Margery Higginson

• Name	Margery Higginson
  Organization	1533	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]
  Roland and Margery Radford were admitted to the Guild of Knowle in 1533.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Thomas Higginson,   b. say 1505, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England ▻ Agnes Spencer > 2. John Higginson ▻ Margery ______   3. Nicholas Higginson,   b. say 1510, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England > 4. Margery Higginson ▻ Roland Radford > 5. Alice Higginson ▻ Rauffe Oliver   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
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Higginson   (Grandfather)  Joan ______   d. Bef 29 Nov 1573  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I24940
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Higginson,   b. say 1480, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
  Mother	Joan ______   d. Bef 29 Nov 1573
  Family ID	F9720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Roland Radford
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Children	1. Robert Radford 2. William Radford 3. Gregory Radford 4. Thomas Radford unnamed daughters.  [1]
  Family ID	F9723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Margery Higginson 2John Higginson(1480 – ) 4John Higginson 5Ellen ______ 3Joan ______( – Bef 1573) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Organization - 1533 - 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).