Pat & Corinna’s Family History - Person Sheet
Pat & Corinna’s Family History - Person Sheet
NameHenry Robert Whitworth 
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62Birth23 Feb 1864, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Baptism3 Apr 1864
Immigration1882, Canada
Death16 Oct 1949, Westbank, British Columbia, Canada
BurialMountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MemoHORNE1-3-05-001-0015
OccupationFarmer
FatherJames Robert Whitworth (1838-)
MotherCharlotte Sharman (1836-)
Spouses
Birth13 Jun 1869, Hollen, Ontario, Canada
Death21 Jan 1937, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Burial23 Jan 1937, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
FatherThomas A. Cross (ca1833-)
MotherAnnie Moore (ca1833-)
Marriage28 Sep 1892, Morris, Manitoba, Canada
ChildrenStanley Robert (Died as Infant) (1893-1894)
Frances Marion (1894-1962)
Charlotte Anne (1896-1967)
Florence Louise (1897-1993)
Margaret Eleanor (1901-1982)
Kathleen Helen (1902-1923)
Henry James (Died as Infant) (1908-1910)
Evelyn Alice (Died as Infant) (1909-1910)
Notes for Henry Robert Whitworth
Farmed in Manitoba for 18 years (approximately 1885-1903). After visiting England for 6 months, he moved to Vancouver and from 1904, he operated a cattle ranch in the Skagit Valley. This was later sold on his retirement to the City of Seattle.
Military notes for Henry Robert Whitworth
In 1885, enlisted in the Moose Mountain Scouts and served during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. In 1948, he was presented to Viscount Alexander, Governor-General of Canada, as the oldest veteran of that conflict.