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Ellen Trevail, daughter of Joseph Trevail and Jane Rundle, married James Higgs, son of Samuel Nicholas Higgs, farmer, of Whistow Farm, Lanlivery, and Maria Olver (m. 9 Oct 1821 in Morval) at Luxulyan Parish Church, on 22 Jan 1862. Upon their marriage, James Higgs was listed as a Policeman. Witnesses were Joseph Trevail and Samuel Nicholas Higgs.
Records suggest that James and Ellen had at least eight children:
- Maria Jane Higgs b. 1862 J Qtr in TRURO Vol 05C Page 165, bap. 10 Aug 1862 at Luxulyan, died, in 1863, in New Zealand at 13 months.
- Kate Higgs b. 12 Jul 1864 in New Zealand
- Joseph Higgs b. 1868
- James Higgs b. 1871
- Dahlia Higgs b. 1873
- Ellen Olivia Higgs b. 1876
- Emma Jane Higgs b. 1878
- William John Higgs b. 1881 (died 30 Mar 1910, aged 28 and is buried at Linwood Cemetery along with his wife, Amelia “Mena” Higgs)
In Dec 1862, James (24), Ellen (22) and their infant daughter, Maria Jane, embarked on that same voyage on the Huntress, as her younger sister, Mary Ann, arriving in Lyttelton, New Zealand on 21 Apr 1863.
James Higgs died on 17 Apr 1913 and is buried at Linwood Cemetery. In his will, he appointed his sons, Joseph and James, both butchers, as his executors. Ellen Higgs died on 21 Jul 1929, aged 88, and is also buried at Linwood Cemetery, along with her husband and youngest son. The headstone reads, "In Loving Memory of JAMES Beloved Husband of ELLEN HIGGS, Died 17th April 1913, Aged 74 Years. At Rest. Also ELLEN HIGGS Wife of the Above Died 21st July 1929 In Her 89th Year. Loving Mother at Rest."
(Kate Higgs married John Philip Queree on 13 Jul 1882. Kate Higgs Queree died on 1 Jul 1924 and is buried at Bromley Cemetery, Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand along with her husband.)