Re Bishop Higgins, Researching Clergy Claire: Write to Librarian Representative Church Body Library Braemor Park, Rathgar, Dublin 14 Ask whether Bishop William Higgins is listed in Canon James Leslie's Biographical Index of the Clergy of the Church of Ireland and request a photocopy of his entry. Give all particulars that you do know. It is appropriate to send a contribution to pay for someones' time and copying as well as a couple of International Response Coupons for postage. You will receive a page with a sumary of his education, his career, his marriage, and children. Bishop Higgins was almost certainly educated at Trinity College and will be listed in their alumni record, Alumni Dublinenses. This record will give his father's name, the county he came from, advanced degrees, profession, sometimes positions or honors achieved. Write to Trinity College Library College Street Dublin 2 Again, you should send International Response Coupons and something for the researcher's time and copying. Via Google check their website to find what amount is expected for this service. Ask for copies of all the pages of Higgins. You may find listed several generations of a family, grandfathers, fathers and brothers, who went to Trinity. Rachel Smith ___________ I have just learned that my great great grandfather, John Brady, of Clonbroney parish, married Margaret Higgins in Drumlish RC Parish on May 4, 1831. They were married by William Higgins, Bishop of Ardagh, who was Margaret's brother. Can someone suggest to me where I might find more information on that Higgins family? Thanks. Claire Brady White

I also had occasion to contact the RCB library. I asked my question using the email addy on the page below. They told me that had some photocopies and then instructed me in the amount it would cost to send them. They have books on the history of parishes and Biographical Dictionaries on Bishops etc. http://www.ireland.anglican.org/library/libroots.html You can order Alumni Dublineses A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors, and Provosts of Trinity College, In the University of Dublin. Edited by the Late George Dames Burtchaell and Thomas Ulick Sadleir. 1924 from your local Family History Center. I did that and basically got the same info which cost a lot more from the RCB. So, you might want to order the film first. [Source: FHL # 0990388] Good luck, Christina BTW I extracted a few names relating to Waterford from the film. You can get an idea of the data included and some Latin terms I found useful on the page I did: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlwat2/alumni.htm On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 22:20:36 -0800, Rachel & Robert H Smith wrote: | Re Bishop Higgins, Researching Clergy | | Claire: | | Write to | Librarian | Representative Church Body Library | Braemor Park, Rathgar, Dublin 14 | | Ask whether Bishop William Higgins is listed in Canon James | Leslie's Biographical Index of the Clergy of the Church of Ireland | and request a photocopy of his entry. Give all particulars that | you do know. It is appropriate to send a contribution to pay for | someones' time and copying as well as a couple of International | Response Coupons for postage. You will receive a page with a | sumary of his education, his career, his marriage, and children.