Henry's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1852 in the Southwell district.[1]
Henry, son of Richard Widdowson & Anne, was baptised on 22 February 1852 in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England.[2]
When Henry was 24 he married on 11 May 1876 in St Peter's Church, Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England.[3][4]
Henry's marriage was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1876 in the Newark district.[5]
Census
In the 1861 census Henry (age 9) was the son of Richard Widdowson in Rolleston, Nottinghamshire, England.[6]
In the 1871 census Hy (age 18) was a boy in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.[7]
Hy Widdison Boy M 18 Boy Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire
In the 1881 census Henry (age 29) was the married head of household on Newark Road, Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England.[8]
Henry Widdowson Head Married M 29 Ag Lab Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Elizabeth Widdowson Wife Married F 26 Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England
Arthur E Widdowson Son Unmarried M 4 Scholar Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England
Charles H Widdowson Son Unmarried M 2 Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England
In the 1891 census Henry (age 39) was the married head of household in Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England.[9]
Henry Widdowson Head Married M 39 Agricultural Labourer Nottinghamshire, England
Mary E Widdowson Wife Married F 36 Nottinghamshire, England
Charles Widdowson Son M 12 Agricultural Labourer Nottinghamshire, England
Mary J Widdowson Daughter F 9 Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah A Widdowson Daughter F 8 Nottinghamshire, England
Emily Widdowson Daughter F 6 Nottinghamshire, England
Alice Widdowson Daughter F 4 Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England
In the 1901 census Henry (age 48) was the married head of household in Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England.[10]
Henry Widdowson Head Married M 48 Cattleman On Farm Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire
Mary E Widdowson Wife Married F 46 Farndon, Nottinghamshire
Mary Jane Widdowson Daughter Single F 19 Dom Servant Farndon, Nottinghamshire
Sarah Ann Widdowson Daughter Single F 18 Dom Servant Farndon, Nottinghamshire
Emily Widdowson Daughter Single F 16 Dom Servant Farndon, Nottinghamshire
Walter Widdowson Son M 6 Farndon, Nottinghamshire
In the 1911 census Henry (age 59) was a married husband in Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England.[11]
Henry Widdowson Husband Married M 59 Farm Foreman Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire
Mary E Widdowson Wife Married F 56 Farndon, Nottinghamshire
Walter Widdowson Son Single M 16 Chair Maker Farndon, Nottinghamshire
Mabel A Widdowson Granddaughter F 8 Farndon, Nottinghamshire
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 10 August 2022)
Widdowson, Henry (Mother's maiden name: Carratt). GRO Reference: 1852 Jan-Feb-Mar in Southwell Volume 07B Page 247.
↑Baptism:
"FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
Nottinghamshire; Lowdham; St Mary the Virgin; Other Transcript; File line number: 3589 FreeReg Transcription (accessed 10 August 2022)
Henry Widdowson baptism on 22 Feb 1852, son of Richard Widdowson & Anne, in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England.
↑Marriage:
"Nottinghamshire Marriages Index 1528-1929" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 August 2022)
Henry Widdowson marriage to Mary Elizabeth Hopkinson on 11 May 1876 in Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England.
↑Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 10 August 2022)
Widdowson, Henry. GRO Reference: 1876 Apr-May-Jun in Newark Volume 7b Page 589.
↑1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: M7D2-ZXZ (accessed 10 August 2022) FindMyPast Image
Henry Widdowson (9) son in household of Richard Widdowson (36) in Rolleston in Southwell registration district in Nottinghamshire, England.
↑1871 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1871"
citing The National Archives of the UK
FamilySearch Record: VB8L-C6B (accessed 10 August 2022) FindMyPast Image
Hy Widdison (18) boy in household of Hy Widdison (18) in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
↑1881 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1881"
citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 3378/77, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,987.
FamilySearch Record: Q27K-KTX6 (accessed 10 August 2022) FindMyPast Image
Henry Widdowson (29), married head of household in Farndon in Newark registration district in Nottinghamshire, England. Born in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England.
↑1891 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1891"
citing PRO RG 12, Nottinghamshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: 4Z6S-YZM (accessed 10 August 2022) FindMyPast Image
Henry Widdowson (39), married head of household in Farndon in Newark registration district in Nottinghamshire, England. Born in Nottinghamshire, England.
↑1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing Newark subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XSNN-H2Z (accessed 10 August 2022) FindMyPast Image
Henry Widdowson (48), married head of household in Farndon in Newark registration district in Nottinghamshire, England. Born in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
↑1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XWSL-N3D (accessed 10 August 2022) FindMyPast Image
Henry Widdowson (59), married husband, in household of Henry Widdowson (59) in Farndon in Newark registration district in Nottinghamshire, England. Born in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
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Steve I have checked the index and they are the same person I had somehow recorded his name as George Henry so now corrected.