Archibald Carl Heckmann (b. 1883), son of Napoleon Joseph Heckmann and Susie Lane, married Daisy Rhoda Day (b. 10 Feb 1881), daughter of Arthur Stephen Day and Mary Ann Ray (and sister of Arthur Wilton Day), at St Faith’s Church, Ebner Street, Wandsworth, on 17 Feb 1900.
The couple had two sons:
- Archibald Wilton Napoleon Heckmann b. 1901 M Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 785, bap. 24 Feb 1901 at St Faith's, Wandsworth. Died, aged 15, on 28 Jun 1916 (1916 J Quarter in ST. MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 639)
- Cecil Arthur Heckmann b. 25 Oct 1903 (1903 D Quarter in ONGAR Vol 04A Page 537), bap. 28 Dec 1903 at Chipping Ongar, St Martin of Tours and it appears was baptised again, listed as Cecil Arthur Heckman (with one less N) on 29 May 1917 at High Ongar, St Mary the Virgin. (Both baptisms specify his parents as Archibald Carl and Daisy Rhoda.)
In 1901, living at
60, Fullerton Road, Wandsworth, were Archibald Heckmann (21) - he was actually only 18 - Gas stove fitter from
Loughton, Essex; Daisy Heckmann (20) and their elder son Archibald Heckmann (0).
The
Chelmsford Chronicle of 30 Jun 1916 reported on the
DEATH OF ARCHIE HECKMAN - "Archie Heckman, aged 15, eldest son of Mrs Heckman and grandson of Mr and Mrs A S Day, passed away in the
Middlesex Hospital on Wednesday after a long illness. He had been a patient in the Hospital for 10 weeks. Previous to his illness he was employed by Mr J Surridge, motor engineer, Ongar. On June 27, while his mother and grandmother were in the Hospital with him, his youngest brother, Cecil, scalded himself badly by accidentally turning over a saucepan of boiling water. Much sympathy is felt for his mother and grandparents." The column continued with ...
SCALDING ACCIDENT - An unfortunate accident occurred to Cecil Heckman, grandson of Mr Day on Wednesday at 8:30 am. The boy, who was removing a saucepan of water from the fire, where he had just boiled an egg, let it drop, and the water went over his leg, scalding the right thigh and left foot.
William Arthur Clancy was born in Victoria, Australia around 1878 and had served in the
Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. William and Daisy must have left for Australia shortly after they married and were listed on the electoral register in
Leitchville, Victoria, at least by 1924.
Cecil Arthur Heckman married Bessie Henderson Soutar, in 1932, in Victoria, Australia, so we can probably safely assume he settled there too.
Cecil (Art) Arthur Heckmann reportedly died on 28 Nov 1968.
What happened to Archibald Carl Heckmann?
He had first resurfaced, in
Honolulu,
Hawaii on
20 Oct 1908 with a marriage licence to marry
Irene Kearney, listed as
Archibald Charles Hickman, with age 29 (actually 25); his father as John H Hickman (his grandfather's Anglicised name) and mother Susie Heckman. Irene, 23, listed her parents as Victorio Silva Borba and Maria Ferriera, was Portuguese. (Clearly Kearney was a previous married name, but I've no idea if she was divorced or a widow.)
The couple had a daughter, Gladys Irene Hickman b. 21 Mar 1910 and the 1910 US Census shows Archibald Hickman (29) immigration year 1907; Irene Hickman (25) and Gladys I Hickman (1 month) living in Honolulu City.
Then the Honolulu Star-Bulletin of 2 May 1916 reported that, "Having been served in San Francisco, the divorce papers in the case of Archibald Hickman against Mrs Irene Hickman were returned here yesterday. The suit was filed here April 10. Hickman alleges desertion as the cause for the suit."
Wait, HE's alleging that SHE deserted him? Karma's a right bitch, innit?
On 21 Sep 1917, Archibald Charles Hickman (40) is shown sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. On 6 Oct 1917, in Toronto, Archibald Charles Hickman (40) of Hardesty Street, Honoulu, enlisted in the
Royal Flying Corps for the duration of the war.
Archibald Charles Hickman was naturalized in the US on 27 May 1943.
