Henry HEATH Esq. of Orme House, Northfleet

[Sunelia Heath]

Hallo

I'm trying to find more information about Henry's parents.

He was born about 1769 and died on 28 Aug 1843. He was buried at St Botolph's Church, Northfleet. So far I found his parents, Henry and Elizabeth Heath and 3 siblings, Matthew, Benjamin and Mary Elizabeth. He also had at least 2 half brothers out of his father's 2nd marraige with Hannah Dance, Francis and William.

I do not know where he was born, nor do I have any other info on his parents.

I hope someone will be able to help me.

Regards
Sunelia Heath
Researching all Heath's in RSA

[sue2white]

According to the 1841 census, where he was living in Lathe of Aylesford Chatham and Gillingham, he was born in county. So that's a start.

This is on the IGI
HENRY HEATH
Christening: 22 MAR 1767 Cowden, Kent, England
Father: HENRY HEATH
Mother: ANNE

Sue

[Sue Mackay]

Sunelia

Welcome to B-G. So glad you took my advice

To add some extra info, I have been helping Sunelia transcribe the will of Henry HEATH, who worked for the East India Company. His (seemingly) only son John Henry HEATH, who later became one of the 1820 settlers to the Cape, was born in Bencoolen, Sumatra in 1792, and was baptised in St.Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, London on 11 August 1799. His date of birth was given as 30 September 1792, son of Henry HEATH of Bencoolen, Sumatra. Mother Dead. So Henry HEATH's wife must have died between 30 September 1792 and 11 August 1799.

The will lists the siblings and half siblings of Henry HEATH as listed above. It states that his brother Benjamin was living in Barnstaple, and on the 1851 I found a Benjamin who was an annuitant of about the right age to be a younger brother of Henry. The census said he was born in St.Dunstans, London, and I found a baptism from St.Dunstan's in the East for Benjamin, son of Henry and Elizabeth HEATH (Henry described as a cooper of St.Dunstan's Hill) born 2 March baptised 2 April 1782.

I found a reference to his brother Matthew HEATH, who was an executor of the will, in Pigot's 1839 Directory as a solicitor of 12 Furnival's Inn (the address given for him in the will). As yet I have found no baptism for Matthew.

The sister Mary Elizabeth HEATH was with Henry on the 1841 census in Northfleet, aged 50. Like Henry she is buried in St.Botolph's Church, Northfleet, and an online MI says that she died on 1 May 1872 aged 82, so we know she was born ca 1790 and was probably his youngest full sibling.

The two half brothers mentioned in the will were Francis and William. I have now found a baptism in St.Giles Camberwell on 18th December 1812 for a Francis HEATH, son of Henry and Hannah HEATH, born 16th November. Now it was very inconsiderate to baptise Francis one month before January 1813, when printed baptism forms were introduced that had spaces for the father's address and occupation. However, Francis makes amends by getting married just after the start of civil registration. He married Mary Ann CAPON on 20 November 1837, aged 25 (he was a coach painter) and his father is listed as Henry Heath, wine cooper. This would seem to fit in nicely with Benjamin's father being Henry HEATH, cooper.

It therefore seems that Henry HEATH Senior was a cooper, whose first wife was Elizabeth. Henry and Elizabeth had Henry, Matthew, Benjamin and Mary Elizabeth that we know of.

Elizabeth the first wife died, and Henry re-married someone called Hannah, by whom he had two sons, Francis and William - hence they were half brothers to the Henry who wrote the will.

I looked at the London marriage registers and there were two marriages between a Henry HEATH and a Hannah in the right time frame, but only one where Henry HEATH was described as a widower. The likely marriage would therefore seem to be

Henry HEATH widower to Hannah DANCE on 18 March 1811 in St.Leonard's, Shoreditch, London

This would fit in with Francis's birth in 1812. There is a baptism at St.Mary's Lambeth on 4 January 1815 which MAY be William. The parents are given as Henry and Hannah HEATH with Henry described as a flour factor. I suppose flour could come in barrels too! The address was Belmont Place.

This was about as far as I could get Sunelia, so I suggested she let the B-G sleuths take over. Don't let me down now

What she chiefly needs to know is who Elizabeth was who married Henry HEATH Senior and the date and place of birth/baptism of Henry HEATH Junior, who died 28 August 1843 aged 73 (MI from St.Botolph's Northfleet).

She would also like to know the name of Henry Junior's wife, who was dead by the time their son John Henry was baptised. She may well have died in Sumatra.

[Sue Mackay]

According to the 1841 census, where he was living in Lathe of Aylesford Chatham and Gillingham, he was born in county. So that's a start.

This is on the IGI
HENRY HEATH
Christening: 22 MAR 1767 Cowden, Kent, England
Father: HENRY HEATH
Mother: ANNE

Sue

Sorry Sue, that's not the right 1841 entry. Henry was in Northfleet with his sister Mary and his two granddaughters, born in South Africa, who came back to Kent to get married. Henry was NOT born in county and I suspect was born in London.

HO107/461/2 f 22 p 38 (original at TNA Crown copyright)

[sue2white]

Oooo. A bit off the mark then!!

Sue

[Sue Mackay]

I have moved this from the Kent Forum to the London forum, as although Henry HEATH ended his days at Orme House, Northfleet, and is buried in St.Botolph's, Northfleet, I think he almost certainly hailed from London. Most of the super sleuths will go in via New Posts anyway, but this may ring a bell with London researchers.

[Kerrywood]

The trouble is, Sue, that you've already done such a thorough job.
You've only left the Really Hard Bits for the rest of us.

Kerrywood

[Sunelia Heath]

Yeah! It took forever, but I think I found something on the "India Office Family Search" site!

Henry Heath baptised on 14 Jul 1771 at Tottenham, Middx. Parents = Henry and Elizabeth Heath
That fits in nicely with his grave inscription at St Botolph's Church. Died 28 Aug 1843 aged 73.

Can someone please tell me how reliable this site is? I've never heard about them before today. And is there a place where I can look at this baptism document? Just maybe it will have more info on Henry's parents.

Warm regards
from a very chuffed
Sunelia Heath )

[Kerrywood]

Henry Heath baptised on 14 Jul 1771 at Tottenham, Middx. Parents = Henry and Elizabeth Heath. That fits in nicely with his grave inscription at St Botolph's Church. Died 28 Aug 1843 aged 73.

Good news! The baptism is in the parish register for All Hallows, Tottenham (available via Ancestry's London Parish Registers database: register for 1719-1787, image 41 of 157):

Baptism
14 July 1771
Henry, son of Henry & Elizth Heath

(no further information, sorry)

[Kerrywood]

You can also order a copy of the source document that is in the India Office collection J/1/12 f.17. That might give you more information to help identify this as being your Henry HEATH.

Go back to the entry in the India Office Family History Search online card index, select Order Copy and follow the instructions.