Birth: Jan. 9, or 31, 1838 in the parish of St. Mary Newington, London.
Baptised at St. Mary's Church, Newington, London
Death: Dec. 24, 1909 - Chicago, Illinois
His burial in Sunset Cemetery derives from his status as a Private in McCellan's (sometimes Barker's) Dragoons - a Cavalry unit which formed part of Company H, 12th Regiment Illinois during the Civil War of 1861-1865.
Born in 1838, at the height of unrest over the right of the general population over the issue of civil enfranchisement, Henry was baptised in St. Mary's Church, Newington, on the Kennington Park Road. It is part of the Diocese of Southwark, London. But Newington is an old parish in part of the old Kennington Common, an historically important area for civil activity.
His father and grandfather were considered 'Gentlemen'. Robert his grandfather was a Gentleman of Hackney.
Hackney is north of the Thames.
The Newington - Kennington area is entirely in London on the south bank of the Thames.
1847, Henry's mother, Martha Lloyd, died.
She was born 1816 St. Mary-Newington, Surrey.
She died at St. Saviour, Southwark, London.
Buried at Nunhead, Southwark, London.
In 1851 - Henry's father, Edmund Simmons Fish is the listed as the Licensed Victuallar of the Welsh Harp, 23 Aylesbury Street, Clerkenwell, London
1851 - UK Census of 1851 - the household listing shows
Edmund, aged 40
his step-mother Mary (Philips), aged 30,
Henry Fish, age 13, born in the parish of St. Mary's Newington, Lambeth, London,
his older sister Elizabeth Martha Fish, age 14, also born in Newington, Lambeth, in London
a brother Alfred Edwin, aged 2, born at Clerkenwell, Middlesex,London, probably at his Father's pub. - The Welsh Harp, Aylesbury Street, Clerkenwell, London (UK Census 1851)
By 1852 the family moved to the United States. They traveled to New York on the ship 'Alert' in 1852.
The recorded in the Passenger list are:
Edmund age 40 (his father),
Mary Philips, aged 30, his step mother.
[Martha Floyd, his mother died in 1847 of Typhoid.]
Henry is aged 15,
Edmund, jr. is listed as age 13,
Mary, named after her mother,
Charlotte, aged 8
Alfred Edwin, aged 4
Lena [Helen] who is listed as under 12 months.
Elizabeth Martha the oldest girl of the Fish family remained in St. Mary's parish, Newington, Kennington, London, England.
[Search Ship Database: Search the Alert in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York Line: 10
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_121 ]
By 1860 the Fish family were living in to Elgin, Illinois where Edmund, Henry's father, kept the family alive by running a Saloon on the corner of Mill and Milwaukee in Elgin, Illinois. [search for 'F' and ELGIN CITY DIRECTORY]
This is the family household shown by the Census of 1860 - Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Edmund S Fish 48
Mary Fish 37
Henry Fish 23
Edmond Fish 21
Mary Fish 17
Charlotte Fish 15
Alfred Fish 11
Helen Fish 8
A T Fish 5
Harriett C Fish 3
Kate Fish 6/12
He was 24 years old when he enlisted in Barker's/McCellan's Dragoons which later became part of Company H. 12th regiment - Illinois in 1862. [Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptions]
His enlistment form indicates that he was 5'8', brown eyes, brown hair, English complexion. Age 24 - 27;
Enlisted 8 Feb 1861 as a Private - Illinois.
Enlisted in McCellan's (Barker's) Dragoons, well known to Chicago residents during the Civil War, on 02 Aug 1861.
Mustered out on 25 Dec 1862.
Transferred to Company H, Illinois 12th Cavalry Regiment on 25 Dec 1862.
Barker's/McCellan's Dragoons later became part of Company H. 12th regiment - Illinois in 1862.
[Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptions]
Mustered out on 04 August 1864
See the interesting story of Captain Barker and the Dragoons from Chicago - 'The Never-before-told Story of Barkers Dragoons'
It is not quite clear when and how Henry Fish met Selener Belfield, but the couple married September 1, 1870 in Chicago where they lived and raised their children. The documentation was probably lost in the Chicago Fire.
1873 Age: 35, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, he was the Superintendent Fox River Printing & Paper co. 202 Centre Ave.
His residence in 1875 was still Chicago, Illinois.
By 1876, he and Selina were running their own Printing Business and they continued to live in Chicago.
