John Alexander Higgins, of Neuck

1764 - 1822  (~ 57 years)

• Name	John Alexander Higgins
  Relationship	with Marion Murdoch Johnson
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Sep 1764
  Baptism	15 Sep 1764	Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain   [1]
  Occupation	Lawyer (Writer to the Signet)
  Death	1822  [2]
  Siblings	4 sisters
  > 1. Margaret Higgins           b. 15 May 1757 ▻ William Bell > 2. Marion "Mary" Higgins           b. 14 Apr 1759             d. 10 Jan 1804  (Age 44 years) ▻ John Burn, of Coldoch,  m. 9 Jan 1791 > 3. Helen Higgins           b. 19 May 1762             d. Abt Jul 1824  (Age 62 years) ▻ James Haig, of Blairhill,  m. 6 May 1784   4. Janet Higgins           b. 22 Jun 1763, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain           d. Bef 1873  (Age < 109 years)   5. John Alexander Higgins, of Neuck           b. Sep 1764             d. 1822  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	John Higgins, of Higgins Neuck           b. Abt 1725             d. Abt 1791 (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Janet Callander           b. 10 May 1738             d. 17 Jul 1819, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1756	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain   [3]

  
  

• Notes

  Early Life Burke's says he ws born in 1765, rather than 1764. Assumed the surname of Callander on succeeding to the estates of Sir John Callander, 1st and last Baronet and 6th of Westertown. Died sin prole and so was succeeded by his nephew William Burn, who in turn adapted his surname to Burn-Callander.

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - 15 Sep 1764 - Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S0149] Ancestry, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (ancestry.co.uk), 1764, John Alexander Higgins; FHL Film Number1040210. [S0385] Ed. Peter Beauclerk Dewar, Burke's Landed Gentry 19th Edition (Scotland), (Wilmington, Delaware, 2001), Callander of Prestonhall; p132+. [S0199] Rev. William Betham, Baronetage of England, The, (London, 1801-1804), Callander of Westertown; Volume 4, pages 398-400.