1877. Louisa Higgs was born Grosmont Hereford Jun 1877 to parents James Higgs and Esther Edwards. Born 29/3/1877 from Karen's Genes tree, also from 1939 register . Grosmont is ~20 k SW of Hereford, ~20 k NE of Abergavenny, in turn ~ 30 k NE of Methyr Tydfil . Baptised 28/12/1879 in Grosmont, parents living at Beech Hill Cottage, Grosmont - this from the vicar there in 1988 to Karen North
Siblings were: Thomas Henry 1859, Charles 30/6/1861, Harriett Maria 1863, Walter 9/12/1865, Rosa 31/1/1869, Lewis 1/4/1872 & Alice 3/5/1874. At least 8 children in total
1881C. Louisa Higgs, 4, is living Beech Hill Cottage, Grosmont with her parents and 2 siblings. Her father an ag. lab.
| James | Higgs | Head | Married | Male | 73 | 1808 | Labourer (Ag) | Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
| Esther | Higgs | Wife | Married | Female | 45 | 1836 | - | Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
| Lewis | Higgs | Son | Single | Male | 9 | 1872 | Scholar | Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
| Alice | Higgs | Daughter | Single | Female | 7 | 1874 | Scholar | Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
| Louisa | Higgs | Daughter | Single | Female | 4 | 1877 | - | Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales |
1882. Her father dies - she just 5 years old
1891C. Louisa Higgs,14, assistant seamstress, is living Duffryn Cottage, Grosmont with her widowed mother Esther.
| Esther | Higgs | Head | Widow | Female | 56 | 1835 | Semstress | Herefordshire, England | |
| Louisa | Higgs | Daughter | Single | Female | 14 | 1877 | Assistant Semstress | Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
| Thomas | Watkins | Lodger | Single | Male | 56 | 1835 | Boardman & Woodcutter | Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales |
1899. Louisa Higgs married Christopher John Shattock Hereford Jun 1899
His father, police sergeant, hers deceased . Addresses: his Mountain Ash, hers Grosmont. Witnesses Thomas Henry Higgs [her eldest brother, b.1859] & Lizzie Watkins. Mountain Ash likely ~ 6-8 k SE of Aberdare
1900. Hester Marie Shattock was born 9/2/1900 to Christopher & Louisa, Aberdare
1901C. C J Shattock , 25, colliery weigher, is living 5, Llwyncelyn Terrace, Neath Higher, Neath, Glam with his wife, Louisa 24, Lewis Higgs- his brother-in-law - , another visitor and their daughter, Louisa.
| C J | Shattock | Head | Married | Male | 25 | 1876 | Colliery Weigher | Resolven, Glamorgan, Wales | |
| Louisa Higgs | Shattock | Wife | Married | Female | 24 | 1877 | - | Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
| Lewis | Higgs | Visitor | Married | Male | 29 | 1872 | Under Ground Miner | Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
| Elizabeth | Watkins | Visitor | Married | Female | 29 | 1872 | - | Brecknockshire, Wales | |
| Hester M | Shattock | Daughter | - | Female | 1 | 1900 | - | Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales |
1911C. Christopher John Shattock, 35, haulers contractor- own account, is living 47 Park Place, Gelligaer, Glam - 5 rooms- with his wife, Louisa 34, 5 children 1-11 and Thomas Higgs, 52- he her eldest brother .
| Resolven Glamorganshire | Christopher John | Shattock | Head | Married | Male | Hauliers Contractor | 35 | 1876 | |
| Grosmont Monmouthshire | Louisa | Shattock | Wife | Married | Female | - | 34 | 1877 | |
| Aberdare Glamorganshire | Ethel Marie | Shattock | Daughter | Single | Female | - | 11 | 1900 | |
| Glyn Neath Glamorganshire | Horace Christopher | Shattock | Son | - | Male | - | 8 | 1903 | |
| Glyn Neath Glamorganshire | Stanley James | Shattock | Son | - | Male | - | 6 | 1905 | |
| Glyn Neath Glamorganshire | Mabel Louise | Shattock | Daughter | - | Female | - | 4 | 1907 | |
| Gilfach Barford Glamorganshire | Doris Irene | Shattock | Daughter | - | Female | - | 1 | 1910 | |
| Grosmont Monmouthshire | Thomas Henry | Higgs | Visitor | Married | Male | Coal Merchant | 52 | 1859 |
Think Doris was actually born at Gilfach Bargoed - this ~ 2 k NE of Gelligaer
Christopher & Louisa had children: Hester M 1900, Horace C Jun Neath 1902, Stanley James Dec Neath 1903, Mabel Louise Sep Neath 1906, Lionel 1908-1908, Doris Irene 1910, Thomas R 1912 & Edwin D 1914 & Ernest F 1917 - these 2 registered Newport Mon, - this included Bedwas in those years .
Children of Christopher J Shattock & Louisa Higgs
1939 Register. Twyn Sych Cardiff
| Christopher (J) | Shattock | 18 Jan 1876 | Male | Surface Foreman Unemployed | Married | 54 | 1 | ||
| Louisa | Shattock | 29 Mar 1875 | Female | Unpaid Domestic Duties | Married | 54 | 2 | ||
| Florence M | Smillie (Shattock) | 25 Jul 1920 | Female | Unpaid Domestic Duties | Single | 54 | 4 |
1956. Louisa Shattock, 79, dies Bedwas Caerleon, Dec 1956 . Her grandchildren, Thora, Thelma & Anne need to provide me with their memories of her
Her widowed husband lived to be 100, dying in 1976