Henry Baycroft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Apr 1826 - Colne, Lancaster, England
Christening: 20 Aug 1826 - Colne, Lancaster, England
Death: 16 Nov 1910 - Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
Burial: in Graham's Cemetery, Everett, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Census, Candian, 1861 in Simcoe, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada
1861 census 391 page 011 line 05• Census, Canadian, 1881 in Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
@ca.on.simcoe.tosorontio_township film C1073 lds0349322 <http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/6/6.htm>
5 BAYCROFT Henry m 34 married
6 BAYCROFT {?} Helen f 31 married
7 BAYCROFT William John m 11
8 BAYCROFT George Edward m 10
9 BAYCROFT Mary Ann f 8
10 BAYCROFT Elisabeth f 6
11 BAYCROFT Helen f 3
12 BAYCROFT Edward m 40 married
13 BAYCROFT George m 10
14 BLAKEMORE Elisabeth f 21
15 BELAMY William m 21
Henry BAYCROFT, M, Male, English, 54, England, Farmer, Methodist Canada• Census, Canadian, 1891 in Tosorontio, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
Ellen BAYCROFT, M, Female, English, 52, England, Methodist Canada
William BAYCROFT, , Male, English, 31, O <Ontario>, School Teacher, Methodist Canada
Elizabeth BAYCROFT, , Female, English, 24, O <Ontario>, Methodist Canada
Nellie BAYCROFT, , Female, English, 22, O <Ontario>, Methodist Canada
Alfred BAYCROFT, , Male, English, 19, O <Ontario>, Miller, Methodist Canada
Richard BAYCROFT, , Male, English, 18, O <Ontario>, , Methodist Canada
Alice BAYCROFT, , Female, English, 16, O <Ontario>, , Methodist Canada
Herbert BAYCROFT, , Male, English, 14, O <Ontario>, , Methodist Canada
Maud BAYCROFT, , Female, English, 9, O <Ontario>, , Methodist Canada
Ida BAYCROFT, , Female, English, 6, O <Ontario>, ,Methodist Canada
William HOPKINDS, ,Male, Irish, 21, O <Ontario>, Servant, Church of England.
Tosorontio, Dist. G-1, page 21• Census, Canadian, 1901 in Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Baycroft Henery ----- c.1826, Tosorontio Dist G1 Page 21 Line 10
Baycroft Elen ----- c.1829, Tosorontio Dist G1 Page 21 Line 11
Baycroft Elizebeth ----- c.1859, Tosorontio Dist G1 Page 21 Line 12
Baycroft Sarah ----- c.1866, Tosorontio Dist G1 Page 21 Line 13
Baycroft Herbet J. ----- c.1868, Tosorontio Dist G1 Page 21 Line 14
Baycroft Ida ----- c.1875, Tosorontio Dist G1 Page 21 Line 15
Alliston Town, Simcoe South, B-2, page 2
Baycroft, Henry, m, head, April 10, 1826, age 74, b: England
Baycroft, Ellen, f, wife, m, April 3, 1829, age 71, b: England
Baycroft, Sarah A., f, daughter, s, February 22, 1865, age 36, b: Ontario
Baycroft, Henry R., m, grandson, s, July 13, 1900, age 9m, b: Ontario
Parents
Father: George Baycroft 1
Mother: Elizabeth Abigail Nash 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Helen Heritage 1
Marriage: 9 Nov 1848 - Middleton, Ontario, Canada
Status:
Children:
1. William John Baycroft 1
2. George Edward Baycroft 1
3. Mary Ann Baycroft 1
4. Elizabeth Isabella Baycroft 1
5. Helen Maria Baycroft 1
6. Thomas Baycroft
7. Henry Alfred Baycroft 1
8. Richard Edgar Baycroft 1
9. Sarah Alice Baycroft 1
10. Herbert Thomas Baycroft 1
11. Ernest Frederick Baycroft 1
12. Martha Maud Baycroft 1
13. Ida Etheland Baycroft 1
Notes
Death Notes:
Ontario Archive death record:General:
Reel 935-158, #028207-10
Henry Baycroft
Male, d: November 16, Lot 9, con. 6, Tossorontio, age 84 years
b: April 20, 1826, England, retired farmer, married/single not given
Father: Richard Baycroft, b: England
Mother: Not Given
Cause: Cardiac Failure
Informant: W. F. Kinsey, Alliston
November 16, 1910
Henry went with his friend Thomas Herritage to his home and there met Helen and in due course a wedding was arranged. The nearest church was at Middleton, just west of Bradford and there they were married. A legend has it that Thomas became a little too merry during the wedding celebrations and rode his horse into the church.
Henry and Helen made their home at Lot 9, Concession 6, Tosorentio Township, Simcoe County. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at Bond Head on Nov. 9, 1898. They celebrated the 60th Anniversary at the Wilkinson home, on the farm where they started their life together. It was a lovely fall day and those assembled had a wonderful time. especially the young fry. There were so many present that there had to be two sittings for dinner and the children were given the first turn at dinner and turned out to play.
Several stories might be mentioned at this time, though the writer cannot vouch for the truth of them. There is the one about a large bear. Apparently ther was a fairly high railfence around the small yard in which the small children played. Grandmother returned from a chore some place to see a bear, front paws on the top rail, looking at two small boys. And wolves were plentiful, and they howled. One night Grandmotheer was home alone with small children and a small Terrier dog. The dog happened to be outside. The wolves, howling all the while, chased him so closely that he, frantic, dashed through the window into the cabin, and the shutters had to be slammed to keep the wolves from following the dog.
It is said that Henry's skin was very tender and that to protect his hands when doing rough work he wore gloves. This sensitive skin was passed on to some of his family. He was said to have beautiful white hair and beard. Some of the grandchildren remembered sitting on his knee making tiny braids in his beard.
Sources
1. Canadian Ged.