Murray Bolton Henry (1871 - 1906)

Born 2 Jul 1871 in India

Husband of Ellen Alexander (Woledge) Henry — married 22 Aug 1899 in St Margaret, Plumstead, Kent, England

Died 25 Jul 1906 at age 35 in Nelson, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Murray Bolton Henry was born on 2 July 1871 and was baptised on 21 August 1871 at St. Andrews, Madras, India^[1]. He was the son of John Murray Henry and his wife Anne. His father was the Superintendent of the Horticultural Gardens at Madras.

In 1892 he was recorded as an Electrical Engineering Student, care of Messrs Siemens Brothers, Woolwich, Kent, England.

He was an Electrical Engineer, aged 28, when he married 30 year old Ellen Alexandra Woledge on 22 August 1899 at St Margaret, Plumstead, Greenwich, after Banns^[2]. The witnesses were Oswald Stubbs Henry, Katharine Hartley Woledge, Cecil Jessie Henry and Arthur Neale.

Greenwich and Deptford Observer 25 August 1899, page 1:

MARRIAGES.

HENRY-WOLEDGE- On the 22nd inst., at St. Margaret's Church, Plumstead, by the Rev. F. C. Cowen, B.A.. Murray Bolton Henry, of Yorkshire, eldest son of John Murray Henry, Hartley-row, Winchfield, Hants, to Ellen Alexandra, second daughter of Henry James Woledge of Plumstead, Kent.^[3]

They had at least one daughter: Stella Hartley Henry (b. 24 Mar 1901, d. 1986)

1901 England Census
136, Chapel Street, Nelson, Burnley, Lancashire, England:

In December 1905 Murray Bolton Henry was appointed engineer and tramways manager for the Nelson Electricity Works, at a salary of £2OO per annum.

Sadly he passed away on 25 July 1906 due to an accident^[4].

Burnley Express 01 August 1906, page 3:

FUNERAL OF NELSON'S ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.

Amidst many manifestations of regret the remains of Mr. M. B. Henry, who up to his fatal accident was Electrical Engineer and Tramways Manager to the Nelson Corporation, were interred at Nelson Cemetery on Saturday. The cortege left the house at 11.30, and immediately preceding the hearse were the officials of the various departments of the Corporation. At the head were Supt. Graham and four members of the Fire Brigade, and following were Inspectors Hudson and Whiteside of the tramways, Drivers A. Sutcliffe, Dyson, Dean, R. Pollard, Blackburn, Spark, and Pickles, and Conductors Horsley, Craig, Everson, Monk, T. Pollard, Greenwood, and Callaghan, in uniform. Then came representatives of the Nelson Queen's Jubilee Lodge of Freemasons, etc.

The first carriage was occupied by Mrs. Henry, widow of the deceased gentleman; Mr. and Mrs. Henry, mother and father of the deceased; and Mrs. Woledge, of Plumstead, Kent, mother of Mrs. Henry.

In the second carriage there rode Miss Woledge, Mr. Holden, and the Rev. J. Roebuck, who also officiated at the graveside.

From cemetery chapel to the graveside the coffin, which was inscribed: “Murray Bolton Henry, died July 25th, 1906, aged 35 years,” was carried by three of the tramway drivers, Messrs. Pollard, Moore, and Dyson, and Conductor Horsley.^[5]

There were a large number of floral tributes, including from the Mayor and Mayoress (Ald. and Mrs. Nelson).

Hampshire Chronicle 04 August 1906, page 7:

DEATHS.

HENRY. —On the 25tb July, at Nelson, Lancashire, Murray Bolton Henry, chief electrical and tramway manager of the Nelson Corporation, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Henry, of Hartley Wintney, aged 35.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:41RG-J9MS : 28 May 2022), Entry for Murray Bolton Henry, 1871.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:99Z2-NDVN : 13 December 2014), Entry for Ellen Alexandra Woledge, 1899; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1899, quarter 3, vol. 1D, p. 2302, Woolwich, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Greenwich and Deptford Observer 25 August 1899, page 1, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription to view)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NB3-NZD : 31 December 2014), Murray Bolton Henry, 1906; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Burnley, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ Burnley Express 01 August 1906, page 3, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription to view)
6. ↑ Hampshire Chronicle 04 August 1906, page 7, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription to view)

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:1X49-K3F : 21 May 2019), Household of Murry B Henry, Nelson, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Nelson subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.