Cold Trail. John Heckles. Whitby, England

[MJHeckles]

(I also posted this in another county forum so if I am not posting correctly please let me know and I will try to do better)

Hello.  I am new to family history research and to this site.  I am excited to learn about this resource and ready to learn from all of you!  Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide - since I am new, please don't assume I know anything .

I live in Delaware, USA and my father and I have traced the Heckles family back to John Heckles who appears in Saint Lawrence County in America in the mid-1830's.  He married Ruth Ormsby who was born in Belfast, Ireland around 1820.  They had a large family that includes the names: John, William, Hannah, and Charles (among others).  My line continues through John's son John (b. 1848) to his son John Charles (b. 1866) to his son John Sherman (b.1914), to his son Paul (b. 1949) to me (don't worry, we got back on track, my son is named John).  We have successfully traced the family history in American records quite well but have not been able to link John back to England.

We know John was born around 1808 and died in 1872.  We also have references that indicate that he was and "Englishman" born in "Yorkshire" and, specifically, in "Whitby".  We do not have any birth, baptism or migration records.  We do not have any record of his marriage to Ruth Ormsby either (thought that may have occured in Ireland or America - we do not know). 

At this point, the top of our family tree has a dead end with John Heckles.  I am hoping to connect that with a family tree that may have a branch from Yorkshire that dead ends with him at the bottom.  Any help you may be able to provide is greatly appreciated and any information I have can be shared. 

Thank you!

[dawnsh]

Hi MJHeckles

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[clivealbert]

Hi, MJHeckles, I will have a look at what records there are of St. Marys, Whitby in the morning.
Best Wishes Clive

[MJHeckles]

Hello Clive.  Any luck?  I certainly appreciate your assistance with local search capabilities!!!

Thank you, Matthew

[clivealbert]

Hi, Sorry for the late reply.The parish  registers of ST. mARYS HAVE ONLY BEEN PUBLISHED UP TO 1676.I checked around the nearest was the PR at Lythe a village a few miles north of Whitby.
In the PR of Lythe was the following.
31 Dec 1810 Elizabeth dau. of John and Ann Heckler
8 March 1812 Alice dau. of John and Ann Heckler
11 Oct. 1821 William son of John and Ann Heckler
I am going to Scarborough I will see what they have in the Local history Library.
Best Wishes Clive

[MJHeckles]

Thank you again Clive.  This may turn out to be helpful!  It is so hard to do this kind of research from a remote location.  The service this website offers - connecting people to people who can do local research - is simply amazing.

Thank you again.

[clivealbert]

Hi, I have checked the Parish registers of Whitby (St. Mary,s), I checked 1802 to  1812. no Heckles name at all.sorry but you still have a cold trail.
Best Wishes Clive

[MJHeckles]

Clive.  Thank you so much for all your help.  If you think of anything else that may assist us please let me know.

-matthew-

[berkeley]

Hi, I found on F/search, John Heckles Born 01/05/1796 bapt 03/05/1796 in Whitby, Pa Thomas, Ma Ann. Is this birth to early?? if not maybe Clive can check it out in the Whitby records, Dave.