Isobell21 Scavenger Hunt...Everyone Welcome To Join In

[Tephra]

Welcome to this weeks Scavenger Hunt (sorry it's a bit early, but those who know me know there's a few problems at the moment, so getting this in while I can)

Isobell would like to find out about her late husband's  family, I'm thinking with the great minds on here, you'll be able to help her.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Barbara

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Henry King first appears in  Quebec, in the Census of lower Canada, working as a servant he is 20 years old and born in England, this is,16 years prior to Canada becoming a Conferation.

Henry is working at this time in the household of Mr.E.Bowen who was a lawyer,Judge and Politian.

 He marries Mary Ann Duffy at the Anglican Cathedral(Church of The Holy Trinity)

They are burried in Mount Hermon Cemetry.

I would like to know how and where he was born? also who were his parents.

I have requested the archavist of the Church look into church records, in hopes of finding the answer to these questions. I know all archived records are held at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke and I am awaiting a reply.

I would think you could not be married in the Church without them having all this information.

I have found something intersting in the 1841 UK Census of Hacconby,Lincolnshire,the family of George and Louisa King,George is a tailor and Louisa his wife both born about 1810

George King 30
Louisa his wife 30
George 10
Louisa 8
John 5
William 3
Henry 3

Henry 9
Elizabeth Sneath 50

no indication of how the household is related.I am assuming they did not have two sons named Henry.

I then searched 1851 Census all occupants of the 1841 Census  are there but 9 year old Henry is missising.

This family immigrates to USA later in the 1870's or 80's and the settle in northern N.Y State ...
this family refer to Louisa King nee Sneath. It is the same family I have found in 1841 minus the 9 year old Henry.

I have been in touch with the tree holder and she has no knowledge of the 9 year old.

Another curiousity is in the family of Henry and Mary Ann Duffy(they called her Auntie Annie) is the family names;

Henry King born in England
Mary Ann (Duffy) King wife b in Quebec
Henry King son born 1859 Quebec married Grace West moved to Montreal in 1894
William King son b in1860 Quebec,immigrated to Worcestor Mass.U.S.A
Anne Elizabeth daughter b.1866 Quebec,died in Montreal,buried Mt.Hermon Cemetary,Quebec
Louisa daughter died at birth 1869 Quebec,buried in Mt. Hermon Cemetary

[Galium]

Henry King aged 9 in 1841 was not born in Lincolnshire.

George King in 1851 records birthplace as Stretton, Rutland (about 16 miles from Hacconby on present day roads).


From http://www.lincstothepast.com/searchResults.aspx?qsearch=1&keywords=par%2F1

George King bachelor married Louisa Snaith spinster both otp at Hacconby 4 May 1830
Witnesses: John King and Jane Waters


In 1851 there is a John King in Stretton born c1795.  He is also a tailor.


George and Louisa King baptised two children, Henry and Louisa on 5 May 1834.  On the same day Henry Holderness King s/o Henry and Maria was also baptised. Henry snr was a servant.


Henry Holderness King born 10 October 1831 s/o Henry [a servant] and Maria was also baptised on 11 November 1831 at St Marylebone, Westminster.

I might hazard a guess that this child is the Henry who is with George and Louisa in 1841. If perhaps he is there because he was orphaned, he might have got a second baptism because no one knew whether he had already had one.
However, Henry Holderness King doesn't seem to be your Henry. He joined the army, married and had a large family, and died in England in 1897.

[Isobell21]

Thank-you Galium for that information.

I have found a Henry King who arrived in New York 1849. He lists his Upper New York State as his destination. Some immigrants from England who came to Canada came in through N.Y State. It has shared waterways that were used for travelling.I will look into that.

[Isobell21]

Hi Galium, Henry Holderness King b.1831 England -not our Henry. I find this Henry in later England census.

There is another Henry King b. 1831 England  - Army joined at 13.5 years old and discharged in 1850 -

I am now looking for an out going passenger list,that would find him traveling to Quebec.

I am told soldiers would become servants to officers who formerly were in the Army.

They were called Batmen.

I found them both in - Find My Past. Both Henry's are in the Army.