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| Ellen Munsen | Home Page | |
| Isabelle Giles | ||
| Mary Belle Jackson |
| Henry, married with a family, and an
established carpenter and builder in Paris, together with his son Edwin,
relocated to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois around 1870, a journey
pioneered by his younger unmarried brother George five years earlier.
Chicago had been expanding quickly since the 1840`s, but at this time the city was entering a period of unparalleled growth with a flourishing economy bringing in huge numbers of new residents from rural communities and immigrants from Europe.The records suggest that Henry was accompanied by his brother William, and that they planned for their wives to join them once they had become established. In Henry's case, however, it appears that things just did not go to plan, as his wife Ellen and their daughters are listed back home in both the 1871 and 1881 Canadian census. However the 1880 US census shows his son William had joined him in Chicago, and curiously lists a wife, Bell and a further son, Frederick Earl resulting from the union. No other records can be found for this marriage which if true would have been bigamous. At this time Henry was recorded as a saloon keeper, a calling he shared with George who was listed in 1875-1876 as a saloon owner on 4th Ave. no 166. Later records show that Henry had yet another son, Percy by a Mary Belle Jackson, and there is some evidence that they may indeed have gone through a marriage ceremony. By 1900 Henry a widower,and Percy, then at school, were living in Hyde Park Township, Chicago, close to his brothers William and George. Before Henry`s death his son Edwin, a saloon keeper and a widower, returned to Hamilton, Ontario. |
| Up to 1867 Ontario was known as Canada West. |
| Henry John Havill | bap. 16 Jan 1828 Exeter St Pauls Devon | d. 20 May 1909 Chicago Cook Illinois | |
| 1. Ellen Munsen | b. 29 May 1825 Exeter Devon England | m. abt. 1846 Paris Brant Canada West | d. 4 Jun 1909 Hamilton Wentworth Ontario |
| 2. Isabelle Giles | b. abt. 1849 England | ||
| 3. Mary Belle Jackson | b. abt. 1852 | d. 29 April 1893 Chicago Cook Illinois | |
| William 1806 | Henry 1779 | Joseph 1749 |
| 1. Frederick | b. abt. 1848 Paris Brant Canada West | ||
| 1. Francis Charles | b. abt. 1849 Paris Brant Canada West | ||
| 1. Alfred Charles | b. 15 Jun 1849 Princeton Canada West | m. Mary Woods, 21, of Brantford Ontario, daughter of James and Margaret, 2 Jun 1873 Brantford | d. 30 May 1924 Hamilton Wentworth Ontario |
| 1. Edwin | b. 3 Apr 1856 Princeton Canada West | m. Mary Alletta Van Ryper 14 Dec 1887 Chicago Cook Illinois | d. 13 May 1910 Hamilton Wentworth Ontario |
| John Henry | b. 3 Apr 1856 Princeton Canada West | m. 1. Unknown ---John Henry 30 Mar 1897 2. Mary Low White 30 Jul 1901 Essex Ontario ---Irene Helen 19 Jul 1902 |
d. 29 Mar 1907 Hamilton Wentworth Ontario |
| 1. Isabella Louisa | b. 12 Mar 1862 Princeton Canada West | m. John William Noble
20 Jan 1886 Brantford Ontario ---Tracey 16 July 1886 Brant ---Gladys 22 Jan 1892 Brant |
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| 1. Alice May | b. abt. 1864 Princeton Canada West | m. Frederick J Peel 31 Aug 1891 Brantford Ontario | |
| 1. Ellen | b. 5 Feb 1867 Paris Brant Canada West | m. Richard Charles
Theodore Smith 24 Oct 1894 Hamilton Wentworth Ontario ---Lloyd Havill b. 30 Jun 1895 -took mother's surname, probable early death. |
d. prd 4 March 1927 Brant Ontario |
| 1. William Henry | b. abt. 1869 New York State | m. Sarah abt. 1902 Chicago Cook County Illinois | d. 18 Dec 1915 Chicago Cook Illinois |
| 2. Frederick Earl | b. 23 Jun 1878 Chicago Cook County Illinois | m. 1. Millie Gertrude
Mann 26 Jun 1901 Chicago Cook Illinois 2. Mildred May abt. 1908 Chicago Cook Illinois ---Charles Russel 1909 Chicago ---Russel 1919 Chicago 3. Elsie M Bister abt. 1920 Chicago Cook Illinois |
d. 7 Mar 1943 Chicago Cook Illinois |
| 3. Percy Carl | b. 12 Sep 1888 Chicago Cook County Illinois | m. Mary abt. 1910 Chicago Cook County Illinois | d. Sep 1952 Little Rock Arkansas -from an accident |
| (prd = press report date) | |||
| Census: | 1851 | 1880 | 1881 |
| 1851 -Canada West, Brant County, Village of Paris. | 1851canadawillhavill1806 |
| Name | Profession. | Birthplace | Religion | Age |
| William Havill | Builder | England | Episcopalian | 46 |
| Mrs Havill | England | Episcopalian | 38 | |
| George Havill | Canada | Episcopalian | 16 | |
| Amelia Havill | Canada | Episcopalian | 11 | |
| Mary Jean Havill | Canada | Episcopalian | 8 | |
| Henry J Havill | Builder | England | Episcopalian | 23 |
| Mrs Havill | England | Episcopalian | 27 | |
| Alfred C Havill | Canada | Episcopalian | 4 | |
| Frances Havill | Canada | Episcopalian | 3 | |
| Fredrick Havill | Canada | Episcopalian | 1 |
| 1880 US Census -Chicago Cook Illinois | 1880 US Henry John Havill 1828 |
| Name | Rel. | Stat. | Race | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Father's Bithplace | Mother's Birthplace |
| H. J. Havill | Self | M | W | 50 | Eng | Saloon Keeper | Eng | Eng |
| Bell Havill | Wife | Wife | W | 31 | Eng | House Keeper | Eng | Eng |
| Edward Havill | Son | S | W | 25 | Can | Bar Tender | Eng | Eng |
| William Havill | Son | S | W | 11 | Can | At School | Eng | Eng |
| Fred Havill | Son | S | W | 2 | IL | At School | Eng | Eng |
| George Giles | Son | S | W | 9 | ILl | At School | Eng | Eng |
| 1881 Canadian Census -Brantford Brant South Ontario | C18811 |
| Name | Status | Ethnic Origin | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Religion |
| Ellen Havill | M | English | 52 | England | Nurse | Weslyan Methodist |
| Isabella L Havill | English | 22 | Ontario | Dress Maker | Weslyan Methodist | |
| Alice Havill | English | 17 | Ontario | Weslyan Methodist | ||
| Nellie Havill | English | 15 | Ontario | Weslyan Methodist |