Street Directory of 1876, lists him as age: 38, Chicago, Illinois, USA. His Printing Business - Henry Fish & Co.(Henry Fish, J. J. Goff and John Alexander) printers, 146 Clark
US Census 1880
also shows his children:
Henry Fish 42
Selena E. Fish 32
William H. Fish 8
Nellie B. Fish 5
Selena M. Fish 5
Mabel V. Fish 2
Martha J. Fish 9m
Between the years 1878 -1880 - He continues to develope his business as a printer living in Chicago, Illinois.
From 1885 to sometime in the mid 1890s - a Printer, his residence has changes to 46 Seeley Ave., Chicago, Illinois, USA
Although he applies for a Veteran's Pension he remains listed in the Chicago Directories of 1889
By 1896 at age 58, the directory listing for Henry's business has begun to show Selena's name as well in the directory listing.
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Henry Fish & Company, 66, 85, 5th Ave. (prop. Henry and S. E. Fish)[Selena Emma Belfield Fish]
Henry trained as a Printer and eventually owned his own Printer's Shop. On Printer's Row? []
A number of collectible volumes remain in libraries that were published by Henry Fish.:
1898 - Chicago, Illinois as he was a Civil War Veteran.
Civil War Pension information Filed 1898 March 28 for a War Invalidity;
By 1900, at age 62, he lives on "Central Blvd., West Town", Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois
1910 January 12 and for his Widow Selena Emma Belfield Fish, both filed in Illinois
US Census 1900 shows his Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Fish 62
Selena Fish 52
Alfred Fish 17
Hellen B. Fish 25
Mabel V. Fish 22
Martha J. Fish 20
Still unclear where Henry and Selina lived in Chicago during his last nine years.
Both of them drew on his Military Pension - he as an invalid in 1898, His wife applied at the year of his death in 1909.
In 1910 she recieved a widow's benefit from his Military Pension. She lived in the (Logan) Maywood Home for Soldiers' Widows, Maywood, Illinois.
He was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, Adams co., Illinois - This cemetery is Illinois' National Veteran's
cemetery.
Parents:
Edmund Simmons Fish (1812-1869)
[Step-mother, Mary Philips]
Spouse:
Selena "Selener" Emma Belfield (1847-1938)
Children:
William H. Fish (1871-1930)
Helen "Nellie" Belfield Fish (1874-1961)
Selena Marshall Fish (1874-1956)
Mabel Virginia Fish (1877-1912)
Martha J. Fish (1879-1941)
Alfred Edwin Fish (1882-1924)
Birth: Jan. 9, or 31, 1838 in the parish of St. Mary Newington, London.
Baptised at St. Mary's Church, Newington, London
Death: Dec. 24, 1909 - Chicago, Illinois
His burial in Sunset Cemetery derives from his status as a Private in McCellan's (sometimes Barker's) Dragoons - a Cavalry unit which formed part of Company H, 12th Regiment Illinois during the Civil War of 1861-1865.
Born in 1838, at the height of unrest over the right of the general population over the issue of civil enfranchisement, Henry was baptised in St. Mary's Church, Newington, on the Kennington Park Road. It is part of the Diocese of Southwark, London. But Newington is an old parish in part of the old Kennington Common, an historically important area for civil activity.
His father and grandfather were considered 'Gentlemen'. Robert his grandfather was a Gentleman of Hackney.
Hackney is north of the Thames.
The Newington - Kennington area is entirely in London on the south bank of the Thames.
1847, Henry's mother, Martha Lloyd, died.
She was born 1816 St. Mary-Newington, Surrey.
She died at St. Saviour, Southwark, London.
Buried at Nunhead, Southwark, London.
In 1851 - Henry's father, Edmund Simmons Fish is the listed as the Licensed Victuallar of the Welsh Harp, 23 Aylesbury Street, Clerkenwell, London
1851 - UK Census of 1851 - the household listing shows
Edmund, aged 40
his step-mother Mary (Philips), aged 30,
Henry Fish, age 13, born in the parish of St. Mary's Newington, Lambeth, London,
his older sister Elizabeth Martha Fish, age 14, also born in Newington, Lambeth, in London
a brother Alfred Edwin, aged 2, born at Clerkenwell, Middlesex,London, probably at his Father's pub. - The Welsh Harp, Aylesbury Street, Clerkenwell, London (UK Census 1851)
By 1852 the family moved to the United States. They traveled to New York on the ship 'Alert' in 1852.
The recorded in the Passenger list are:
Edmund age 40 (his father),
Mary Philips, aged 30, his step mother.
[Martha Floyd, his mother died in 1847 of Typhoid.]
Henry is aged 15,
Edmund, jr. is listed as age 13,
Mary, named after her mother,
Charlotte, aged 8
Alfred Edwin, aged 4
Lena [Helen] who is listed as under 12 months.
