Dr. Henry Augustus Betts b. 1809 Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England d. 26 Jun 1877 Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region Generations

1809 - 1877 (68 years)

Name	Henry Augustus Betts
Prefix	Dr.
Born	1809	Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England [1]
Christened	4 Jun 1812	Saint Paul, Birmington, Warwick, England [2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	1857	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3]
	doctor
Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1]
	Medical Doctor & Surgeon
Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1]
	Church of England
Directory	1864	McKenzie St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4]
Eby ID Number	Waterloo-120441
Died	26 Jun 1877	Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
Buried	Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Person ID	I120441	Generations
Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

Family Mary Oates, b. 1814, , England , d. 19 Mar 1898, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)

Married 27 Dec 1837 Leamington Priors, Warwick, England [5]

Children

	1. Mary Betts, b. 1838, , Warwickshire, England , d. 9 Aug 1900, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)
	2. Catherine Lucy "Lucy" Betts, b. Jan 1840, , Worchestershire, England , d. 21 Nov 1897, Brockville, Leeds & Grenville Co's., Ontario (Age ~ 57 years)
	3. Clara Ann Betts, b. Jul 1841, Stourbridge, , Staffordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Augusta Betts, b. 26 Jun 1843, , England , d. 24 May 1919, , Frontenac Co., Ontario (Age 75 years)
	5. Dr. Henry Augustus Betts, b. 11 Mar 1849, , England , d. 4 Jan 1920, , Frontenac Co., Ontario (Age 70 years)
	6. John Howard Betts, b. 2 Jul 1851, , Warwickshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Amy Caroline Betts, b. 9 Jul 1851, , England , d. 15 Apr 1909, Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario (Age 57 years)
	8. Frederick Pimlott Betts, b. 31 Aug 1853, , Warwickshire, England , d. 3 Aug 1930, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
	9. Alfred Hyla Betts, b. 1855, , England , d. 1 Jun 1875, Gulf of St. Lawrence, , Canada (Age 20 years)
	10. Annabella Maud "Maud" Betts, b. 16 Nov 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Mar 1934, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)

Last Modified 24 Feb 2026

Family ID F43034 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

BIOGRAPHICAL ENTRY
Betts, Henry Augustus ( - 1871)
MRCS May 4th 1832; FRCS Dec 9th 1858; LSA 1851.

Died 1871
Occupation General surgeon
Details was House Surgeon to the General Hospital, Birmingham, and then practised at Stourbridge, Worcestershire, where he was Surgeon to the Dispensary and District Medical Officer to the Stourbridge Union. He migrated to Galt in Canada West between the years 1855-1858. He died probably before 1871, when his name does not appear in the Medical Register, though it remains in the College Calendar till 1877.

Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online

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Marriage of son.

003145-82, (Frontenac), Henry Augustus BETTS, 34, England, Portsmouth, farmer, s/o Henry Augustus BETTS & Mary BETTS married Margaret BATES, 25, England, Kingston, D/o Henry BATES & Elizabeth BATES, Wit: Ada BATES- Kingston & John A.C. DOBBS- Portsmouth, Mar 8, 1882, Portsmouth

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BETTS, HENRY AUGUSTUS was the subject of a biographical article. in "The Province of Ontario-A History," by J. E. Middleton and Fred Landon, which says, in part:

Dr. Henry Augustus Betts, son of John Betts (of Wortham, Suffolk) was born in Birmingham….He received his education at St. James Old School, of Rugby, and afterwards became a pupil of the celebrated Sir Astley Cooper. His medical education was finished at Guy's Hospital, London. Dr. Betts was chief house surgeon of the Birmingham Hospital for many years, and afterwards practised his profession at Edgbaston and Stourbridge. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Among his noteworthy patients were the Earl of Littleton, the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, and the late Right Honorable William E. Gladstone. . . .
Dr. Betts came to Canada in 1856 and located in Galt. . . .

With antecedents like this, one might anticipate an illustrious career; instead there is barely any mention in the local press.

Lovell's Directory of 1857 does not include his name in Galt, and the Canada Gazette dates his licence on October 17, 1857. His first card appeared in the Galt Reporter on April 8, 1859. It indicated his qualifications and locates his residence next to Mr. Tassies, Wellington St. Galt.

The 1861 census gives his age as 51, and lists ten children.

An advertisement in the Dumfries Reformer August 6, 1862 offers "To Let or for sale, the Dwelling House lately occupied by Dr. Betts."

He moved to Montreal, and on inheriting money from his father's estate, retired to Kingston. He died there on June 26, 1877, aged 67, no mention being made of his surviving family. One son predeceased him when he was lost at sea in the sinking of the steamboat "Vicksburg" while on his way to England to further his studies in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 by Alexander D. Campbell

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DEATH OF DR. BETTS.

We regret to hear of the death of Dr. Betts last evening after a short illness at his residence Calderwood near Portsmouth. The Doctor was ever ready to use his medical skill for the relief of the poor of the neighbourhood, and his hand was ever open to relieve their necessities. The loss of a young and promising son on the Vicksburg about a year ago had a very depressing influence on the deceased, who never ceased to mourn his loss. The Doctor has left a wife with three sons and six daughters, all grown up however, to mourn his loss.

The Kingston Daily News Wed, Jun 27, 1877 Page 3

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BURIAL. The remains of the late Dr. Betts were interred this afternoon. The hearse was dispensed with and the coffin carried on a black open waggon, drawn by four horses. A large attendance of friends attested to the respect in which the deceased gentleman was held.

The British Whig Fri, Jun 29, 1877 Page 3
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WRONGLY INFORMED.- We are sorry we were misled, and in last evening's issue announced the burial of the remains of Dr. Betts as having taken place yesterday afternoon, whereas it did not take place until this morning. We were led into error by acting on the information of another, who was evidently mistaken, and led us astray, but was perfectly innocence of what he was doing.

The British Whig Sat, Jun 30, 1877 Page 3

Sources

[S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 1 Page 9.
[S1808] z England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FHL microfilm 918,914.
Henry Augustus Betts Gender Male Christening Date 04 Jun 1812 Christening Place SAINT PAUL, BIRMINGHAM, WARWICK,ENGLAND Father's Name John Betts Mother's Name Catharine
[S1141] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Card index of Church Records.
Annabella Maud Betts, b. 16 Nov 1857 Galt, chr. 26 Sep 1858 Anglican d/o Henry Augustus (Doctor) & Mary sponsors, Eliza Sohpia Boultbee, Mary Betts, Washington Boultbee
[S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.
[S1803] zzEngland, Marriages, 1538-1973, Leamington Priors,Warwick,England, reference; FHL microfilm 1,067,479.
Henry Augustus Betts Spouse's Name Mary Oates Event Date 27 Dec 1837 Event Place Leamington Priors, Warwick, England Father's Name John Betts Spouse's Father's Name James Stretch Oates

Event Map

	Born - 1809 - Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England
	Christened - 4 Jun 1812 - Saint Paul, Birmington, Warwick, England
	Married - 27 Dec 1837 - Leamington Priors, Warwick, England
	Occupation - doctor - 1857 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Occupation - Medical Doctor & Surgeon - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Residence - Church of England - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Directory - 1864 - McKenzie St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Died - 26 Jun 1877 - Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
	Buried - - Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

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