My name is John Robert (Bob)
Hebblethwaite and I live in Ontario Canada. The head of my family tree is
Robert. A relative spent quite a bit of time compiling information on the tree
and produced a hard cover book. However, there is very little known about
Robert. His birth date was guessed to be about 1792 was born in the city of
Leeds in Yorkshire, England. She has seen his gravestone in Wingham, Ontario. He
died in 1868 and the age shows on his stone as 77.
Coming to Canada with his family between 1842 and
1851, he is found in the census for London, Ontario Township. In the assessment
rolls he is assessed as owning land but in the registry office for Middlesex the
name Robert Hebblethwaite can’t be found. A Franklin & Jane and a Franklin &
Anne are recorded as having property. So possibly the correct names of these
people are Franklin Robert or Robert Franklin and Jane Anne or Anne Jane; no
proof of this can be found.
Since Jane is not listed in the 1851 Census we
presumed she has passed away. In the 1861 census, Robert, age 69 and daughter
Louisa are living with son John and family at St. John’s (Arva) Middlesex
county. That is the last time he is listed so it is presumed he died before the
1871 census.
This is the tree that is published and perhaps
this is something that someone can trace to the roots in England.
Robert Hebblethwaite b. ca 1792 married Jane
1) Ann Hebblethwaite born in St. James Street
19th of October 1815 and Christened Jan. 1816 at St. Peter's by Mr. Humphreys,
died in Michigan 1871 or 1874
2) Sophia Hebblethwaite born in St. James Street
13th of October 1816 and Christened 20 Oct. 1818 at St. Peter's by Mr. Humphreys
and died at Woodhouse 14th Sept 1840 – Interred at Woodhouse.
3) Christopher Hebblethwaite born in St. James
Street 8th of April 1818 and Christened 20 Oct. 1818 at St. Peter's by Mr.
Humphreys and died at Leeds 1st Aug. 1846 – Interred at Woodhouse 3rd Aug. 1846
4) George Walker Hebblethwaite born at Pleasant
Dairy 1st of January 1820 and Christened 31 May 1820 at St. Peter's by Mr.
Humphreys and died 30th Oct. 1820 – Interred in Mill Hill Chapel Yard 3rd Nov.
1820 by Dr. H???
5) Robert John Hebblethwaite born at Pleasant
Dairy 10th of August 1821 and Christened 31 Oct. 1821 at St. Peter's by Vicar Mr.
Fawcett and died 11th Jan 1845 at Demurra, Indies
6) Franklin Hebblethwaite born at Pleasant Dairy
5th July 1823 and Christened 1st May 1824 at St. Peters' by Vicar Mr. Fawcett
7) Alfred Hebblethwaite born at St. Pleasant
Dairy 13th May 1826 and Christened 07 Dec 1826 by Mr. Furbank
8) John Hebblethwaite at Pleasant Dairy 22nd of
July 1828 and Christened 15 Aug 1828 at St. Peter's by Mr. Urquardt and died ???
May 1883 at Chicago, IL
9) Joanna DeLima Hebblethwaite born at Pleasant
Dairy 16th May 1831 and Christened 10 June 1831 at St. Peter's by Mr. Urquardt
and died 27th July 1908 – Intered Lansing MI at Delta Centre Cem.
10) James Franklin Hebblethwaite born at Pleasant
Dairy 15th of September 1833 and Christened 15 Oct. 1833 by Mr. Brown and died
30th Sept. 1916 – Intered Racine, WI
11) Charles Hebblethwaite born at Woodhouse 29th
May 1836 and Christened 24th June 1836 at St. Peters by Mr. Taylor and died 24
Jan. 1918 – Intered at Arva Cem. London Twp
12) Arthur Hebblethwaite born at St. James Street
24th December 1838 and Christened 10th Jan. 1839 at St. John's and died at
Woodhouse 5th June 1839
13) Maria Louiza Hebblethwaite born at Woodhouse
25th March 1840 and Christened 12 Sept. 1842 at Thorner by Mr. Wilson
14) Walter Hebblethwaite born at Thorner 4th May
1842 and Christened 12 Sept 1842 at Thorner by Mr. Wilson
My personal tree that I know of is:
Franklin
George
Albert
Jack
John Robert – me
James Robert – my son
One other thing that I thought was interesting is
that one of the son’s of Robert eventually went to Evanston, Illinois USA and
opened up a funeral home. The name Hebblethwaite was on the funeral home until
about 10 years ago. The person that did the research said that if any
Hebblethwaite wanted to be buried there they would receive a free burial plot.
How's that for a cool bit of information? |