Henry METCALFE, Gent. b. 1824 Friar Head, Gargrave, North Yorkshire, England d. Jun 1890 West Ham, London, Essex, England: Our Family History

1824 - 1890 (66 years)

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Name Henry METCALFE

Suffix Gent.

Relationship with Ronald MILLWARD

Birth

1824

Friar Head, Gargrave, North Yorkshire, England

Friar Head
Gargrave, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Christening 27 Jun 1824 St. Andrew's Church, Gargrave, North Yorkshire, England

Baptism Record (1824 May-Aug)
St. Andrew's Church, Gargrave

St. Andrews' Church
Gargrave, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Gender Male

Census 1851 295 Holborn, Holborn, London, Middlesex, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
2	295	Henry	Metcalfe	Head	1824	Gargrave	27	Male	Married	Draper and Outfitter
3	295	Susannah	Metcalfe	Wife	1821	London	30	Female	Married
4	295	Henry T	Metcalfe	Son	1847	London	4	Male
5	295	Edward	Marchant	Shop Man	1828	St James	23	Male	Single	Draper's Shopman
6	295	William	Goat	Shop Man	1829	Norwich	22	Male	Single	Draper's Shopman
7	295	William	Silcock	Apprentice	1835	Newcastle on Tyne	16	Male	Single	Draper's Apprentice
8	295	John	Milton	Porter	1830	Huntspill	21	Male	Single	Draper's Porter
9	295	Edward	Wonton	Porter	1831	Spitalfields	20	Male	Single	Draper's Porter
10	295	William	Neil	Shop Man	1813	Oldham	38	Male	Married	Draper's Shopman
11	295	Sarah	Burdock	Servant	1807	Maidstone	44	Female	Single	General Servant
12	295	George	Yates	Shop Man	1830	Honiton	21	Male	Single	Draper's Shopman

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 1513 Folio: 546 Page: 2 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=jycg_5298
Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk

Census 1861 99 High Street, Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
8	6	Henry	Metcalf	Head	1824	Yorkshire	37	Male	Married	Outfitters Assistant
9	6	Susannah	Metcalf	Wife	1825	Middlesex	36	Female	Married
10	6	Francis A	Metcalf	Son	1851	Whitechapel	10	Male		Scholar
11	6	Susannah	Metcalf	Daughter	1855	Whitechapel	6	Female		Scholar

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 270 Folio: 108 Page: 3 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=shnj_5304
Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk

Census 1871 3 Oley Place, Mile End, London, Middlesex, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
24	113	Henry	Metcalfe	Head	1814	Westbury	47	Male	Married	Tailor
25	113	Susannah	Metcalfe	Wife	1811	London	50	Female	Married
1	113	Frances A	Metcalfe	Son	1851	London	20	Male	Single	Solicitor's Clerk
2	113	Susannah	Metcalfe	Daughter	1855	London	16	Female	Single	Scholar
3	113	Henry T	Metcalfe	Son	1847	London	24	Male	Single	Solicitor's Clerk

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 559 Folio: 72 Page: 20 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=g26j_5299
Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk

Census 1881 Clifton House, Church Street, West Ham, London, Essex, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
11	293	Henry	Metcalfe	Head	1824	Skipton	57	Male	Married	Tailor
12	293	Susannah	Metcalfe	Wife	1818	London	63	Female	Married
13	293	Frances	Metcalfe	Son	1851	London	30	Male	Single	School Master
14	293	Susannah	Metcalfe	Daughter	1858	London	23	Female	Single	School Mistress

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 1719 Folio: 56 Page: 56 Image: West Ham Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=y349_5305
Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk

Occupation Tailor

Death Jun 1890 West Ham, London, Essex, England

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Thomas METCALFE, b. 1793, Skelda Farm, Martons Both, North Yorkshire, England

d. 25 Jul 1862, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 69 years) (Father)

Elizabeth HIERON (2 x Great Grandmother)

Person ID I52939 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 13 Mar 2026

Father	Thomas METCALFE, b. 1793, Skelda Farm, Martons Both, North Yorkshire, England d. 25 Jul 1862, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 69 years)
Mother	Jane BLAKE, b. 1792, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 28 Feb 1876, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 84 years)
Marriage	16 Oct 1816	St. Peter's Church, Rylstone, North Yorkshire, England
		Marriage Record (1816 Aug-Dec) St. Peter's Church, Rylstone
		St. Peter's Church Rylstone, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Family ID	F19664	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Susannah DAVIS, b. 1817, Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England d. Jun 1895, Romford, Havering, Essex, England (Age 78 years)

Marriage 30 Nov 1845 St. Dunstan & All Saints Church, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England

St. Dunstan & All Saints Church
Stepney, London, Middlesex

Children

+	1. Henry Thomas METCALFE, b. 15 Dec 1846, Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England ▻ Mary Bennett PEGGE m. 26 Dec 1876; Eliza Anne BLOOM m. 17 Oct 1891
	2. Francis Arthur METCALFE, b. 1 May 1850, Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England
+	3. Susannah METCALFE, b. 1854, London, Middlesex, England ▻ John W. RANDALL

Family ID F9608 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Mar 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1824 - Friar Head, Gargrave, North Yorkshire, England
	Christening - 27 Jun 1824 - St. Andrew's Church, Gargrave, North Yorkshire, England
	Marriage - 30 Nov 1845 - St. Dunstan & All Saints Church, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
	Census - 1851 - 295 Holborn, Holborn, London, Middlesex, England
	Census - 1871 - 3 Oley Place, Mile End, London, Middlesex, England
	Census - 1881 - Clifton House, Church Street, West Ham, London, Essex, England
	Death - Jun 1890 - West Ham, London, Essex, England

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