by nugentsmith » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:59 am
I now have death certificates for the “other” John and his wife Rosannah.
WESTWOOD, JOHN Age 78 GRO Reference: 1883 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 10
D/1883/Dudley/Rowley Regis/No. 491 - reg 14th May 1883
Death on 13th May 1883 at Terrace Street of John WESTWOOD, Male, 78 Years, Formerly a Nailer. Cause of Death: Senectus. Informant: Olive HIGGITT Daughter in attendance, of Terrace Street Rowley Regis.
WESTWOOD, ROSANNAH Age 87 GRO Reference: 1898 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 12
1898/Deaths/Dudley/Rowley Regis/No. 363 - reg 12th December 1898
Death on 11th December 1898 at Terrace Street of Rosannah WESTWOOD, Female, 87 years, Widow of John Westwood, Nailer. Cause: Senility. Informant: Olive HIGGITT Daughter, of Terrace Street, Black Heath Rowley Regis.
Alas, this doesn’t help to identify the family, but does give a new connection.
On the 1881 Census - RG11/2859/50/38/sch 208 - Terrace Street, Rowley Regis.
David HIGGITT,Head,Mar,M,35,Signal Man at Old Hill Station,Worcestershire UK,
Olive HIGGITT,Wife,Mar,F,40,,Old Hill, Staffordshire, UK,
Mary HIGGITT,Daughter,Unm,F,11,,Langley, Worcestershire, UK,
Mary SMITH,Daughter,Unm,F,11,,Old Hill, Staffordshire, UK,
Thomas H HIGGITT,Son,Unm,M,10,,Langley, Worcestershire, UK,
Olive SMITH,Daughter,Unm,F,9,,Old Hill, Staffordshire, UK,
John HIGGITT,Son,Unm,M,1m,,Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, UK,
James HIGGITT,Son,Unm,M,1m,,Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, UK,
This is a second marriage for both David and Olive – from FreeBMD:
Marriages Sep 1880 Stourbridge 6c 223
Higgitt David and Smith Olive
From copy register on Ancestry:
M/1880/Worcestershire/Quinton Parish Church/No 450
Marriage on 10th August 1880 at Quinton Parish Church of David HIGGITT, Full Age, Widower, a Pointsman of Warley and Olive SMITH, Full Age, Widow of Warley. Fathers: Samuel Higgit, Miner; John Westwood, Labourer. Witnesses: David Detheridge and Hannah Deeley
This appears to be the David HIGGITT b.1846 on BCC.
I am still working on Jane!!