Individual Details

Henry Mockford

(February 5, 1831 - April 11, 1905)

Henry Mockford was born in Cornwall enlgand in 1831. He was a miller like his father. He married Philippa Johns in 1853. Henry left for America in 1854, his family joined him a year later. Henry continued as a miller, was a flour dealer and worked at the Johnson Harvester Company which would become part of Massey Ferguson.

Events

BirthFebruary 5, 1831England, United Kingdom
Census1851Budock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
MarriageJuly 9, 1853Mylor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - Philippa Johns
Arrival1854New York, United States
Census1860Clarkson, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1865Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1870Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Residence1872Flour mill business - Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1875Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1880Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1900Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States
DeathApril 11, 1905Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States
OccupationMiller
OccupationFarmer
OccupationTime clerk
BurialElmwood Cemetery, Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States

Families

SpousePhilippa Johns (1828 - 1903)
ChildWilliam H. Mockford (1853 - 1936)
ChildRichard John Mockford (1856 - 1910)
ChildEmily Elizabeth Mockford (1857 - 1935)
ChildLucy Jane Mockford (1859 - 1938)
ChildHarry Stephen Mockford (1862 - 1941)
ChildMary Mockford (1864 - 1930)
ChildMilton J. Mockford (1868 - 1930)
FatherRichard Mockford (1802 - 1867)
MotherElizabeth Frances Green (1809 - 1889)
SiblingWilliam Stephens Mockford (1842 - 1932)
SiblingEllen Mockford (1844 - 1922)
SiblingClarissa Mockford (1847 - 1920)
SiblingEmily Mockford (1849 - )
SiblingEdward John Mockford (1853 - 1936)

Notes

Marriage

Henry was 22 and worked as a miller. Philippa was 24 and listed as a ‘spinster’. Their fathers Richard Mockford, also a miller and John Johns a gardener, are witnesses on the record

Residence

Business Notices Mockford , Henry Propr of flouring and custom mill, Mockford, WS Propr of saw mill. Particular attention paid to custom work. Lumber constantly on hand and for sale at lowest rates. Printed in the Monreo Co NY atlas, 1872.

Death

In the Iowa Recorder, Richard is called to New York because his father is ill, his father dies the same evening Richard arrives.

Endnotes

1. FamilySearch.org, England 1851 census, FamilySearch.org, 3 August 2016, Household ID 1924141, line 10, Digital Folder 101795635, Image 00803 no image.

2. OPC Online Parish Clerks, , Cornwall OPC Database (https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/home/ : accessed )

3. United States Census 1860 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M653 313, Washington, D.C., FHL 803785, Digital Folder 005170376, Image 00053 (48 of 54).

4. FamilySearch.org., New York State Census 1865 database with images. FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. , FHL 833776, Digital Folder 004239205, Image 00378 (37 of 63).

5. United States Census 1870 database, FamilySearch.org, accessed 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M593, Washington, D.C., FHL microfilm 552471 Digital Folder 004275078 Image 00449 (27 of 58).

6. (1971). || Page 18 Henry and William Mockford, their businesses a flour and saw mill in Hamlin, NY.

7. FamilySearch.org., New York State Census, 1875 database with images. FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. , FHL 833781, Digital Folder 004327111, Image 00353 (9 of 44).

8. United States 1880 census database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T9. Washington, D.C., FHL 1254861, Digital Folder 005161541, Image 00365 ( 39 of 53) Affiliate Film 0861.

9. United States Census 1900 database, FamilySearch.org accessed 2016. NARA microfilm publication M432, Washington D.C., FHL 1241038 Digital Folder 004114521 Image Number 00054 (30 of 53).

10. OPC Online Parish Clerks, , Cornwall OPC Database (https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/home/ : accessed )

11. FamilySearch.org., New York State Census 1865 database with images. FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. , FHL 833776, Digital Folder 004239205, Image 00378 (37 of 63).

12. United States 1880 census database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T9. Washington, D.C., FHL 1254861, Digital Folder 005161541, Image 00365 ( 39 of 53) Affiliate Film 0861.

13. United States Census 1900 database, FamilySearch.org accessed 2016. NARA microfilm publication M432, Washington D.C., FHL 1241038 Digital Folder 004114521 Image Number 00054 (30 of 53).

14. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .