William Higgin Explained

William Higgin (1793 – 12 July 1867)^[1] was the 18th Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1849^[2] until 1853, when he was translated to Derry and Raphoe.^[3]

Life

Higgin was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA as 13th wrangler in 1813. He was the incumbent at Roscrea from 1828^[4] to 1835 when he became Vicar general of Killaloe.^[5] In 1844 he became Dean of Limerick,^[6] his last post before elevation to the episcopate.

Higgin was nominated to Derry and Raphoe on 18 November 1853 and appointed there by letters patent dated 7 December 1853.

Family

Higgin married in 1820 Mary Chippendall, daughter of Thomas Chippendall, of Blackburn. They had three sons and four daughters.^[7]

Notes and References

1. The Pall Mall Gazette (London, England), Monday, 15 July 1867; Issue 757.
2. "Handbook of British Chronology" by Fryde, E. B.;. Greenway, D. E.;Porter, S.; Roy, I.: Cambridge, CUP, 1996, 9780521563505.
3. "A New History of Ireland" Moody, T. M.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J.; Cosgrove, F.:Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 .
4. The Times, Wednesday, 17 November 1830; p. 3; Issue 14386; col F, Marriages.
5. The Standard (London, England), Monday, 15 July 1867; p. 2; Issue 13397. (696 words). 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
6. The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Tuesday, 16 July 1867; p. 7; Issue 4438. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
7. Book: Yerburgh . Edmund Rochfort . Some notes on our family history . 1912 . Constable and Co. Ltd. . London . 197–198 .