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This Is really interesting and helpful information.

I was sure 'my group' had emigrated to America, and died there, but a distant cousin associated them with the Jeremiah Higgins who had been in the Army, and died in the Withington Hospital/workhouse.

I found Jerminah as a lodger at 17- a silk weaver , in 1851, and as he is on the Registrars copy of his marriage certificate - which I bought.

At that point , his father is shown as another Jeremiah Higgins, weaver, deceased.
At 17 he is lodging with a family named Curtain, in Back of Style Street.

There is no way of know i suppose when they arrived, or where they came from in Ireland.
The solider is well documented from his service record.

thank you

Here are Jeremiah and family arriving in the US, Ages are a bit "out".:

Joe Higgins
in the Pennsylvania, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1800-1962
Name: Joe Higgins
Gender: Male
Arrival Age: 45
Birth Date: abt 1842
Birth Place: England
Last Residence: England
Departure Place: Liverpool, England
Arrival date: 18 Sep 1887
Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Ship: British King

Joe Higgins, 45, labourer [looks like Joe; could be Jer }
Louisa Higgins, 21 , spinster
Will Higgins, 19, labourer
Mary Higgins, 17, spinster
Sarah Higgins, 10, child