Joan ______

- Bef 1573

• Name	Joan ______
  Organization	1514	Guild of St. Anne, Knowle, Warwickshire, England Guild of St. Anne, Knowle, Warwickshire, England The Guild House was the headquarters of the Guild of St. Anne, a charitable  and religious guild established by Walter Cook in 1413.  At its height it had  over 3,000 members, including many senior churchmen and most of the local  gentry  In 1416 Walter Cook founded the College of Knowle, a religious  establishment providing a communal life for the resident priests.  Both  Guild and College were dissolved at the Reformation in 1547 and their  property confiscated;  but the second Guild register (1451-1535) miraculously  survived and is now in Birmingham Reference Library.  It is a world-renowned  source for the early history of the Shakespeare family.   [1]
  John and Joan Higginson were admitted to the Guild of St. Ann of Knowle in 1514.
  Death	Bef 29 Nov 1573  [1]
  The will of her son, Thomas, referred to his mother, Jone, as deceased. [1]
  Person ID, Branch	I24935	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	John Higginson,   b. say 1480, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Children	4 sons and 5 daughters
  +   1. Thomas Higginson,   b. say 1505, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England ▻ Agnes Spencer  m. Yes, date unknow     2. John Higginson ▻ Margery ______  m. Yes, date unknow     3. Nicholas Higginson,   b. say 1510, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England     4. Margery Higginson ▻ Roland Radford  m. Yes, date unknow     5. Alice Higginson ▻ Rauffe Oliver  m. Yes, date unknow     6. Elizabeth Higginson     7. Elyn Higginson     8. Joyce Higginson     9. Gregory Higginson,   b. say 1531, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England bur. 29 Mar 1556, Great Packington, Warwickshire, England (Age ~ 25 years) ▻ Joyce Geare  m. 27 Oct 1555
  Family ID	F9720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

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• Event Map		Organization - 1514 - Guild of St. Anne, Knowle, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟡 [S2632] Stott, Clifford L., "The Higginson Family of Berkeswell, Warwickshire and Its American Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 171, Summer 2017) .