Henry Hayes

Henry Hayes

Henry Hayes, 1836-1916

• Father: (?) Hayes
• Mother: ?Mary? (?) b. circa 1811

• Henry Hayes was born circa 5 April 1836 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
• ?Mary? (?) appeared in the British census of 30 March 1851 in Tower Hamlets, West Hackney, Middlesex, England, at 25 Wellington Street. Other members of the household included Henry Hayes. It is an educated guess that this is the correct Henry Hayes. Also in the household were children Mary (age 10), David (6) and Alfred (6).
• Henry Hayes appeared in the British census of 7 April 1861 in Holy Trinity the Less, London South, Middlesex, England, at the Police Station.
• He was a police constable, according to the 1861 census.
• He married Mary (?) circa 1863.
• Henry Hayes appeared in the British census of 2 April 1871 in St. Peter on Cornhill, All Hallows Barking, London, England, at 51-53 Cornhill, 1 St. Peter's Alley.
• He was a banker's messenger, according to the 1871 census.
• He married Johanna Brassel, daughter of Michael Brassel, on 6 May 1874 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada, at the Cathedral Church of St. James, by license, with the Rev. H. J. Grasett officiating. Witnesses were Henry Woodhouse and Martha Gray of Toronto. At the time of his marriage, Henry Hayes was employed as a special constable. Witnesses were Henry Woodhouse and Martha Gray of Toronto. In this marriage record, the bride is identified as widow Hannah Rushton, age 32, parents Michael and Elizabeth Brassell, and the groom as bachelor Henry Hayes, age 36, parents Henry and Catherine Hayes..
• Henry Hayes appeared in the 1877 Toronto, Ontario, City Directory at 77 Ontario listed as a laborer..
• Henry Hayes appeared in the 1878 Toronto, Ontario, City Directory at 77 Ontario listed as a laborer..
• Henry Hayes and Johanna Brassel appeared in the 4 April 1881 census of Canada in Niagara Falls (formerly Clifton), Welland County, Ontario, Canada. Other members of the household included Mary Ann Rushton, Jane Rushton, George Rushton, Henry Hayes, Hannah Hayes and Louise Hayes. "Johanna" is identified as Hannah Hayes, age 37.
• Henry Hayes and Johanna Brassel appeared in the 6 April 1891 census of Canada in Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada. Other members of the household included Henry Hayes, Hannah Hayes and Louise Hayes. "Johanna" is identified as Hannah Hayes, age 54.
• He was a general labourer, according to the 1891 census.
• Henry Hayes and Johanna Brassel appeared in the 31 March 1901 census of Canada in Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, at McGrail. Other members of the household included Henry Hayes and Louise Hayes. "Johanna" is identified as Anna Hays, age 58 (born 6 August 1843).
• He was a watchman, according to the 1901 census.
• Two snapshots were taken of Henry Hayes, about 1910.
  

  Henry Hayes, 1836-1916, about 1910
  

  Henry Hayes, 1836-1916, about 1910
  

  Hannah Hayes Wright and daughter Eleanor, about 1910
• Henry Hayes and Johanna Brassel appeared in the 1 June 1911 census of Canada in Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, at 79 McGrail Avenue. Other members of the household included Henry Hayes. "Johanna" is identified as Anna Hayes, age 70 (born April 1841).
• He was night watchman for a foundry, according to the 1911 census.
• Henry Hayes died on 1 December 1916 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• He was interred at All Saints Church Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada.
• The following appeared in an Ontario newspaper: (Niagara Falls, Ont., Dec. 2) Harry Hayes, 78 years of age, died at his home, No. 79 McGrail avenue yesterday afternoon. The funeral will be held on Monday at 2:30 p. m., from the family residence to All Saints Church cemetery for burial -- motors. Deceased is survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. W. C. Wright, of Toronto; Mrs. J. Gorman of Niagara Falls, N. Y; Mrs. P. Wilson, Niagara Falls, N. Y., and one son, Harry, at home.
• Johanna Brassel became a widow at his death.
• Henry Hayes's estate was probated in the Surrogate Court of Welland County, Ontario. Henry Hayes having died intestate.
• A single grave marker identifies the graves of Henry Hayes and Johanna Brassel . At a gathering in 2000 of their Candadian and US descendants, it became clear that none of them has any idea who was responsible for erecting relatively recently the granite monument marking the graves of Henry and "Hannah" Hayes, nor did All Saints church records yield any information on the subject. This is especially noteworthy, since the birthdate of neither is in keeping with other records over the course of their lives; their official birth/baptism records have yet to be found.
  

  Henry and Hannah Brassel Hayes, All Saints Anglican Churchyard, Niagara Falls, Ontario
  

  All Saints Anglican Churchyard, Niagara Falls, Ontario (2002)
  

  All Saints Anglican Church, Niagara Falls, Ontario (2002)

• Last Edited: 26 Jan 2017