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Crossley Heaton

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Crossley Heaton

Birth
Kildwick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
Death
26 Jul 1889 (aged 63)
Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Crossley Heaton
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: 1826
Birth place: England
Gender: male
Port of departure: Liverpool, England
Ship name: Independence
Arrival date: 27 Jun 1842
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Occupation: grocer
Traveling with: Jonas Heaton, age 26, b. England; occupation: grocer [brother]
Line: 4
Microfilm serial: M237
Microfilm roll: M237_49
Page number: 2

Extract from the 1871 Census of Canada:
Name: Crosley Heaton
Age next birthday: 45
Estimated birth year: 1826
Birthplace: England
Gender: male
Origin: English
Relationship to head-of-house: head
Marital status: married
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Occupation: farmer
Province: Ontario
District: Norfolk North
District number: 12
Division: 04
Subdistrict: Windham
Subdistrict number: b
Census place: Windham, Norfolk North, Ontario; Roll: C-9909; Page: 27; Family No: 93

Extract from the 1881 Census of Canada:
Name: Crosley Heaton
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: 1829
Birthplace: England
Gender: male
Home in 1861: Brantford, Brant South, Ontario
Relation to head-of-house: head
Marital status: married
Ethnicity: English
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Occupation: not listed
Province: Ontario
District number: 159
District: Brant South
Subdistrict number: A
Subdistrict: Brantford
Division: 3
Census place: Brantford, Brant South, Ontario; Roll: C_13263; Page: 40; Family No: 220

Extract from Warner and Beers History of Brant County [Ontario, Canada], 1883:
Crosley Heaton, dealer in boots and shoes, North Colborne Street, Brantford, was born in Yorkshire, England, February 14th, 1826, and is a son of John Heaton, also a native of Yorkshire, who married Grace Crosley, of York, England, by whom he had a family of 10 children, five of whom survive, and are all residents of Brant County. The father died in 1841 and the mother in 1858. Crosley Heaton, the subject of this biography, left England when sixteen years of age, and with his brother Jonas came to Brant County, settling in Mount Pleasant Village. There he bought a farm of eighty acres, now in the village, on which he resided for thirty years. He then sold it and went into general business, which he conducted seven years. Selling this out also, he came to Brantford in 1879, and commenced the boot and shoe trade, in which he has met with good success. In connection with the store he has a repair shop. Mr. Heaton was formerly an Oddfellow. He is an adherent of the Methodist Church and a Reformer in politics. From 1862 till 1870 he was Captain of No. 4 Company of Brant Battalion of Rifles. He was married in February, 1851, to Sarah Parker, a native of Westmoreland, England, and their family numbered 10 children of whom the following survive; Grace, wife of Ralph Long, of Brantford; John C., junior member of Heaton & Son; Jonas E., with Frank Cockshutt; Amelia, Sarah and Harry. Mrs. Heaton is a member of Wellington Street Methodist Church.

Extract from Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1936:
Name: Crossley Heaton
Age: 63 years and 5 months
Estimated birth year: 1826
Birth location: England
Gender: male
Death date: 26 Jul 1889
Death location: Brantford, Brant, Ontario
Occupation: retired farmer
Religion: Methodist
Cause of death: dropsy of the heart - six weeks

He married Sarah Parker 5 Feb 1852 in the parish church in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Crossley Heaton
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: 1826
Birth place: England
Gender: male
Port of departure: Liverpool, England
Ship name: Independence
Arrival date: 27 Jun 1842
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Occupation: grocer
Traveling with: Jonas Heaton, age 26, b. England; occupation: grocer [brother]
Line: 4
Microfilm serial: M237
Microfilm roll: M237_49
Page number: 2

Extract from the 1871 Census of Canada:
Name: Crosley Heaton
Age next birthday: 45
Estimated birth year: 1826
Birthplace: England
Gender: male
Origin: English
Relationship to head-of-house: head
Marital status: married
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Occupation: farmer
Province: Ontario
District: Norfolk North
District number: 12
Division: 04
Subdistrict: Windham
Subdistrict number: b
Census place: Windham, Norfolk North, Ontario; Roll: C-9909; Page: 27; Family No: 93

Extract from the 1881 Census of Canada:
Name: Crosley Heaton
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: 1829
Birthplace: England
Gender: male
Home in 1861: Brantford, Brant South, Ontario
Relation to head-of-house: head
Marital status: married
Ethnicity: English
Religion: Weslyan Methodist
Occupation: not listed
Province: Ontario
District number: 159
District: Brant South
Subdistrict number: A
Subdistrict: Brantford
Division: 3
Census place: Brantford, Brant South, Ontario; Roll: C_13263; Page: 40; Family No: 220

Extract from Warner and Beers History of Brant County [Ontario, Canada], 1883:
Crosley Heaton, dealer in boots and shoes, North Colborne Street, Brantford, was born in Yorkshire, England, February 14th, 1826, and is a son of John Heaton, also a native of Yorkshire, who married Grace Crosley, of York, England, by whom he had a family of 10 children, five of whom survive, and are all residents of Brant County. The father died in 1841 and the mother in 1858. Crosley Heaton, the subject of this biography, left England when sixteen years of age, and with his brother Jonas came to Brant County, settling in Mount Pleasant Village. There he bought a farm of eighty acres, now in the village, on which he resided for thirty years. He then sold it and went into general business, which he conducted seven years. Selling this out also, he came to Brantford in 1879, and commenced the boot and shoe trade, in which he has met with good success. In connection with the store he has a repair shop. Mr. Heaton was formerly an Oddfellow. He is an adherent of the Methodist Church and a Reformer in politics. From 1862 till 1870 he was Captain of No. 4 Company of Brant Battalion of Rifles. He was married in February, 1851, to Sarah Parker, a native of Westmoreland, England, and their family numbered 10 children of whom the following survive; Grace, wife of Ralph Long, of Brantford; John C., junior member of Heaton & Son; Jonas E., with Frank Cockshutt; Amelia, Sarah and Harry. Mrs. Heaton is a member of Wellington Street Methodist Church.

Extract from Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1936:
Name: Crossley Heaton
Age: 63 years and 5 months
Estimated birth year: 1826
Birth location: England
Gender: male
Death date: 26 Jul 1889
Death location: Brantford, Brant, Ontario
Occupation: retired farmer
Religion: Methodist
Cause of death: dropsy of the heart - six weeks

He married Sarah Parker 5 Feb 1852 in the parish church in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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