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(I'm posting this as a non-reply as well, since the message I replied to is on page 5...)
I'm researching my ancestor William Samuel Henson, the aviation pioneer and inventor (my great-great-great-grandfather). He was apparently born in Nottinghamshire and baptized at St. Mary's on May 11, 1812 (born May 3rd per his journal). FreeREG shows his baptism and parents William and Martha; other children of a William and Martha Henson in Nottingham around that time indicate the father was a framework knitter, and lived at Wright Alley. He probably later lived and worked in Chard in the lace industry.
See http://en.wikipedia.com/William_Samuel_Henson
Framework knitting and lace-making involved a lot of carefully constructed machinery, which probably explains where the mechanic/inventor bit comes from.
There were a bunch of Hensons in Nottingham/Nottinghamshire around that time, including a leader of the knitters union movement, Gravener Henson (1812 was the time of the Luddite riots, etc in that area). I've also found a bunch of Hensons in a nearby village ("Bunny" - yes, really) who were also Framework Knitters or weavers from that timeframe.
Any info you can give me on the Hensons of Nottingham(shire) from the mid-1800's and before would be much appreciated.
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