Born in Derbyshire, baptised at St. Mary's Nottinham, Nottinghamshire.
The family emigrated to the United States in 1810 - Henry Holmes Belfield and Cynthia Wharton Belfield and their 6 children. They settled in the Baltimore Maryland area. Two children more were born in Maryland. As their foundry was eventually sited in Philadelphia, they moved thereafter to Philadelphia.
Henry, Sr., with his sons, Henry, William, and Thomas established H.H.Belfield & Sons, a brass foundry. Initially, their business began making suspenders for stockings and socks. They later began making precision brass valves and related objects. This business was carried on by by Thomas Broom Belfield, Henry H. jr's son, at the same location, 435 North Broad Street, Philadelphia. This firm changed from the partnership between HH Belfield sr. and Sons. Articles of Incorporation were taken out in 1836 by H.H.Belfield, his son Thomas Broom Belfield and other investors and it remained in business until 1949 as H. Belfield & Co. when it was acquired by Honeywell.
Three of Henry Sr.'s sons (Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889, William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900)and Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)) with William Levy and family, William Appleton (Ann Belfield) and family, and Isaac Tussey sr. and Isaac Jr.(Maria Belfield) and family, moved to Van Buren Co. Iowa, about the year 1844 or '46. Henry Holmes Belfield, "Jr" (1815-1890) was the brother that remained with his family in Philadelphia to run the brass foundry.
Spouse:
Cynthia Wharton (1785-1862), died in Philadelphia, and Henry was left a widower. At some point Henry went to visit or to live with his other sons who were in Iowa and the time. He died in Bentonsport, Iowa in 1872, ten years after his wife.
Children:
-- Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889) [born England] married Anna E. Marshall (1810-1884)
-- William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900) [born England]
married Selener Emily Marshall (1808-1875)
-- Ann Belfield (1812-1904)[born England] married William Appleton (1808–1865)
-- Henry Holmes Belfield (1815-1890) [born England] married Elizabeth Broom (1820-1895)
-- Cynthia (Synthia) Belfield, (1815 -1876) [born England, died in Keokuk, Iowa] She married James Eaton Johnston (abt.1811-1878) [born in Scotland, died in Missouri].
-- Maria Belfield (1818-1900) married Isaac S Tussey (1814-1876)
-- Mary Virginia Belfield (1824-1910) married
James Farren (1819-1889)
-- Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)[born Maryland] married Maria Johnson (1829-1911)
The family emigrated to the United States in 1810 - Henry Holmes Belfield and Cynthia Wharton Belfield and their 6 children. They settled in the Baltimore Maryland area. Two children more were born in Maryland. As their foundry was eventually sited in Philadelphia, they moved thereafter to Philadelphia.
Henry, Sr., with his sons, Henry, William, and Thomas established H.H.Belfield & Sons, a brass foundry. Initially, their business began making suspenders for stockings and socks. They later began making precision brass valves and related objects. This business was carried on by by Thomas Broom Belfield, Henry H. jr's son, at the same location, 435 North Broad Street, Philadelphia. This firm changed from the partnership between HH Belfield sr. and Sons. Articles of Incorporation were taken out in 1836 by H.H.Belfield, his son Thomas Broom Belfield and other investors and it remained in business until 1949 as H. Belfield & Co. when it was acquired by Honeywell.
Three of Henry Sr.'s sons (Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889, William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900)and Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)) with William Levy and family, William Appleton (Ann Belfield) and family, and Isaac Tussey sr. and Isaac Jr.(Maria Belfield) and family, moved to Van Buren Co. Iowa, about the year 1844 or '46. Henry Holmes Belfield, "Jr" (1815-1890) was the brother that remained with his family in Philadelphia to run the brass foundry.
Spouse:
Cynthia Wharton (1785-1862), died in Philadelphia, and Henry was left a widower. At some point Henry went to visit or to live with his other sons who were in Iowa and the time. He died in Bentonsport, Iowa in 1872, ten years after his wife.
Children:
-- Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889) [born England] married Anna E. Marshall (1810-1884)
-- William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900) [born England]
married Selener Emily Marshall (1808-1875)
-- Ann Belfield (1812-1904)[born England] married William Appleton (1808–1865)
-- Henry Holmes Belfield (1815-1890) [born England] married Elizabeth Broom (1820-1895)
-- Cynthia (Synthia) Belfield, (1815 -1876) [born England, died in Keokuk, Iowa] She married James Eaton Johnston (abt.1811-1878) [born in Scotland, died in Missouri].
-- Maria Belfield (1818-1900) married Isaac S Tussey (1814-1876)
-- Mary Virginia Belfield (1824-1910) married
James Farren (1819-1889)
-- Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)[born Maryland] married Maria Johnson (1829-1911)
Born in Derbyshire, baptised at St. Mary's Nottinham, Nottinghamshire.
