from Wanganui Herald 9th June 1885. Pamela is the great-great granddaughter of Robert Clark Higgie b.1855.

Brian of nzolivers.com found on Papers Past website, Grey River Argus, 21 March, 1885:
John Higgie, well-known in racing matters, died rather suddenly to-day at the Red Lion Hotel.

Country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in May 2023:
1853/2298. Higgie, John. Mother: Mary. Father: Thomas

Full date of birth of 30 May 1853 from further searching in May 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
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