Henry Heath

Henry Heath (November 22, 1828 – April 4, 1908) was a Mormon pioneer and lawman in the Utah Territory, United States. Family and early childhood Heath was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England on November 22, 1828. He was the second of five children of John Heath and Barbara Hulme. Henry's father was a decorator of fine china. His mother was a cook early in her marriage and practiced medicine for a short time. Shortly after Heath's birth in 1828, his father became ill with typhoid fever. The illness left John Heath debilitated and unable to practice his trade. To supplement the family's income, Barbara Heath bought a bakery. In 1834, when Henry was six years old, Nicholas Thomas Silcock (1819–1906) came to live with the Heaths. Silcock's mother, Ann died when he was about 10 years old and his father, John Silcock, was a carpenter who was in and out of work until he died in 1847.