Henry Whitfield was born in 1847 [1] in Widnes, Lancashire, England, the son of Henry Whitfield and Ellen Webb.[2] He was baptised on 10 May 1847 in St Wilfrid's church, Farnworth near Prescot, Lancashire. [3]
In 1871 Henry (age about 23) was living in Warrington, Lancashire. He was a waterman. [2]
When Henry was 26 he married Martha Ann Yates on 19 May 1873 in St Elphins Church Warrington [4] The couple had at least 6 children
↑ "Birth Entry" England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp accessed 22 May 2021 database entry for WHITFIELD, HENRY Mother's maiden surname: WEBB ), GRO Reference: 1847 M Quarter in PRESCOT Volume 20 Page 846
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-W612 : 13 December 2017), Henry Whitfield, Warrington, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 32, Piece/Folio 3791/36, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,087.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LG-SS5 : 21 May 2019), Henry Whitfield, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Warrington subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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