Henry Haywood Sharp
Abt 1823 - 1882 (~ 59 years)
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Name Henry Haywood Sharp [1, 2] Born Abt 14 Sep 1823 Saint Alkmund, Derby, Derby, England 
[1] Gender Male Birth 1827 England [2] Birth 1827 England [1] Occupation 1841 apprentice china manufacturer Residence 1841 St. Alkmund, Derby, Derby, England, with uncle Thomas Sharpe Occupation 1861 Farmer Residence 1861 Camden Gore, Kent, Ontario, Canada [2] Residence 1861 Camden, Gore, Kent County, Ontario, Canada Died 1 Nov 1882 Dresden, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada [1] Buried Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Kent County, Ontario Person ID I14138 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 22 Aug 2024
Father John Sharp, b. Abt 1790, Yorkshire or Derbyshire, England , d. Aft 1823 (Age ~ 34 years) Relationship natural Mother Sarah Draper, b. 16 May 1794, Ripley, Derbyshire, England , d. Aft 1823 (Age > 30 years) Relationship natural Married 26 Dec 1814 Duffield, Derbyshire, England Family ID F3809 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Barbara Farslow, b. 30 Dec 1831, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Aug 1908, Dresden, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) Married 16 Aug 1849 St. Clair, Michigan, USA Children 1. Thomas Sharp, b. 2 Sep 1851, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada , d. Between 1891 and 1901, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada (Age 39 years) [natural]2. Samuel Sharp, b. 23 Jul 1853, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada , d. 1932, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) [natural]3. Commander John Sharpe, b. 10 May 1857, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada , d. 1930, Dresden, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years) [natural]4. Albert Sharpe, b. 21 Oct 1859, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Jun 1916, Dresden, Kent County, Ontario, Canada (Age 56 years) [natural]5. Eliza Jane Sharpe, b. 18 Jul 1864, Dresden, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada , d. Aft 1891 (Age > 28 years) [natural]6. Estella Sharpe, b. 3 Oct 1870, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada , d. 1963, Dresden, Kent County, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years) [natural]Last Modified 22 Aug 2024 Family ID F3808 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Henry Haywood Sharp was born in Derby, England and came to North America sometime before 1849 when he is recorded marrying Barbara Farslow. Henry's marriage is recorded in the Dibean Marriage Collection for St. Clair, Michigan, USA, as is the marriage for his brother-in-law, Joseph Farslow. It's not known if they were residing in Michigan at the time or if this is the record of an itinerant Methodist preacher travelling in Kent County, Ontario, Canada (which is not far from St. Clair, Michigan, USA), of if they eloped. Since the Farslow family was residing in Bothwell County, Ontario, Canada at that time (and prior) and as Henry began having children in Kent/Bothwell County only two years after his marriage, then all of these explanations are equally plausible.
LDS has an exact match for Henry and Barbara's marriage and records a relative of Henry's as Elizabeth A. K. Farrar, possibly from the Dibean Collection or from will documents. LDS also has an exact match for the birth of Henry Haywood Sharp as the child of Sarah Sharp and unknown father. Henry's siblings are extracted from the same parish record. All are recorded as the children of Sarah Sharp with no father named. [See notes on John Sharp and Sarah Draper for more information.]
A published genealogy for Henry Haywood Sharp has been found by Peter Groen, 2000 Hillwood Drive, Lake Orion, Michigan, USA 48360. Groen names James Page Sharpe and Elizabeth Spencer of Lancashire England as Henry's parents. This family appears to have been residing in St. Clair, Michigan, USA at the time. At this point it appears the Peter Groen's research is incorrect and that John Sharp and Sarah Draper are his probable parents. However it cannot be stated with absolute certainty at this point.
There are three persons named Henry Sharp(e) found in the 1841 census for St. Alkmund, Derby, England, all about the right age to be Henry Haywood Sharp. Any one or none of them could be Henry Haywood Sharp. It's not possible at this point to confidently identify Henry. (See web site for further details.) Henry is not found in the 1850 census in Michigan, USA. The 1851 census for Bothwell/Kent County, Ontario, Canada no longer exists and the 1861 Census shows Henry living in Camden Gore, Kent County, Ontario, Canada and working as a farmer.
- Henry Haywood Sharp was born in Derby, England and came to North America sometime before 1849 when he is recorded marrying Barbara Farslow. Henry's marriage is recorded in the Dibean Marriage Collection for St. Clair, Michigan, USA, as is the marriage for his brother-in-law, Joseph Farslow. It's not known if they were residing in Michigan at the time or if this is the record of an itinerant Methodist preacher travelling in Kent County, Ontario, Canada (which is not far from St. Clair, Michigan, USA), of if they eloped. Since the Farslow family was residing in Bothwell County, Ontario, Canada at that time (and prior) and as Henry began having children in Kent/Bothwell County only two years after his marriage, then all of these explanations are equally plausible.
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Sources - [S5] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for Henry Sharp - [S128] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online.
Record for Henry Sharp
- [S5] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.