The family emigrated to the United States in 1810 - Henry Holmes Belfield and Cynthia Wharton Belfield and their 6 children. They settled in the Baltimore Maryland area. Two children more were born in Maryland. As their foundry was eventually sited in Philadelphia, they moved thereafter to Philadelphia.
Henry, Sr., with his sons, Henry, William, and Thomas established H.H.Belfield & Sons, a brass foundry. Initially, their business began making suspenders for stockings and socks. They later began making precision brass valves and related objects. This business was carried on by by Thomas Broom Belfield, Henry H. jr's son, at the same location, 435 North Broad Street, Philadelphia. This firm changed from the partnership between HH Belfield sr. and Sons. Articles of Incorporation were taken out in 1836 by H.H.Belfield, his son Thomas Broom Belfield and other investors and it remained in business until 1949 as H. Belfield & Co. when it was acquired by Honeywell.
Three of Henry Sr.'s sons (Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889, William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900)and Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)) with William Levy and family, William Appleton (Ann Belfield) and family, and Isaac Tussey sr. and Isaac Jr.(Maria Belfield) and family, moved to Van Buren Co. Iowa, about the year 1844 or '46. Henry Holmes Belfield, "Jr" (1815-1890) was the brother that remained with his family in Philadelphia to run the brass foundry.
Spouse:
Cynthia Wharton (1785-1862), died in Philadelphia, and Henry was left a widower. At some point Henry went to visit or to live with his other sons who were in Iowa and the time. He died in Bentonsport, Iowa in 1872, ten years after his wife.
Children:
-- Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889) [born England] married Anna E. Marshall (1810-1884)
-- William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900) [born England]
married Selener Emily Marshall (1808-1875)
-- Ann Belfield (1812-1904)[born England] married William Appleton (1808–1865)
-- Henry Holmes Belfield (1815-1890) [born England] married Elizabeth Broom (1820-1895)
-- Cynthia (Synthia) Belfield, (1815 -1876) [born England, died in Keokuk, Iowa] She married James Eaton Johnston (abt.1811-1878) [born in Scotland, died in Missouri].
-- Maria Belfield (1818-1900) married Isaac S Tussey (1814-1876)
-- Mary Virginia Belfield (1824-1910) married
James Farren (1819-1889)
-- Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)[born Maryland] married Maria Johnson (1829-1911)
The family emigrated to the United States in 1810 - Henry Holmes Belfield and Cynthia Wharton Belfield and their 6 children. They settled in the Baltimore Maryland area. Two children more were born in Maryland. As their foundry was eventually sited in Philadelphia, they moved thereafter to Philadelphia.
Henry, Sr., with his sons, Henry, William, and Thomas established H.H.Belfield & Sons, a brass foundry. Initially, their business began making suspenders for stockings and socks. They later began making precision brass valves and related objects. This business was carried on by by Thomas Broom Belfield, Henry H. jr's son, at the same location, 435 North Broad Street, Philadelphia. This firm changed from the partnership between HH Belfield sr. and Sons. Articles of Incorporation were taken out in 1836 by H.H.Belfield, his son Thomas Broom Belfield and other investors and it remained in business until 1949 as H. Belfield & Co. when it was acquired by Honeywell.
Three of Henry Sr.'s sons (Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889, William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900)and Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)) with William Levy and family, William Appleton (Ann Belfield) and family, and Isaac Tussey sr. and Isaac Jr.(Maria Belfield) and family, moved to Van Buren Co. Iowa, about the year 1844 or '46. Henry Holmes Belfield, "Jr" (1815-1890) was the brother that remained with his family in Philadelphia to run the brass foundry.
Spouse:
Cynthia Wharton (1785-1862), died in Philadelphia, and Henry was left a widower. At some point Henry went to visit or to live with his other sons who were in Iowa and the time. He died in Bentonsport, Iowa in 1872, ten years after his wife.
Children:
-- Thomas Holmes Belfield (1807- 1889) [born England] married Anna E. Marshall (1810-1884)
-- William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900) [born England]
married Selener Emily Marshall (1808-1875)
-- Ann Belfield (1812-1904)[born England] married William Appleton (1808–1865)
-- Henry Holmes Belfield (1815-1890) [born England] married Elizabeth Broom (1820-1895)
-- Cynthia (Synthia) Belfield, (1815 -1876) [born England, died in Keokuk, Iowa] She married James Eaton Johnston (abt.1811-1878) [born in Scotland, died in Missouri].
-- Maria Belfield (1818-1900) married Isaac S Tussey (1814-1876)
-- Mary Virginia Belfield (1824-1910) married
James Farren (1819-1889)
-- Alfred Belfield (1822-1886)[born Maryland] married Maria Johnson (1829-1911)
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