His future wife Frances Trevan was baptised on 25 Feb 1780 at St Germans before her family moved to Sheviock either that year or the following year when her sister Elizabeth was baptised in Sheviock.
Henry and Frances married in Sheviock on 23 Jan 1800, and 2 years later her youngest sister Mary Ann married Henry's younger brother William, a month before Henry and Frances's son Henry was baptised.
All their children were baptised at Sheviock, as from when son John was baptised in 1814 onwards,Henry's profession of blacksmith was listed in the parish register, and the family address was given as Crafthole. In 1818 when son Richard was baptised his profession was given as Parish Clerk.
The Churchwarden's Accounts show that Henry did work for the parish over the period 1780 until 1847, so the earlier entries must have been his father. This covered iron work for the bells, repairing locks, latches and a key of the Iron Chest. Later it included a years salary and money for washing the surpliss and for bread.
At the time of the 1841 census both Henry and Frances were still alive and had youngest sons John and Joseph living with them, along with a Henry and William Davey, who were presumably grandchildren or nephews.
Their brother and sister, William and Mary Ann had emigrated to North America by this time