Henry Heath

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: (1787-1803); Was employed by Honourable East India Company

Notes:

Henry Heath was a writer and a senior merchant, making his fortune in the “Honourable East India Company” as it was known. The Company was responsible for opening India to trade and placing it firmly in the British Empire. The Government of the time gave the Company carte blanche in ruling India and many men sought employment as it is was a way to make a fortune: if one managed to survive the tropical illnesses and the skirmishes between the various factions; natives; and other European countries also seeking to conquer India. Henry Heath was such a one, retiring Northfleet where he owned Orme House, becoming a pillar of the community and among the gentry of Kent. He was active in St Botolph church, being on the vestry, involved in the running of the workhouse, and various other community activities – to the extent that he is mentioned in a website on Gravesham [Northfleet and Gravesend].

Henry Heath died 28th August 1843 as there it is mentioned in the Gentleman's Magazine. “At Northfleet, age 74, Henry Heath, esquire, of the East India Company “ [as civil servant]. From which one can deduce that he was born about 1769.

Baptism First name(s) Henry
Last name Heath
Baptism year 1771
Baptism date 14 Jul 1771
Parish Tottenham
Relationship Son
Father's first name(s) Henry
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Residence -
County Middlesex
Country England
Record set Middlesex Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

Record Transcription:
1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Creek, Northfleet, North Aylesford, Kent, England
Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Henry Heath Male 70 1771 -
Mary Heath Female 50 1791 -
Maria Heath Female 20 1821 -
Caroline Heath Female 15 1826 -

Record set Kent Burials
First name(s) Henry
Last name Heath
Burial year 1843
Birth year 1770
Death year 1843
County Kent
Country England
Place Northfleet, St Botolph
Age 73
Burial date 05 Sep 1843
Residence Northfleet
Source
St.Botolph Northfleet burials 1837-1871
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain

His Last Will and Testament is at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5111/40611_309627-00347#?imageId=40611_309627-00347
and was proved in London on 22 November 1843

Family/Spouse: - wife of Henry Heath. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Henry Heath, 1820 Settler was born in 1793 in Fort Marlborough, Bencoolen, West Sumatra; died on 4 Apr 1845 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Old Grahamstown Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Henry + Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]