Family:Whitney, James Henry (1831-a1881)

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James Henry1 Whitney (William) son of William and Elizabeth (Hughes) Whitney, was born 11 Jun 1831, Glossop, Derbyshire, England, and died after 1881, possibly Lawrence, MA, or Cornwall, ON.

He married, 7 Jul 1850, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancanshire, England, Charlotte Wignall, daughter of William and Phoebe (Wilcockson) Wignall. She was baptized 7 Oct 1832, Manchester, Lancashire, England, and died after 1881.

Charlotte Whitney, 37, and the children Mary, 11, William 9, Liza, 8, and Elizabeth, 5, arrived 31 Oct 1867 in New York on the ship Minnesota, in steerage.[1]

James H. was a dyer. He was naturalized 28 Oct 1878, Salem, MA.

Children of James Henry1 and Charlotte (Wignall) Whitney:

i. Elizabeth2 Whitney, bapt. 7 Apr 1851, Collegiate Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England; apparently died young.
ii. Mary J. Whitney, b. ca. 1852, Manchester, Lancashire, England; d. 1946, Gardiner, ME; m. 26 Dec 1873, Lawrence, MA, James E. Daley, b. ca. 1851, St. Johnsbury, VT, son of Martin and Ellen (-----) Daley.[2]
iii. William H. Whitney, b. ca. 1855, Manchester, Lancashire, England; m. Ann Stormey.
iv. Eliza A. Whitney, b. ca. 1859, Manchester, Lancashire, England; m. 18 Apr 1880, Lawrence, MA, John Fearn, b. ca. 1859, England, son of John and Catherine (-----) Fearn.[3]
v. Elizabeth Whitney, b. ca. 1862, England; m. 18 Oct 1880, Lawrence, MA [also Lowell, MA], Thomas R. Whittaker, b. ca. 1859, Pembroke, ME, son of George and Mary A. (-----) Whittaker.[4]
vi. James Henry Whitney, bapt. 3 Feb 1867, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England; apparently d. soon; not on ship 31 Oct 1867.
vii. John James Whitney, b. 27 May 1869, Lawrence, MA;[5] m. Millie C/E. Hebb.
viii. Samuel B. Whitney, b. 11 Jul 1872, Lawrence, MA;[6] d. 12 Oct 1887, Lawrence, MA, aged 15 years 3 months 1 day, of heart disease.[7]
ix. Charlotte Whitney, b. ca. 27 Feb 1875, Lawrence, MA; d. 7 Jul 1875, Lawrence, MA, aged 4 months 10 days, of cholera infantum.[8]
x. Charlotte Whitney, b. 1 May 1877, Lawrence, MA; d. 23 Sep 1877, Lawrence, MA, aged 4 months 23 days, of consumption.[9].

Census

91 140 Whitney, James H. 40 M W Dyer England Parents foreign born -----, Charlotte 40 F W Keeping House " Parents foreign born -----, Mary J. 18 F W Weaver " Parents foreign born -----, William H. 15 M W Dyer " Parents foreign born -----, Eliza A. 11 F W At Home " Parents foreign born, Attended school -----, Elizabeth 8 F W At Home " Parents foreign born, Attended school -----, John J. 1 M W At Home Mass. Parents foreign born

  • 1881, Cornwall West Ward, Cornwall Co., ON:

58 James H. WHITNEY M Male English 49 England Church of England Charlotte WHITNEY M Female English 50 England Church of England John J. WHITNEY Male English 11 USA Church of England Samuel B. WHITNEY Male English 8 USA Church of England

References

  • Census records

1.^  Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 253, page 254.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 316, page 219.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 316, page 230, and volume 317, page 125.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 214, page 211.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 241, page 246.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 382, page 248.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 274, page 209.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 292, page 208.

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