Henry Heath^[1]

1769 - 1843  (74 years)

• Name	Henry Heath
  Birth	1769	England
  Baptism	14 Jul 1771	All Hallows, Totgenham, Londen, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	(1787-1803)
  Was employed by Honourable East India Company
  Death	28 Aug 1843	Northfleet, Kent, England
  Burial	St Botolph's Church, Northfleet, Kent, England   [3]
  		HEATH Henry +1843, Northfleet Caption Note: Marble tablet with draped urn, etc: Sacred to the memory of Henry HEATH Esqre late of Orme House in this Parish who departed this life on the 28th of August 1843 Aged 73 Years. And whose mortal remains are deposited in vault near the entrance to the belfry Tower in this Church. If the most unsullied integrity of conduct throughout a long and well spent life combined with the warmest feelings of affection and friendship entitled a man to the veneration and esteem of his family, friends, and acquaintance few men could compete with the lamented deceased and it is the greatest consolation that his sorrowing family can now experience under the irreparable loss they have sustained by his death to record the virtues he so eminently displayed whilst living. "Most justly dost Thou claim affection’s tear/and mourning friends weep mourning o’er thy bier/But calm religion with her soothing voice/ Counsels the mourners rather to rejoice/Since God in mercy/To bless Thee with a glorious recompense". Keywords: Picture
  Person ID	I79405	master
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Henry Heath
  Mother	Elizabeth
  Family ID	F61114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	- wife of Henry Heath
  Children	+ 1. John Henry Heath, 1820 Settler,   b. 1793, Fort Marlborough, Bencoolen, West Sumatra d. 4 Apr 1845, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F28936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2009

  
  

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  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

  
  

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  [S1687] Fulguirinas, Sarah Ann. Record originated in Heath Gedcom from Sarah Fulguirinas... [S3693] Ancestry.co.uk, (www.ancestry.co.uk), https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1624/31280_198323-00509 (Reliability: 3). [S4315] Heath, Sunelia.