In the south-east part of the wall, covered by the engine-house, upon another stone, nearly obliterated, is, John Enser, Richard higginson, Church-wardens, 1709. Other church-yards are ornamented with the front of the buildings, but that of St. Martin submits to the rear.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
Nurse said that in the last house where she lived the little girl had had a doll called Lady Sarah Maria, but Flora said she was not going to call her doll by that name, because the funny old lady who lived opposite was Miss Sarah Maria higginson, and her doll was far too pretty to be like that old lady.
"Lady Daisy and Other Stories"
Caroline Stewart
Miss higginson had once looked very angrily at Flora when her ball had happened to bounce over the wall into her precious flower-garden, so Flora did not like her.
"Lady Daisy and Other Stories"
Caroline Stewart
