William Burkett Heath (1856 - 1920)

Born 29 Oct 1856 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (Waugh) Heath — married 25 Dec 1878 in Hope Bay, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1920 at age 64 in Lion's Head, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Biography

1891 Census of Canada 1901 Census of Canada 1911 Census of Canada, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947^[1]

Birth

William Burkett Heath was born on 29 October 1856^[2][3] in Staveley, Derbyshire and christened there on 30 November 1856^[4]

Marriage

William Burkett Heath married Elizabeth Ann Waugh on 25 December 1878 in Hope Bay, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada^[5]

Residences

• 1861 (Census)^[6]: High Street, Stavely, Derbyshire; aged 4 yrs (b. Staveley, Derbyshire); with his parents
• 1871 (Census)^[7]: Staveley, Derbyshire; aged 14 yrs (b. Staveley, Derbyshire); with his parents and brothers John and Henry Richard
• 1871-1881: Emigrated to Canada
• 1881 (Canada Census)^[8]: Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; aged 24 yrs (b. England); with wife Elizabeth and son William
• 1891 (Canada Census)^[9]: Grey South, Ontario, Canada; aged 33 yrs (b. England)
• 1901 (Canada Census)^[10]: Bruce North, Ontario, Canada; aged 44 yrs (b. England)
• 1911 (Canada Census)^[11]: Bruce North, Ontario, Canada; aged 55 yrs (b. England); with wife Elizabeth and children Jemima, Esther E., Ernest A. and Sarah E.

Death

William Burkett Heath passed away on 18 November 1920, aged 64 yrs, in Eastnor, Bruce, Ontario, Canada and was buried there on 19 November 1920^[12]

Research Notes

• Parents
  • Father: John Heath, born 1834, Hockerton, Nottinghamshire
  • Mother: Jemima Burkett, born 1832/33, Fiskerton, Nottinghamshire
  • Marriage: 1854, Southwell District, Nottinghamshire (includes Hockerton and Fiskerton)^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Gefferson Stewart.
2. ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5Q-KLC : 10 March 2018), William Burkett Heath, 18 Nov 1920; citing Eastnor, Bruce, Ontario, yr 1920 cn 10423, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,283
3. ↑ GRO Reference: 1856, D Quarter, Chesterfield in the County of Derby, 7B/492; Mother’s Maiden Name: BURKETT
4. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3QK-7Y1 : 11 February 2018, William Birkett Heath, 30 Nov 1856); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 498,130, 498,131
5. ↑ no source currently available
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7N9-RRH : 8 December 2017), William B Heath in household of John Heath, Staveley, Derbyshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
7. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBXK-FM4 : 11 December 2017), William Borkett Heath in entry for John Heath, 1871
8. ↑ Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDL-9GZ : 5 October 2018), William Heath, Eastnor Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Heath, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
9. ↑ Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW21-RWY : 3 August 2016), William Heath, Bentinck, Grey South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148141
10. ↑ Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2D-HC4 : 18 March 2018), William B Heath, Bruce (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 2, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa
11. ↑ Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-5VZT : 16 March 2018), W R Heath, 1911; citing Census, Bruce North Sub-Districts 1-60, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,692
12. ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5Q-KLC : 10 March 2018), William Burkett Heath, 18 Nov 1920; citing Eastnor, Bruce, Ontario, yr 1920 cn 10423, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,283
13. ↑ GRO Reference: 1854, D Quarter, Southwell, 7B/485

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Gefferson Stewart for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Gefferson and others.