Frances Higgs (1794–1848)

Frances (known as Fanny ) was baptised on 23 Jul, 1794 in Deddington, Oxfordshire^a1, the second daughter of William Higgs (1745–1825)★ and Ann Gibbs (1753–1830)★. She is Stephanie's 4x great grandmother.

She married Henry Rymill (1793–1877)★ on 1 Aug, 1814 at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Deddington^a2 . They had five children.

John baptised on 13 Oct, 1817 at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a3.
John baptised on 20 Sep, 1818 at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a4. Married Zilpah Higgs on 5 Feb, 1850^b1.
Mary Ann baptised on 10 Dec, 1820 at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a5.
William★ baptised on 5 Mar, 1823 at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a6. Married Elizabeth Perkins★ in 1845^c1 and Lydia Coxhead Mathieson in 1869^d1. Died on 12 Apr, 1879 at Catania Villas, Blatchington Road, Hove^e1,c2 at the age of fifty-six.
Eli baptised on 7 Jan, 1827 at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a7.

Fanny died at the age of fifty-three on 12 Jan, 1848 in Deddington. Her death was attributed to "water on the chest"^c3.^c3

She was buried four days later in Deddington^a8 She was survived by her husband Henry, a tailor.

Timeline

1794

23 Jul: Baptised in Deddington, Oxfordshire^a1.

1814

1 Aug: Married Henry Rymill★ at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Deddington^a2.
Recorded as residing in Deddington^a2.

1817

13 Oct: Son, John Rymill, baptised at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a3.
Recorded as residing in Deddington^a3.

1818

20 Sep: Son, John, baptised at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a4.
Recorded as residing in Deddington^a4.

1820

10 Dec: Daughter, Mary Ann, baptised at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a5.
Recorded as residing in Deddington^a5.

1823

5 Mar: Son, William Rymell★, baptised at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a6.
Recorded as residing in Deddington^a6.

1827

7 Jan: Son, Eli, baptised at Church of St Peter and St Paul^a7.
Recorded as residing in Deddington^a7.

1848

12 Jan: Died at the age of fifty-three in Deddington^c3.
16 Jan: Buried in Deddington^a8.
Recorded as living in Deddington^a8.

Other Information

Other names and variations

Frances Higgs^a1,a2
Fanny Rymell^a6
Fanny Rimell^a8
Fanny Rymill^c3,a7
Frances Rymell^a2
Fanny Rymal^a3,a4
Frances Rymill^a5

Citations and Notes

Parish Registers of St. Peter & St. Paul, Deddington, Oxfordshire

a1:Baptism entry for Frances Higgs, 23 Jul 1794 (more details...)

a2:Marriage entry for Henry Rymal and Frances Higgs, 1 Aug 1814, Page 6, No 18 (more details...)

a3:Baptism entry for John Rymal, 13 Oct 1817, Page 38, No 299 (more details...)

a4:Baptism entry for John Rymal, 20 Sep 1818, Page 46, No 366 (more details...)

a5:Baptism entry for Mary Ann Rymill, 10 Dec 1820, Page 63, No 502 (more details...)

a6:Baptism entry for William Rymell, 5 Mar 1823, Page 81, No 648 (more details...)

a7:Baptism entry for Eli Rymill, 7 Jan 1827, Page 115, No 917 (more details...)

a8:Burial entry for Fanny Rimell, 16 Jan 1848, Page 18, No 140 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St. Mary, Banbury, Oxfordshire

b1:Marriage entry for John Rymell and Zilpha Higgs, 5 Jan 1850, Page 32, No 64 (more details...)

General Register Office of England and Wales

c1:Marriage entry for William Rymell and Elizabeth Perkins, Berkhamstead, Oct-Dec Qtr 1845, Vol 6, Page 877, No 27; Certified copy obtained 1 Apr 2005 (more details...)

c2:Death entry for William Rymell, Steyning, Apr-Jun Qtr 1879, Vol 2b, Page 182, No 396; Digital image obtained 3 Jun 2024 (more details...)

c3:Death entry for Fanny Rymill, Woodstock, Jan-Mar Qtr 1848, Vol 16, Page 131, No 399; Digital image obtained 1 May 2024 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St. George Tufnell Park, Islington, Middlesex

d1:Marriage entry for William Rymell and Lydia Coxhead Mathieson, 10 Aug 1869, Page 7, No 14 (more details...)

FreeBMD

e1:Death entry for William Rymell, Age 56, Steyning, Apr-Jun Qtr 1879, Vol 2b, Page 182