Henry Chew was the son of James Chew and Jane Thornber.

Henry was born on Saturday 31 December 1796 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.

He was christened on Sunday 12 February 1797 at Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Henry married Ellen Smith on Thursday 3 February 1825 in the Parish Chapelry, Colne, Lancashire.
The witnesses at the marriage were John Sharpe and Robert Smith.

He had the following children from his marriage to Ellen Smith:

- Thomas Riley Chew	born on 16 July 1823 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Sarah Smith Chew	born around 1834 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- John Smith Chew	born in 1836.
- Henry John (Harry) Chew	born on 25 May 1838 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- George Friday Chew	born on 12 February 1841 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1796	1861	Gisburn, Yorkshire.	Notes 1, 2 & 3.

Henry was a Labourer, Tiler and Tile Drainer.

Henry died when he was 73 years old, on Saturday 8 February 1868 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.   The cause of his death was Apoplexy.   Friday Chew was the informant of his death.

He was buried on Tuesday 11 February 1868 in St Marys Church, Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1861 Census. Henry's birthplace.
2.	See 1841 Census.
3.	See 1861 Census.
4.	See Parish Registers and IGI.

Parish Registers:
Details.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1841	Gisburne, Yorkshire.
1861	Gisburn (2), Yorkshire.