Elizabeth Martha the oldest girl of the Fish family remained in St. Mary's parish, Newington, Kennington, London, England.
[Search Ship Database: Search the Alert in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York Line: 10
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_121 ]
By 1860 the Fish family were living in to Elgin, Illinois where Edmund, Henry's father, kept the family alive by running a Saloon on the corner of Mill and Milwaukee in Elgin, Illinois. [search for 'F' and ELGIN CITY DIRECTORY]
This is the family household shown by the Census of 1860 - Elgin, Kane, Illinois
Edmund S Fish 48
Mary Fish 37
Henry Fish 23
Edmond Fish 21
Mary Fish 17
Charlotte Fish 15
Alfred Fish 11
Helen Fish 8
A T Fish 5
Harriett C Fish 3
Kate Fish 6/12
He was 24 years old when he enlisted in Barker's/McCellan's Dragoons which later became part of Company H. 12th regiment - Illinois in 1862. [Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptions]
His enlistment form indicates that he was 5'8', brown eyes, brown hair, English complexion. Age 24 - 27;
Enlisted 8 Feb 1861 as a Private - Illinois.
Enlisted in McCellan's (Barker's) Dragoons, well known to Chicago residents during the Civil War, on 02 Aug 1861.
Mustered out on 25 Dec 1862.
Transferred to Company H, Illinois 12th Cavalry Regiment on 25 Dec 1862.
Barker's/McCellan's Dragoons later became part of Company H. 12th regiment - Illinois in 1862.
[Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptions]
Mustered out on 04 August 1864
See the interesting story of Captain Barker and the Dragoons from Chicago - 'The Never-before-told Story of Barkers Dragoons'
It is not quite clear when and how Henry Fish met Selener Belfield, but the couple married September 1, 1870 in Chicago where they lived and raised their children. The documentation was probably lost in the Chicago Fire.
1873 Age: 35, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, he was the Superintendent Fox River Printing & Paper co. 202 Centre Ave.
His residence in 1875 was still Chicago, Illinois.
By 1876, he and Selina were running their own Printing Business and they continued to live in Chicago.
Street Directory of 1876, lists him as age: 38, Chicago, Illinois, USA. His Printing Business - Henry Fish & Co.(Henry Fish, J. J. Goff and John Alexander) printers, 146 Clark
US Census 1880
also shows his children:
Henry Fish 42
Selena E. Fish 32
William H. Fish 8
Nellie B. Fish 5
Selena M. Fish 5
Mabel V. Fish 2
Martha J. Fish 9m
Between the years 1878 -1880 - He continues to develope his business as a printer living in Chicago, Illinois.
From 1885 to sometime in the mid 1890s - a Printer, his residence has changes to 46 Seeley Ave., Chicago, Illinois, USA
Although he applies for a Veteran's Pension he remains listed in the Chicago Directories of 1889
By 1896 at age 58, the directory listing for Henry's business has begun to show Selena's name as well in the directory listing.
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Henry Fish & Company, 66, 85, 5th Ave. (prop. Henry and S. E. Fish)[Selena Emma Belfield Fish]
Henry trained as a Printer and eventually owned his own Printer's Shop. On Printer's Row? []
A number of collectible volumes remain in libraries that were published by Henry Fish.:
1898 - Chicago, Illinois as he was a Civil War Veteran.
Civil War Pension information Filed 1898 March 28 for a War Invalidity;
By 1900, at age 62, he lives on "Central Blvd., West Town", Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois
1910 January 12 and for his Widow Selena Emma Belfield Fish, both filed in Illinois
US Census 1900 shows his Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Fish 62
Selena Fish 52
Alfred Fish 17
Hellen B. Fish 25
Mabel V. Fish 22
Martha J. Fish 20
Still unclear where Henry and Selina lived in Chicago during his last nine years.
Both of them drew on his Military Pension - he as an invalid in 1898, His wife applied at the year of his death in 1909.
In 1910 she recieved a widow's benefit from his Military Pension. She lived in the (Logan) Maywood Home for Soldiers' Widows, Maywood, Illinois.
He was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, Adams co., Illinois - This cemetery is Illinois' National Veteran's
cemetery.
Parents:
Edmund Simmons Fish (1812-1869)
[Step-mother, Mary Philips]
Spouse:
Selena "Selener" Emma Belfield (1847-1938)
Children:
William H. Fish (1871-1930)
Helen "Nellie" Belfield Fish (1874-1961)
Selena Marshall Fish (1874-1956)
Mabel Virginia Fish (1877-1912)
Martha J. Fish (1879-1941)
Alfred Edwin Fish (1882-1924)
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