John's Tree Elizabeth's Tree

Timeline Context

1760 King George III; 1820 King George IV; 1830 King William IV; 1837 Queen Victoria
1775-1783 American Revolutionary War; 1789-1799 French Revolution; 1803-1815 Napoleonic Wars; 1805 Battle of Trafagar; 1815 Battle of Waterloo; 1850 Taiping Rebellion; 1853-1856 Crimean War
1817-1826 Aldington Gang; 1830 Swing Riots

Family Sheet Links & Information

Name Birth Birthplace 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
John Heron 1768 Kirkmabeck Creetown (e)
Grocer
Creetown (f)
(2)Grocer
Elizabeth Heron (Michael) 1783 Kirkmabreck Died 1836
Janet Heron 1804 Kirkmabeck
Peter Heron 1805 Kirkmabeck Bradford
Draper
Bradford
Draper & Tea Dealer
Bradford
Linen Draper
Bradford
Book Keeper
Bradford
Book Keeper
Died 1882
Mary Irving (Heron) 1811 Kirkmabeck Creetown (e) Died 1844
Wife of Thomas Irving
No children listed
in parish records
John Heron 1808 Kirkmabeck
Robert Heron 1809 Kirkmabeck
Margaret Heron 1810 Kirkmabeck
William Heron 1811 Kirkmabeck
Thomas Heron 1813 Kirkmabeck Bradford
Draper
Bradford
Travelling Draper
Bradford (a)
Travelling Draper, wid
Bradford (b)
Draper
Bradford (b)
Travelling Draper
Bradford (b)
(1)Living on own means
Helen Adair (Heron) 1814 Kirkmabeck Sheffield Derby
Wife of Thomas Adair, Draper
Derby St Peter
Wife of Thomas Adair, Draper
Derby St Peter
Wife of Thomas Adair, Draper
Died 1878
James Heron 1816 Creetown, Scotland Bradford
Tea Dealer
Bradford [c]
Draper & Tea Dealer
Bradford [c]
Draper & Tea Dealer
Bradford [c]
Draper
Bradford [c]
Draper
Baildon
Ret Draper
Elizabeth Carson (Heron) 1818 Kirkmabeck Bradford Creetown (f)
Wife of William Carson
Creetown
Grocer
Creetown (d)
Grocer
Creetown (d)
Wife of William Carson, Grocer

Address Key

(a) (a) 12 Broad Street, Bradford
(b) (b) 9 Hallfield Road, Bradford
(c) (c) 30 Hanover Square, Bradford.
(d) (d) St Johns Street, Creetown, Scotland
(e) (e) Old Street, Creetown, Scotland
(f) 2 Harbour Street, Creetown
(1) Thomas Heron,GS,un,18,Stuff Merchant Ass.,Bradford
(2) Thomas Irving, SIL, wid,47,Salmon Fisher,Kirkmabreck
William Carson,SIL,m,47,Mariner
“ Margeret Porter,serv,un,16,House Servent,Paston

Certificates

James Heron Heron (of full age, Draper, Bradford, father: John Heron, Grocer) married Eliza Furness (of full age, Hightown, no father) 23rd December 1837 at parish church, Birstall, Yorkshire. Witness: Adam French & Thomas Heron

James Heron, died 1893, diabeties, wit: E.E.Kidd

Wills

Will of John Heron

Parish Records

Kirkmabreck

Baptism's

1768 John Heron Peter Heron
1804 Janet Heron John Heron
1805 Peter Heron John Heron
1806 Mary Heron John Heron
1808 John Heron John Heron
1809 Robert Heron John Heron & Elizabeth Michael
1810 Margaret Heron John Heron & Elizabeth Michael
1811 William Heron John Heron & Elizabeth Michael
1813 Thomas Heron John & E. Heron
1814 Helen Heron John & E. Heron
1816 3rd march James Heron John Heron & Elizabeth Michael
1818 Elizabeth Heron John & Elizabeth Heron

Marraiges

1837 16th may Helen Heron = Thomas Adair
1838 9th July William Heron = Margaret Grierson
1843 6th March Mary Heron = Thomas Irving
1851 11th march Elizabeth Heron = William Carson

Creetown Gravestones

Erected by Peter & Mary Heron, Bradford Yorkshire in the memory of their brother Robert Heron died at Creetown 24.3.1834, age 24; their mother Elizabeth Michael died Creetown 24.6.1836, age 53 & Father John Heron, late farmer of Knockesins, died Creetown 30.4.1851 age 83

Notes

Will of Peter Heron and Mary Kevan (merchant in Creetown, Kirkmabreck) dated 11/11/1813 mentions the surviving children: John, William, Peter, James, Alexander
, Mary & Elizabeth. Also Peter & Mary Murray, children of Jean Heron (deceased) & Samuel Murrey. Also John & Peter Heron are declared to be issue from a previous
marriage – name of previous wife not mentioned.


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