Annie Higham

Annie Higham 

Born: 1859, Nottingham 

Baptised: 27 April 1859, Nottingham 

Father: Daniel Higham (b. 1825)

Mother: Elizabeth Higham (b. 1826)

Brothers: Richard Thornton Higham (b. 1850), Henry Joseph Higham (b. 1852)

Sisters: Hannah Martha Higham (b. 1849), Elizabeth Mary Higham (b. 1853), Rose Higham (b. 1864)

Marriage:        11 July 1887, Nottingham 

Husband:         William Henry Holmes 

                        b. 1861

                        Bank Manager

Issue – 

#1 Annie Margaret Holmes (b. 1889)

#2 Dorothy May Holmes (b. 1892)

#3 Colin William Higham Holmes (b. 1895)

In 1861 – 

She is at Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham. Her father is listed as ‘Shoe and Clog Manufacturer’. Annie, her mother and siblings (Hannah, Richard and Henry) are unlisted.

In 1871 – 

She is at Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham. Her father is listed as ‘Boot Manufacturer’. Her sister, Hannah, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Her brother, Richard, is listed as ‘Bankers Clerk’. Her sister, Elizabeth, is listed as ‘Milliner’. Annie, her mother and siblings (Peter and Rose) are unlisted. There is a servant, Amy E Stapleton (b. 1858).

In 1881 – 

She is at Newport Villa, Lincoln as a visitor. Emmitt Elvin (b. 1811) is listed as widow and ‘Annuitant’. Her son, John Laking Elvin (b. 1854), is listed as ‘Joiner’. Her daughter, Betsy Ann Frankish (b. 1850), and her granddaughter, Amelia Frankish (b. 1872), are unlisted. Annie is listed as visitor and ‘Schoolmistress’. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Fulwood Road, Sheffield. Her husband is listed as ‘Bank Manager’. Annie and her daughter, Annie, are unlisted.

In 1901 – 

She is at 31 North Marine Road, Scarborough as a boarder. Matilda Maria Spencer (b. 1847) is listed as widow and ‘Lodging House Keeper’. Amelia Spencer (b. 1870) is listed as ‘Grocers Book Keeper’. Annie’s husband is listed as boarder and ‘Bank Manager’. Annie and her daughter, Dorothy, are unlisted boarders. Eliza Mackay (b. 1873) is a boarder and ‘Hospital Nurse’. John Walker Meadowcroft (b. 1873) is listed as boarder and ‘Grocers Manager’. 

d.         Prior to 1911 as her husband is listed as ‘widower’ on 1911 Census.  

Nothing more definitive found.