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Edward Huggins                               1769-
Edward was born about 1769, the son of J. Huggins, in Lamonby, Skelton Parish, Cumberland County. He was a laborer in 1795-1809. He married Esther Bowerbank, a minor, in the Parish of Greystoke, Cumberland, on 2 November 1794. It appears that after the death of wife Esther, Edward joined other family members in Canada, and ultimately came to the United States, where he died in Wisconsin.
Esther Bowerbank                           1775-
Esther was born about 1775 in Cumberland County, the daughter of John Bowerbank. She resided in Johnby, Greystoke Parish, Cumberland, at the time of her marriage in 1794. Many of their children emigrated to Canada. Edward is found living there in 1837. It is uncertain of Esther died in England or Canada.
They had the following children:
   John  Born 3 Mar 1795   Skelton Parish, Cumberland Married Anna ?, Maria Dunbar, Pheobe ?
 Thomas  Born 7 Jan 1797   Skelton Parish, Cumberland Married Hannah Pierson, Susan Phelps
 Mary  Born 1798   Skelton Parish, Cumberland Married Thomas Graham
 Isaac  Born 1800   Skelton Parish, Cumberland Married Elizabeth Hodgson
 William Born 28 Mar 1802   Skelton Parish, Cumberland
 Edward  Born 14 Oct 1804   Skelton Parish, Cumberland Married Elizabeth Routledge
 Hannah  Born about 1806   Skelton Parish, Cumberland Married William Tordiff
 Elizabeth Born about 1809   Skelton Parish, Cumberland
 Esther Born about 1811   Caldbeck Parish, Cumberland
 James  Born about 1813   Caldbeck Parish, Cumberland Married Dinah Pierson
 Jane Born about 1815   Westward Parish, Cumberland Married Aaron Carton
 Joseph Born about 1818   Westward Parish, Cumberland Married Zamia Hughs

Birth of Parents
Edward Huggins c: 6 Feb 1772   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
son of J. Huggins, Laborer, Lamonby

Esther Bowerbank b: abt 1775    (Not Skelton or Greystoke Parish)
(a minor in 1794) daughter of John Bowerbank

Marriage Bond
1 Nov 1794
Huggon, Edward
Bowerbank, Esther

Bowerbank, John
Diocese of Carlisle
Lammonby, Skelton Parish
Johnby, a minor [Marriage to be in] Greystoke Parish
Greystoke Parish, farmer [Provided the Bond]
J.B. is her father, and consents

Marriage
2 Nov 1794
Edward Huggon
Esther Bowerbank

Greystoke Parish Church, in the County of Cumberland
a Bachelor, of Lamonby, in the Parish of Skelton
a minor, of Johnby, in the Parish of Greystoke, by license
by and with the consent of her father John Bowerbank

Children
John Huggin b: 3 Mar 1795  c: 29 Mar 1795   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
son of Edward Huggin, Laborer, and Esther, late Bowerbank, Lamonby
Thomas Huggin b: 7 Jan 1797  c: 5 Feb 1797   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
son of Edward Huggin, Laborer, and Esther, late Bowerbank, Lamonby
Mary Huggin b: abt 1798  c: 11 Nov 1798   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
daughter of Edward Huggin, Laborer, and Esther, late Bowerbank, Lamonby
Isaac Huggin b: abt 1800 c: 7 Nov 1800   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
son of Edward Huggin, Laborer, and Esther, late Bowerbank, Lamonby
William Huggin b: 28 Mar 1802 c: 4 Apr 1802   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
son of Edward Huggin, Laborer, and Esther, late Bowerbank, Lamonby
Edward Huggin b: 14 Oct 1804 c: 4 Nov 1804   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
son of Edward Huggin, Laborer, and Esther, late Bowerbank, Lamonby
Hannah Huggin b: abt 1806 c: 7 Jan 1807   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
daughter of Edward Huggin, Laborer, and Esther, late Bowerbank, Lamonby
Elizabeth Huggin b: abt 1809 c: 25 Apr 1809   Skelton Parish, Cumberland County
daughter of Edward Huggin, Laborer, and Esther, late Bowerbank, Lamonby
Esther Huggons b: abt 1811 c: 26 Mar 1811   Caldbeck Parish, Cumberland County
daughter of Edward Huggons, and Esther, late Bower-bank, of Park Head
James Huggons b: abt 1813 c: 21 Aug 1813   Caldbeck Parish, Cumberland County
son of Edward and Esther Huggons, of Park Head, Labourer      Rev. Joseph Rogerson, Curate
Jane Huggons b: abt 1815 c: 6 Aug 1815   Westward Parish, Cumberland County
daughter of Edward and Esther Huggons, of Chalkside, Labourer      Rev. Joseph Rogerson, Curate
Joseph Huggons b: abt 1818 c: 7 Feb 1818   Westward Parish, Cumberland County
son of Edward and Esther Huggons, of Brocklebank, Labourer      Rev. Joseph Rogerson, Curate

Death
Esther (Bowerbank) Huggins No Data

On 3 July 1819, son John Huggins made formal request for a land allotment in New Brunswick, Canada. He stated that his father and his brothers and sisters were planning to arrive from England in September.

1837 Directory for East and West Whitby Toronto Home District, Ontario
Name Concession Lot Area
Edward Huggins
Edward Huggins Jr.
Thomas
5
2
Broken Front
24
23
18
Whitby
Whitby
Whitby


1851 Census Whitby Township, Ontario
Concession 1 Lot 18 Age on Jan 12, 1852  
James Huggins
Dinah
Betsy
Thomas Edward
Alfred
Isaac
Edward
 
Wife




Father
Age 38
Age 30
Age 12
Age 6
Age 4
Age 1
Age 82
Farmer





Widower
Methodist





England
England
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
England
abt 1813
21 Oct 1821
abt 1839
4 Apr 1845
21 Sep 1848
abt 1851
abt 1769


    I,      Edward Huggins              Do declare on oath that it is my bona fide intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State, or Sovereignty, whatever, and particularly to
     Queen Victoria of the Kingdom of Great Britain
of which I have herebefore been a subject.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this
  Third   day of     April    185 7.
Clerk of Circuit Court of Rock County           Edw Huggins

Death
Edward Huggins No Data