Archibald Carl Heckmann's origins:
Firstly, his grandfather's petition for Naturalisation in 1846:
Johan Heinrich Heckmann of No 5 John Street,
Chicksand Street,
Brick Lane in the Parish of
Whitechapel, in the County of Middlesex,
Fur Skin Dresser, states that he was born in
Eissen,
Warburg,
Kingdom of Prussia. He'd been married for 13 years to
Catharina Boss and had lived in
Tower Hamlets for 15 years, so since around 1831. I've not found the record of the marriage so, we'll have to take his word for it, although banns were read at
St Mary's, Whitechapel in 1832, under the Anglicised names of John Hackman and Catherine Boss.
In 1841, Johan Heckmann (30) Skin dresser, wife Cathe (30) and daughters, Helena (4) and Sophia (2) along with four others who were described as fur dressers, were living at John Street, Christchurch,
Whitechapel.
In 1851, now listed as John H Heckmann (39) Skinner & furrier employing 20 men, still at 5 John Street, Christchurch
Spitalfields, Whitechapel, with Chatherina (sic) (39) from
Homberg,
Hesse; Chatherina (sic) (18), Christina (16), Helena (13), Sophia (11), Margretha (10), Napoleon (5), Anna Sophia (3), Cleopatra (1) and Karl Boss (20) Brother-in-law, Fur skin dresser.
In 1861, J H Heckmann (49) Proprietor of houses, from Prussia Naturalized British Subject, had moved to
30, York Hill, Loughton, Essex, with Catherine (49), Catherine (27), Sophia (21), Margretha (17), Napoleon (15), Anne (13), Adelaide (12), Theodore (5) and Adolf Leity (33) Visitor from Berlin, Prussia.
On 4 Jul 1865, John Henry Heckmann of John Street and Samuel Street, Spitlefields and of Loughton, Essex, Skin Dresser and Brewer, was declared bankrupt. He was discharged from bankruptcy on 5 Dec of the same year.
In 1871, John H and Katherine Heckmann were still at York Hill, Loughton, as they were also in 1881. John Henry Heckmann of York Hill, Loughton, died on 11 Sep 1887. In 1891, widow, Catherine Heckmann was still living at York Hill, Loughton with two of her daughters, spinsters, Catherine (56) and Anna (43) and one servant. Catherine Heckmann died, aged 86, in 1898.
His parents were,
Napoleon Joseph Heckmann (b. 1846), son of Johan Heinrich Heckmann and Catharina Boss, who married
Susie Lane (b. 1858 M Quarter in EDMONTON Volume 03A Page 155), daughter of Henry Lane and Mary Ann Fish, at
St John of Jerusalem, South Hackney, on
27 Feb 1879. Witnesses to their marriage were Septimus Swyer and Alice Swyer.
Susie Lane was brought up in
High Beach (or High Beech), Essex, where her parents had kept the
Owl [Public House], Lippet's Hill.
Napoleon Joseph and Susie Heckmann had three sons:
- Napoleon John Henry Heckmann b. 16 Sep 1879 (D Quarter in EPPING Vol 04A Page 181), bap. 23 Dec 1879 at Loughton, St John the Baptist
- Herbert Leopold Heckmann b. 5 Sep 1880 (1880 D Quarter in EPPING Volume 04A Page 199), bap. 14 Oct 1880 at Loughton, St Nicholas. Died 20 Oct 1880 and is buried at Waltham Holy Cross Old Cemetery
- Archibald Carl Heckman b. 1883 S Quarter in EPPING Volume 04A Page 223, bap. 4 Jun 1889 at Holy Innocents Church, High Beach.
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Dr Septimus Swyer |
In 1871, Napoleon Joseph Heckmann (25) 'wife's brother', had been living in the household of Septimus Swyer (35) at 32 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, Whitechapel.
Dr Septimus Swyer, General Practitioner, had married Napoleon's sister, Agnes Christina Heckmann, in 1857.
Much has already been written about this contentious character, from his apparent partnership with a medical fraudster Edward Morass who went under a number of aliases and his second wife's alleged bigamy, but most of all, in relation to
Jack the Ripper, as
a person of interest and a possible suspect. Circumstantially, at least.
In 1881, Napoleon Joseph Heckmann (36) Living on income, Susie (22) and son Napoleon J (1), with a Domestic servant and a Nurse, were at York Hill.
In 1891, Susie Heckmann (30) Widow, was Living on her own means, still at York Hill, Loughton with her two sons, Napoleon (11) and Archibald (7).
Susie Heckman (33), listed as daughter of James Lane, Licenced Victualler (deceased), remarried to
William Edward Bright (30) Gentleman, at
St James's Church, Clerkewell on
31 Oct 1893.