ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY 				
 Service  Record  (from the Public Record Office, London, UK) 								
				| 	Name	  |  Joseph T. HIGGINS 	 | 
| 	Service no.	  | 	49997	 | 
| 	Age when appointed	  | 	20 yrs 5 mths	 | 
| 	Date of birth	  | 	 | 
| 	Height	  | 	5' 9½ "	 | 
| 	Native County	  | 	Meath	 | 
| 	Religion	  | 	P	 | 
| 	If Married, Date	  | 	8 Sep 1895	 | 
| 	Native County of Wife	  | 	Galway W.R.  | 
| 	Recommendations 	  | 	S.I. Williamson 	 | 
| 	Trade or Calling	  | 	Farmer	 | 
| 	Appointment or Re-appointment, Date of	  | 	16 Aug 1882  | 
| 	Allocation 	  | 	Cork E.R. 23 Dec 82, Dublin 1 Mar 87, Clare 1 Jun 91, Galway W.R. 28 Mar 95, Mayo 7 Nov 95 	 | 
| 	Promotions or Reductions	  | 		 | 
| 	Rewards, Marks of Distinction, and Favourable Records	  | 		 | 
| 	Punishments. If fined state amount.	  | 		 | 
| 	If discharged, dismissed or dead	  | 		 | 
| 	Injuries	  | 		 | 
| 	Total service at time of discharge	  | 		 | 
| 	Pension	  | 	17 Aug 1909	 | 
| 	Gratuity	  | 	 |  | 
| 	Gratuity to family if deceased	  | 		 | 
| 	If dead, probable cause. If resigned, why?	  | 		 | 
| 	Observations	  | 	wife connd. Wexford	 |