John Henry Heath

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Occupation: Train driver during the 1900s

John married Mary Ann Deacon on 21 Feb 1910 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary was born on 22 Mar 1892; died on 20 Jul 1953 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Annie Magdalena Cathrina Heath was born on 16 Oct 1910 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Nov 1980 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Mary Ann Heath was born on 1 Nov 1912; died on 16 Feb 1988 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Occupation: Cookhouse Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa; Railway worker

Hendrik married Anna Maria Friese on 22 Jun 1885 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Ludowyk Rudolf Fries and Jeanetta Gesina Nel) was born on 12 Jul 1865 in Colesberg district, Northern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Dec 1899 in Cookhouse, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 467
• Occupation: Doctor
• Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

Settler:
Bailie's party on the Chapman

John married Judick Gertruijda Magdalena Smal on 12 May 1855 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa. Judick (daughter of Johan Georg Christiaan Smal and Engela Magdalena Kuun) was born on 17 Aug 1835 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Jul 1924 in Fort Fordyce, Fort beaufort district, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ludowyk + Jeanetta Gesina Nel. Jeanetta was born in 1838; died in 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 466
• Occupation: Attorney
• Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

John Henry was the son of Henry Heath, an employee of the East India Company. He was born in 1793 in West Sumatra, near the factory of Bencoolen. Fort Marlborough, the military headquarters was in Bencoolen, nowadays Benkulu and was later part of the Dutch East Indies and is now part of Indonesia.

Whilst we know that John Henry Heath was born in Sumatra, it is not known whether he had private tutors or whether he was sent back to school. His father Henry Heath, a contemporary of Raffles – who founded Singapore – was the British Resident of Kroee [Krui] and well able to do either. As John Henry was educated in the law it is probably that he retunred to attend a school such as Eton, Rugby, Winchester or similar Public school.

John Henry was born in 1793 or 1794 in West Sumatra. Fort Marlborough at Bencoolen [now Benkulu] was the centre of the East India company for the pepper factory. John Henry was born during the period that his father was employed as a monthly writer and senior merchant. Bencoolen came under the Bengal part of the East India Company and this leads to confusion as to whether he was born in India or in Sumatra, the records being in the “India Office”/ It is not known where John Henry had his schooling, it being quite likely that he was sent back to England to do his schooling. He trained in law and became a notary public. He had difficulties when a partner apparently was dishonest and he ended up in debt. He applied to go to South Africa as part of the assisted scheme and when he arrived he soon returned back to his profession of law. In 1820 he was in Cuylerville on the Mankanzana River and by May 1821 he had a canteen in the Upper Kaffir Drift;. There were quarrels within the Bailey party and there was a problem when he ended up sheltering the daughter of another settler. By 1825 he was in Port Francis, now Port Alfred, being a public notary and Government clerk. He then moved to Grahamstown still working as a notary public. In 1835 he made an unsuccessful attempt to be appointed a Magistrate. An allowance of 100 pounds per year ceased from 1835. In 1842 his daughters went to the grandfather [Henry] in Northfleet and the 2 eldest married that year. On the 4th February John Henry died near Grahamstown [cause of death was apoplexy] leaving an estate of under 150 pounds.

John Henry Heath was married to Maria : Iveson in her death notice and in South Africa genealogy Evertsen. As yet this is an area of research.

Maria and John Henry had 9 children

Settler:
Bailie's party on the Chapman

John married Maria Iveson, 1820 Settler on 1 May 1819 in Whitechapel, Middlesex,England. Maria (daughter of Joseph Iveson and Sarah Rothwell) was born on 18 Mar 1792 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 4 May 1792 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 11 Apr 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 465
• Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England
• Immigration: 1820

Notes:

Settler:
Bailie's party on the Chapman

Johan + Engela Magdalena Kuun. Engela was born in 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]