When William Higgs was christened on 8 October 1779, in Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England, his father, Lewis Higgs, was 49 and his mother, Catherine Amos, was 40. He died before 13 May 1786, in Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England, and was buried in Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England.
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English:
variant of Hicks with voicing of -k-.
variant of Higg, itself from Middle English Higge (a pet form of Hugh), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Higson .
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