William
Highfield
Born in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of William Highfield
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Thomas Highfield
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jabez Highfield and Joseph Highfield
Died
at about age 54
in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2023
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Biography
William Highfield was born in Staffordshire, England.
William Highfield was born in the United Kingdom.
William was a potter
William Highfield was born in May Bank Wolstanton in 1816, the son of William Highfield and Mary Hodgkiss [1].
The parents had children -
- Sarah 1800-1822
- John 1803
- Thomas 1805-1869
- Anne 1807-1810
- Mary 1811-1811
- William 1816-1870
William Highfield married Anne Beardmore (1819-1896, daughter of John Beardmore) in 1838 in Wolstanton [2].
They had children born in Wolstanton -
- Samuel 1836
- Harriet 1837
- John 1839-1860
- Jabez 1839-1911
- William 1840-1921
- Martha 1843
- Stephen 1846-1919
- Edward 1851-1885
- Joseph 1853-1880
William Highfield aged 45 (potter) is recorded with family in the 1881 Wolstanton census -
- Ann Highfield F 42 Chesterton, Staffordshire
- Samuel Highfield M 25 miner Chesterton, Staffordshire
- William Highfield M 19 miner Chesterton, Staffordshire
- Martha Highfield F 17 miner Chesterton, Staffordshire
- Stephen Highfield M 15 Chesterton, Staffordshire
- Edwin Highfield M 10 Chesterton, Staffordshire
- Joseph Highfield M 8 Chesterton, Staffordshire
- John Beardmore M 76 Checkley, Staffordshire[3].
William Highfield passed away in 1870 in Chesterton [4].
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM8F-MV8 : 5 February 2023), William Highfield, 1816. (accessed 28 Feb 2023)
- ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQD-9KBJ : 8 July 2020), Anne Beardmore and William Highfield, 1838. (accessed 28 Feb 2023)
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M711-JKP : 3 March 2021), William Highfield, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 28 Feb 2023)
- ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7H-ZR1K : 8 July 2020), William Highfield, 11 Dec 1870; citing Burial, Chesterton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 7,566,562. (accessed 28 Feb 2023)
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