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James Higgins and Mary Ann Farrell / Longford-Westmeath

Hello everyone, I would like to get some help looking for it.
age that I am doing, and if possible, find a relative who can provide some information
My great-great-grandfather was James Higgins, and this is what I have achieved so far:

James Higgins and Mary or Mary Ann Farrell
married in 1849 at Ballymahon, Longford (or so says the file I got)

are parents of:
Edward Higgins (my great-grandfather) born in 1853 in Ballymore, Westmeath he emigrate to Argentina and married here to Eliza Barrett, daughter of Bernard Barrett and Mary Higgins (they were 3rd grade cousins)

Bridget Higgins born 1854, Ballymore

Thomas Higgins, 1858 m Ballymore

William Higgins, 1860, Ballymore

Ann Higgins, 1861, Ballymore

James Higgins, 1865, Ballymore

I´m still looking for imformation about the death of james and mary, for some sort of story as military, workhowses, census .. whatever ..

Thanks in advance,

Diana
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Diana O'Higgins

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Diana:

Civil registration of births started in 1864. I located the civil birth record for the youngest son James born December 3 1865. The family lived in Cloncullen townland in Ballymore civil parish.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…

The free site www.irishgenealogy has the images of birth records up to 1920, marriage records up to 1945 and deaths to 1970. For death records from 1864-1870, only index records are available at this time but we expect the actual images to be added in the near future. I looked for a death record for James Higgins Sr. and found a likely death in 1866 at age 43. Here is the index record.

Group Registration IDN/RSR District/Reg AreaBallymahonDeceased Age at Death43Returns Year1866Returns Quarter3Returns Volume No13Returns Page No27

Mary died in 1880 and son James was the informant

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

Here is the 1901 census record for the younger james and his family.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Winetown/Clo…

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you so much Roger!!!!!!!!!!!! and thank you for those links and data! very kind of you... xx

Diana O'Higgins

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