Henshaw family papers

Collection

Identifier: Modern-MS-Henshaw

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Collection

Materials primarily originating from Edward Henshaw (1844-1925) documenting the Henshaw family descended from Joshua Henshaw, who settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts about 1653. Includes manuscript and typescript writings, correspondence, genealogy notes, photographs, and the Henshaw coat of arms. Edward Henshaw was a nephew of David Henshaw (1791-1852), who served as Secretary of the Navy under John Tyler. The collection includes several manuscript writings about David Henshaw that were copied from other sources by Edward in 1861. It is unknown which family member collected materials after Edward’s death in 1925 but was most likely one of his daughters.

Dates

Creation: 1861-1925

Creator

Henshaw, Edward, 1844-1925 (Person)

Language

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The Henshaw family papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Henshaw family papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org.

Biography of the Henshaw Family

Massachusetts family descended from Joshua Henshaw, who settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts about 1653.

Edward Henshaw (1844-1925) was born to Charles Henshaw (1789-1864) and his third wife Hannah Perkins Lord Henshaw (1805-1875). He married Frances Adelaide Simmons (1849-1882) in 1871.

Edward and Frances Henshaw had 7 children: Edith Sargent Henshaw (1871-1946), Bertha Denny Henshaw (1874-1955), Rosamond Houghton Henshaw Watts (born ca. 1880), Frances Adelaide Henshaw King (1882-1929), Charles Stanley Henshaw (1876-1958), Richard Derby Henshaw (1877-1945), and Edward Gordon Henshaw (1882-1886).

Frances Simmons Henshaw’s parents were George W. Simmons (born 1817) and Frances Adelaide Gay Simmons (1815-1886), who married in 1833.