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Thanks for replying Glenn,good luck with your search.

Maryb

Hi Mary,
Yes we did get certificate,but unfortunatley no farther.
I beleive Pat is now trying other routes.
Thankyou for your help.
My best to you
Glenn

Did you get birth certificate this morning Glenn?

O K Glenn,don't forget to post back with result.

Mary

Dear Mary,
Yes i am told that Edward was born after his farther died.
Oueenie and Margerie are related.Queenie married M.Wiseman ,i believe in Hayes Middx.Margerie married i believe a Banister .I also believe there is a Dorris Higgins married to a Green
I am also told Annie had a brother called Bob Crouch.
We hope thursday to get birth certificate for Edward ,Annies son
In the mean time any further clues will be warmly welcomed.
Gratefull for your guidance,
Glenn on behalf of Pat Andrews

So was Edward born after his dad died in 1917 (Frank richard Higgins) and are you thinking the dad was Frederick H Barcley.

Was Queenie M born 1912 and Marjorie A 1915 Portsmouth the same family.

If they are have you looked for relatives of them?

Maryb

Edward Harry Higgins birth was 1919 registration District Portsmouth Registration County Sussex Isle of Wight.

He wasn't actually born on the Isle of Wight
Don't know if this has any bearing on your search.

Maryb

The Barclay twins were born in London 27/10/1934 to mum nee Taylor.
Parents were Frederick H Barclay born Killmarnock Scotland.a travelling salesman and Beatrice C Taylor married in Solihull in 1925 Beatrice had a sweet shop.They had 10 or 11 children.
On google it says twins were born to Scottish parents but I'am not sure about Beatrice.

Does this help at all.

Maryb

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know the name of the Farther relating to the Barclay brothers and could anyone advice on weather the Farther had connections with the isle of wight around the 1920`s,as i am told there may have been estates in his name on the island.Would be pleased to hear from you if you can advice.
Regards
Glenn on behalf of Pat Andrews

No problem Evelyn,what do you think the connection is to the Barclay family

Maryb

Sir David and sir Frederick Barclay own the Ritz, all info on Google.

Maryb

Hi Evelyn,
Thankyou ,and yes you are right,but i am told there is an island near Sark which they do own,and i am also told that the barclay estates owned at somepoint the Ritz in london.
Let me know if i am wrong and i will pass this on

Birth Record?

Births Mar 1883
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Crouch Annie Ruth Droxford 2c 143

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
about Frank Richard Higgins
Name: Frank Richard Higgins
Birth Place: Finsbury, London
Residence: Portsmouth
Death Date: 10 Jul 1917
Rank: Private
Regiment: Hampshire Regiment
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Number: 203587
Type of Casualty: Killed in action

Casualty Details
Name: HIGGINS
Initials: F R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Hampshire Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Date of Death: 10/07/1917
Service No: 203587
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. B. 31.
Cemetery: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY

Cemetery: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY
Country: Belgium
Location Information: The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into M.Fochlaan and go to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left and drive to the next roundabout, where you should turn right into Oude Veurnestraat. Take the second turning on the left, which is the Diksmuidseweg and carry on under the motorway bridge and the cemetery is another 300 metres on the left hand side of the road. N.B. Bard Cottage Cemetery is the first cemetery on the left, the second being Talana Farm Cemetery.
Historical Information: For much of the First World war, the village of Boesinghe (now Boezinge) directly faced the German line across the Yser canal. Bard Cottage was a house a little set back from the line, close to a bridge called Bard's Causeway, and the cemetery was made nearby in a sheltered position under a high bank. Burials were made between June 1915 and October 1918 and they reflect the presence of the 49th (West Riding), the 38th (Welsh) and other infantry divisions in the northern sectors of the Ypres Salient, as well as the advance of artillery to the area in the autumn of 1917. After the Armistice, 46 graves were brought in to Plot IV, Row C, from the immediate area, including 32 from MARENGO FARM CEMETERY (this was located a few hundred metres to the south of Bard Cottage, on the same side of the road. It was used from June 1915 to August 1916). There are now 1,639 Commonwealth casualties of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 39 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate three casualties known to be buried among them. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

Lesley

Glenn

Possibly siblings

Births Jun 1912
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Higgins Queenie M Crouch Fareham 2b 1057

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Births Dec 1915
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HIGGINS Marjorie A CROUCH Portsmouth 2b 605

This is also the only Crouch/Higgins marriage that it could be and would explain the Queenie in Fareham

Marriages Dec 1909
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CROUCH Annie Ruth Fareham 2b 1250
HIGGINS Frank Richard Fareham 2b 1250


Lesley

Good morning
If you were able too, i would be pleased to obtain info on Edward`s mother`s details.
She is believed to be Annie Higgins nee Crouch who possibly married Edward Higgins who sadly died in the first world war.I am also told there may well be connections to the Barclay estates,who may have connections ,or be the owners of the island of Sark and could have had family on the isle of wight.
I know this may look vague at present but your help is apreciated ,and i will at some point look at advice already given.
On behalf of Pat Andrews ,Glenn

Thankyou for this advice and yes this looks to be the right one.
Kindest regards
Glenn

Looking for information regarding Edward Harry Higgins born c1919.
His Mother was Annie Higgins nee Crouch.
Are there any decendants of the obove persons ,or anyone who can help regarding this request.
Kindest regards
Glenn.