Ada Maw Whitehead

1874 - 1918  (~ 38 years)

• Name	Ada Maw Whitehead
  Birth	Between Jul and Sep 1874	Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)Ada Maw Last nameWhitehead Birth registration year1874 Registration quarter3 Mother's maiden nameMaw DistrictEcclesall Bierlow CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9C Page336 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromGreat Britain, England
  Christening	27 Jan 1880	St Mary, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	First name(s)Ada Maw Last nameWhitehead Birth year1880 Baptism year1880 Baptism date27 Jan 1880 PlaceSheffield, St Mary Father's first name(s)Tom Mother's first name(s)Priscilla OccupationSurgical Instrument Maker ResidenceHermitage Street CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland Record setYorkshire Baptisms CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Sheffield & District Family History Society Transcriptions © Sheffield & District Family History Society
  Gender	Female
  Census	3 Apr 1881	74 Hermitage Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  		UK Cens 1881 - RG11-4636 - F 47 P 26 S 137 (Ecclesall Bierlow-Ecclesall Bierlow) UK Cens 1881 - RG11-4636 - F 47 P 26 S 137 (Ecclesall Bierlow-Ecclesall Bierlow)
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	74 Hermitage Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	Scholar
  		UK Cens 1881 - RG11-4636 - F 47 P 26 S 137 (Ecclesall Bierlow-Ecclesall Bierlow) UK Cens 1881 - RG11-4636 - F 47 P 26 S 137 (Ecclesall Bierlow-Ecclesall Bierlow)
  Census	5 Apr 1891	40 Landsdown Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, , Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	St Mary
  		UK Cens 1891 - RG12-3807 - F 10 P 13 S 88 (Ecclesall Bierlow-Ecclesall Bierlow) UK Cens 1891 - RG12-3807 - F 10 P 13 S 88 (Ecclesall Bierlow-Ecclesall Bierlow)
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	40 Landsdown Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, , Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	Silver Plater White
  		UK Cens 1891 - RG12-3807 - F 10 P 13 S 88 (Ecclesall Bierlow-Ecclesall Bierlow) UK Cens 1891 - RG12-3807 - F 10 P 13 S 88 (Ecclesall Bierlow-Ecclesall Bierlow)
  _UID	1A6226FFD2974A57800637372A9B5D4D0EB4
  Death	29 Oct 1918
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/283003865/ada-higham
  Burial	29 Oct 1918	City Road Cemetery, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/283003865/ada-higham
  Person ID	I7997	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Tom Whitehead,   b. Between Apr and Jun 1853, Brampton, , Derbyshire, England d. Between Jul and Sep 1900, District Ecclesall Bierlow
  Mother	Priscilla Rhodes Maw,   b. Between Jul and Sep 1855, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Between Jan and Mar 1938, District Sheffield
  Marriage	Between Jan and Mar 1873	District Ecclesall Bierlow   [5]
  Family ID	F2394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Edward Higham,   b. 15 Sep 1873, Nether Edge, Ecclesall Bierlow, , Yorkshire, England d. Apr-Jun 1935, District Sheffield (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1893	Cathedral Saint Peter & Saint Paul, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [6, 7]
  	First name(s)Thomas Edward Last nameHigham Marriage quarter1 Marriage year1893 Registration month- MarriageFinder™Thomas Edward Higham married one of these people Ann Elizabeth Pearson, Ada Whitehead DistrictSheffield District number- CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9C Volume as transcribed9C Page number500 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)Thomas Edward Last nameHigham Birth year1874 Age19 Residence27 Garfield Street Marriage year1893 Marriage date19 Feb 1893 Marriage placeSheffield, Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul Spouse's first name(s)Ada Spouse's last nameWhitehead Spouse's age19 Spouse's residenceLandsdowne Road Father's first name(s)Arthur Father's last nameHigham Spouse's father's first name(s)Thomas Spouse's father's last nameWhitehead CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland ArchiveSheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive referencePR-138-3-127 Event typeMarriages Event year range1892-1893 Page152 Record setYorkshire Marriages CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		M29701 - Marriage Thomas Edward Higham & Ada Whitehead 19021893 M29701 - Marriage Thomas Edward Higham & Ada Whitehead 19021893
  Children	1. Lucy Annie Higham,   b. 18 Aug 1893, 27 Carrfield Street, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. May 1950, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England (Age 56 years)   2. Arthur Higham,   b. Dec 1895, 221 Gleadless Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Albert Edward Higham,   b. 28 Jun 1898, 45 Bradwell Street, Heeley, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Apr-Jun 1975, District Sheffield (Age 76 years)   4. Edward Albert Higham,   b. 21 Aug 1900, 34 Nicholson Place, Heeley, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Jul 1951, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F29701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Sources

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