3rd Generation

Joseph Burdock Higby  ( 1848 - ? )

8.          JOSEPH BURDOCK HIGBY   was born 1848 in Eastwood, Essex.

From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Birth entry from the Indexes:

Name:      Joseph Burdock Higby
Year:        1848
Quarter:   Jan-Feb-Mar  (1st Quarter)
District:    Rochford
County:    Essex
Volume:   12      Page:  19_

Father:       John Higby       (No. 4)

Mother:      Sarah Mary Bammon

In 1851, Joseph Higby, age 3, was living with his parents in Eastwood, Essex.

From the 1851 census of Eastwood, Essex , we find the following:

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

John Higby    Head   Mar    48 M   Farmer 79 acr  1 man       Essex  Burch
Sarah    do    Wife     do     38 F                                          Norforck
Joseph          Son               3 M                                          Essex   Eastwood
Sarah    do    Daug             1 F                                                 do         do
George Lin    servt            21 M    Labourer                                 do     Gt [Waking]

In 1861, Joseph Higby, age 13, was living with his parents in Eastwood, Essex.

From the 1861 census of Eastwood, Essex, we find the following:

Near Woodcutter [Arm]

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

John Higby      Head   Mar    58 M   Ag Lab                   Essex   Birch
Sarah    do      Wife    Mar    47 F   Schoolmistress       Norfolk    Hardingham
Joseph  do       Son             13 M   Ag Lab Son             Essex   Eastwood
Horace  do       Son              9 M          do                      do         do

In 1871, Joseph Higby, age 23, was living with her widowed mother in Eastwood, Essex.  Joseph was an Agricultural laborer.

From the 1871 census of Eastwood, Essex, we find the following:

Cottage

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Sarah Higby       Head   W          55 F                                  Norfolk  Hardingham
Joseph Higby     Son     Unm      23 M       Ag. Lab.              Essex    Eastwood
Horace Higby     Son     Unm      19 M                                 Essex    Eastwood

In 1881, Joseph Higby, age 33, was living with her widowed mother in Eastwood, Essex.  Joseph was a Farm Labourer.

From the 1881 census of Eastwood, Essex, we find the following:

Endway

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Sarah Higby  Head   Widw   68 F    Labourer Widow     Norfolk  Hardingham
Joseph  Do.   Son    Unm     33 M   Farm Labourer        Essex    Eastwood

Joseph Burdock Higby married LAURA BROWN SPIVEY in 1884.

From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Marriage entry from the Indexes:

Name:      Joseph Burdock Higby  /  Laura Brown Spivey
Year:        1884
Quarter:   Apr-May-Jun  (2nd Quarter)
District:    Rochford
County:    Essex
Volume:   4a      Page:  445

In 1891, Joseph and Laura were living in Eastwood, Essex.   Joseph was a Farmer’s Stockman.

From the 1891 census of Eastwood, Essex, we find the following:

Belfairs Lodge                   4 - Numbers of room occupied if less than five
Coachmans House

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Joseph B Higby     Head   m    43 M   Farmers Stockman  Employed       Essex  Eastwood
Laura B  Do           Wife    m     41 F                                                          Do   Gt Hallingbury
Sarah M. J.  Do     Daur             1 F                                                           Do    Eastwood

In 1901, Joseph and Laura were living in Eastwood, Essex.   Joseph was a Groom.

From the 1901 census of Eastwood, Essex, we find the following:

Belfair Cottage in yard                   3 - Numbers of Rooms occupied if less than five

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Joseph Burdock Higby      Head   m   52 M   Groom   Domestic  worker    Essex   Eastwood
Laura Brown Higby           Wife    m    51 F                                                    do   Gt Hullingbury
Sarah Mary Mabel Higby  Daur          11 F                                                    do   Eastwood

CHILDREN OF JOSEPH BURDOCK AND SARAH BROWN (SPIVEY) HIGBY

20.          SARAH MARY HIGBY   was born 1890 in Eastwood, Essex.

From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Birth entry from the Indexes:

Name:      Sarah Mary I Higby
Year:        1890
Quarter:   Jan-Feb-Mar  (1st Quarter)
District:    Rochford
County:    Essex
Volume:   4a      Page:  481

In 1891, Sarah Mary J. Higby, age 1, was living with her parents in Eastwood, Essex (See above under the parents for census details).

In 1901, Sarah Mary Mabel Higby, age 11, was living with her parents in Eastwood, Essex (See above under the parents for census details).

Sources:

1.    Civil Registration Index, Birth of Joseph Burdock Higby, 1st Quarter (Jan-Feb-Mar), Year 1848, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 12, Page 19_.  Searched July 19, 2009 Sunday 8:09 PM.

2.     1851 Census of England, Essex, Eastwood, District 5a, Image No. 20, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: H.O. 107 / 1777, Original Page No. 20, Stamped Page No. 75, No. of Householder’s Schedule 71, Household of John Higby.    June 7, 2009 Sunday 3:44 PM.

3.     1861 Census of England, Essex, Eastwood, District 10, Image No. 21, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: R.G. 9 1083, Original Page No. 21, Stamped Page No. 146, No. of Schedule 120, Household of John Higby.   September 27, 2009 Sunday 7:29 PM.

4.     1871 Census of England, Essex, Eastwood, District 10, Image No. 21, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: R.G. 10 1667, Original Page No. 21, Stamped Page No. 137, No. of Schedule 115, Household of Sarah Higby.   September 27, 2009 Sunday 7:40 PM.

5.     1881 Census of England, Essex, Eastwood, Rayleigh, District 10, Image No. 6, Ancestry.com.   Public Record Office reference: RG 11 / 1768, Original Page No. 6, No. of Schedule 35, Household of Sarah Higby.   October 3, 2009 Saturday 3:55 PM.

6.    Civil Registration Index, Marriage of Joseph Burdock Higby and Laura Brown Spivey, 2nd Quarter (Apr-May-Jun), Year 1884, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 445.   Searched July 19, 2009 Sunday 8:03 PM.

7.     1891 Census of England, Essex, Eastwood, District 10, Image No. 3, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: RG 12 / 1390, Original Page No. 3, Stamped Page No. 111, No. of Schedule 24, Household of Joseph B. Higby.   October 3, 2009 Saturday 4:15 PM.

8.    Civil Registration Index, Birth of Sarah Mary I Higby, 1st Quarter (Jan-Feb-Mar), Year 1890, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 481.  Searched October 4, 2009 Sunday 2:22 PM.

9.     1901 Census of England, Essex, Eastwood, Rayleigh, District 5, Image No. 7, Ancestry.com.   Public Record Office reference: RG 13 / 1676, Original Page No. 7, Stamped Page No. 78, No. of Schedule 33, Household of Joseph Burdock Higby.   October 3, 2009 Saturday 6:45 PM.

Last updated November 11, 2009  Wednesday 6:58 PM

Researched and Compiled by William Wallworth

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