Hello Lesley: the names HENRY & DOWDING (often spelt DOWDEN) rang a bell and I found in Caribbeana, Vol. 6 pages 57 & 93, the following entries: Page 57: Trinity, Palmetto Point, St. Kitts, Baptisms: 1822 Feb 10 Received into the Church after private baptism by myself*, Mary Grace Clements d. of Nicholas Clements Henry Esq. and Elizabeth his wife. Sponsors by Proxy, Mrs. Nicholas Dowding, Lady Martha Colleton, Mrs. Catherine Dowding. 1827 Nov 24 Henrietta Elizth. Clements d. of Nicholas Clements Henry & Elizth. his wife, b Oct 20, 1827. Sponsors Wm. McMahon, Esq., Mrs. McMahon, Miss Black, by Proxy. 1831 Jan 6. Albert Charles Clements s. of Nicholas Clements Henry & Elizth. his wife, b. 23 Nov., '30 Page 93: Trinity, Palmetto Point, St. Kitts, Burials: 1829 Henrietta Elizth. Clements Henry, aged nearly 2 years. (signed) John Butler Pemberton, Rector * John Butler Pemberton, Rector I have found nothing on a Frederick and no indication that he belongs to this St. Kitts connected family, but this may give you another approach to your search. I also agree that the surname HENRY is not that common, certainly in the West Indies, and in the early records is often spelled HENERY. Your widow Elizabeth might be a DOWDING. If you can get hold of a Baronetage for the early 1800s, you might also discover just who Lady Martha COLLETON is, the Colletons (Sir Peter et al) of course being connected to the West Indies from the earliest times Good luck with your search. Ernest Wiltshire On 24/08/10 4:12 AM, Lesley Albertson wrote: > ... There is also, in the 1851 Census, a Thomas HENRY, unmarried, b. > 1815, a > Brewer with Hanbery& Cooper ... born *Demerer*, West Indies > (Demerara?),living with his unmarried sister Eliza, b.1818 in St > George, Middlesex. (This latter seems to be St. George, Hanover Square, where she later married William Thomas Sheldon SMITH) ... > > The owner of the house was an unmarried niece, those name has been > incorrectly transcribed as Catherine DOROTHY. (It is actually Catherine > DOWDING). > > HENRY is not all *that* common - and certainly, there is no Frederick > HENRY born at around the right time in Family Search, or Findmypast. > (His age is given as 20, on his Old Bailey record (in 1830), and from > that and his Australian records, I calculate his birth to be around > September, 1809). ... > Cheers, > Lesley > (In soggy Nundle, Australia)

Hi Ernest and Listers, Many thanks, Ernest, for those fascinating records - that really means that the Elizabeth HENRY, widow, in St. Pancras really cannot be the mother of my Frederick, so that short-lived idea must now be laid to rest. I did find, however, in Findmypast, GRO ARMY CHAPLAINS DEATH INDICES (1796 to 1880), in the period 1860-1867, the deaths of George HENRY and Thomas HENRY in Demerara. Ages not given, unfortunately ... but I guess there is still *some* possibility of a West Indies connection, for my elusive 2g-grandfather. Thanks again for your help - much appreciated. Regards, Lesley (In wet, wintry Nundle, Australia) *** > Hello Lesley: the names HENRY& DOWDING (often spelt DOWDEN) rang a > bell and I found in Caribbeana, Vol. 6 pages 57& 93, the following entries: > > Page 57: Trinity, Palmetto Point, St. Kitts, Baptisms: > > 1822 Feb 10 Received into the Church after private baptism by myself*, > Mary Grace Clements d. of Nicholas Clements Henry Esq. and Elizabeth his > wife. Sponsors by Proxy, Mrs. Nicholas Dowding, Lady Martha Colleton, > Mrs. Catherine Dowding. <snip>