Family:Whitney, Henry William (c1844-a1880)

Henry William Whitney, ([probably] Francis, Henry), probably the son of Francis and Susan (Nassiah) Whitney, was born circa 1846, West Indies, and died after 1880.

He married, 1865, Jersey City, NJ, Eliza M. Fortin. She was born circa 1848, NY, and died after 1880.

On 13 Mar 1871, he and his family arrived in New York aboard the Schooner Mattie Holmes, bound from Demerara.^[1] It appears that they were from the United States and just visiting Demerara. They had all occupied the "Cabin" while on board.

Names	Age	Sex	Occupation	The Country to which they severally belong	The Country in which they intend to become inhabitants
H W Whitney	25	Male	Clerk	United States	United States
Eliza Whitney	23	Female		"	"
G Whitney	5	Female		"	"
H Whitney	18 months	Male		"	"
[blank]	19	Female	Servant	Demerara	"

Children of Henry William and Eliza M. (Fortin) Whitney:

i.	Gertrude Whitney, b. ca. 1866, NY.
ii.	Henry Whitney, b. ca. 1869, NY. This was perhaps Family:Whitney, Harry W. (1870-1917).
iii.	Florence Whitney, b. ca. 1872, NY.
iv.	Ella Whitney, b. ca. 1873, NJ.
v.	Frank Whitney, b. ca. 1876, NJ.

Census

• 1870, Ward 10, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York: Henry Whitney, Shipping Clerk, b. West Indies
• 1880, New York, New York Co., NY:

Henry WHITNEY 35 Self M M W WEST INDIES Clerk In Store WEST INDIES WEST INDIES Eliza M. WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Gertrude WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W NY At School WEST INDIES NY Henry WHITNEY 11 Son M S W NY At School WEST INDIES NY Florence WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W NY WEST INDIES NY Ella WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W NJ WEST INDIES NY Frank WHITNEY 4 Son M S W NJ WEST INDIES NY

References

• Census records

1. ^  New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

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