The Henderson family and events in and around
Shinglehouse,
PA. The family goes back to Lemington, Northumberland, by way of St.
Helens, Lancashire, UK then Jeannette,
PA, and Fairchance, PA.
0 William Henderson b. July 16, 1802 Lemington, Northumberland.
1 Cuthbert Henderson
b. Abt. 1828, Warrington, Lancs.
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0 James Boardman 0 Thomas
Melling
1 Thomas Boardman b. Abt. 1835, Newton, Lancs.
2 Thomas Boardman b. Abt. 1860
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2 Peter Forster Henderson b. 1/22/1860, St. Helens, Lancs. d. 3/6/1927, Endicott NY |
2 Lucille Boardman b. 3/19/1864, St. Helens, Lancs. d. 12/26/1913, Fairchance, PA |
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3 Thomas Henderson, b.2/12/1882, St. Helens, Lancs. d. 1948
3
Peter
Henderson b. April 20, 1884, d. January 8, 1953
m2. Anna (Paul) Mather b. July 26, 1885 d. February 8, 1978 3 Nellie Henderson (adopted) b.August 10, 1897 d. 2/1972
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2 Ada Henderson
2 Clara Henderson 2 Jane Henderson 2 Margaret Henderson 2 Thomas Henderson |
b. Abt. 1871, St. Helen's, Lancs.
b. Abt. 1873, St. Helen's, Lancs. b. Abt. 1874, St. Helen's, Lancs. b. Abt. 1879, St. Helen's, Lancs. b. Abt. 1880, St. Helen's, Lancs. |
2 Jane Boardman
2 Charles Boardman
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b. Abt. 1867
b. Abt. 1871
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The 1881 English census lists Peter Sr.'s family in St. Helens, Lanc.:
1871 UK Census, Eccleston Lancashire 76, Page 89. 101 Albion St.
Peter HENDERSON, 41 Head Glass Maker Margaret, 40 Wife Peter, 20 Son Glass Maker Ada, 10 Dau Clara, 8 Dau Jane, 7 Dau Margaret, 2 Dau Thomas, 1 Son
1871 UK Census, St. Helens, (West Sutton Ward) Lancashire. 37 Pilkington Row
Peter Henderson Head 31 Mar M Flint Glassmaker Lancashire, Sutton Margh. Wife 30 Mar F Dressmaker Lancashire, Bickerstaffe Peter Son 10 Un M Scholar Lancashire, Windle Ellen Daur 7 Un F Scholar Lancashire, Windle Ada Daur 7mo Un F Lancashire, Eccleston
1861 UK Census, Sutton Lancashire. 10 Pilkington Row
William Henderson Head 68 Mar M Glass Maker Newburn, Northumberland Sarah Wife 68 Mar F Newburn, Northumberland William Son 37 Un M Glass Maker St. Helens, Lancashire Thomas Son 30 Un M Glass Maker St. Helens, Lancashire
1851 UK Census, Sutton Lancashire, 75. No. 13 Pilkington Row
William Henderson Head 58 Mar M Glass Maker Lemington, Northumberland Sarah Wife 59 Mar F Sutton, Lancashire Robert Son 29 Un M Glass Maker St. Helen's, Lancashire Thomas Son 18 Un M GlassMaker St. Helen's, Lancashire
T.C. Barker, "The Glassmakers", Widenfeld & Nicolson, 1977, which is a history of Pilkington Glass in St Helens, has a payroll from 1849 that lists a P. Henderson. This might be Peter Sr.'s father Peter (who would have been 8 yrs, and who was earning the lowest wage 3s/week). Pilkington Row, while listed as being in Sutton is actually in St. Helen's, and was part of a set of workers houses on the grounds of the Pilkington factory. It has since disappeared, with buildings where the row houses were. William Henderson was born in Lemington, Northumberland, which is very close to Newcastle, near the Scottish border. There was a Crown Glass works in Lemington, called the "Lemington Glass Works". Newburn is close by to Lemington.
William Henderson Head 48 Mar M Crown Glass Maker Lemington, Northumberland Sarah Wife 48 Mar F Newburn, Northumberland Cuthbert Son 23 Un M Crown Glass Maker Warrington, Lancashire Robert Son 18 Un M Crown Glass Maker Warrington, Lancashire William Son 16 Un M Crown Glass Maker St. Helens, Lancashire Peter Son 11 Un M Crown Glass Maker (Assist) St. Helens, Lancashire Thomas Son 9 Un M Scholar St. Helens, Lancashire
Peter Sr. and his sons Peter Jr. and Thomas Sr. were glassworkers. They arrived in the US in 1888, and were naturalized August 28, 1896. There was a glass industry in Jeannette at that time, and Peter Sr., Thomas Sr., and Peter Jr. all worked there. They are listed in the 1900 census in Jeannette, and in the 1910 census Thomas and Peter Jr. were in Shinglehouse, PA,. working at the Palmer Window Glass factory in Shinglehouse, PA. In 1910 Peter Sr., Lucy and Nellie were in Fairchance, Fayette Co. PA. In 1920 Peter Jr. and family were still in Shinglehouse, but Thomas Sr. and family were in Endicott, Broome Co., NY.
Thomas Henderson was on (at least) the 1910 and 1916 Shinglehouse baseball teams. The 1936 Golden Jubilee and 1956 sesqui-centennial editions of the Oswayo Valley Mail have pictures of these two teams.
The National Archives has a microfilm of the immigration cards for Peter H., Ellen H. and Lucy H. that were filled out on their arrivals in New York City, and Philadelphia, and ships passenger lists for those voyages.
Lucy, Peter and Thomas from St.
Helens to Philadelphia. Kensington, arriving Nov. 26, 1894.
Peter was naturalized in Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA on Aug 28, 1896.
Peter from St.
Helens to NYC. SS Campania, lv. Liverpool July 28, 1900 arr. Aug. 4,
1900.
Lucy from St.
Helens to NYC. SS Lucania, lv Liverpool arr. New York July 18,
1901.
Peter and an Ellen Henderson from St.
Helens to NYC. SS Lucania lv Liverpool 6/21/1902 arr. 7/28/1902.
Lucy died in 1913 in Fairchance, PA, and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance. According to the family Peter H. Sr. married a second time to Mary Wilcox. According to the family Nellie (Ellen?) was adopted, was a cousin, and later married Charles Richelieu who owned the Richelieu Theatres in Bellefonte, PA and Clearfield, PA (Union, PA?). Eventually Charles R. and Nellie sold the theatres and moved to Florida (Bradenton FL?). It seems reasonable that this is the Ellen who came with Peter from Liverpool in 1902. However, Nellie Richelieu's SS-5 application lists her maiden name as Patton, born in Fairchance.
The glass factory in Shinglehouse made cylinder glass, a technique that was replaced by float glass in the early 20's, and the factory went out of business about then. The factory also relied on natural gas for its furnaces, and the supply was running out about then. In the 20's Peter Jr. left Allie and the kids and moved to Endicott, NY. He remarried, to Anna (Paul) Mathers, and worked for IBM for more than 25 years. After his son Kenneth graduated from High school, and married Marion Nichols, they moved to Endicott, and he also worked for IBM. After Marion's father Earl died they moved back to Shinglehouse and lived near the Nichols family farm.
Peter H. Sr. died in Endicott, (buried in Riverhurst Cem., Endicott NY) as did Peter Jr.(buried Vestal Hills Mem. Park, Vestal NY). Thomas Henderson Sr., also lived and died there (he and Coral are buried Riverhurst Cem., Endicott).
