Henchman family papers, 1842-1998

MLMSS 7936

fonds

1842-1998

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Ephemera, Photographs

886767

4.50 metres of textual material (30 boxes), some files contain photographs

In 1878 William Henchman (1842-1906) and his wife Jane McIlwraith, née Wallace (1845-1923) emigrated to Australia from England. They had eight children: Mary (1866-1936), Elinor Agnes Muriel (1868-1892), Adela Mabel (1870-1943), William (1871-1871), John Evelyn Wallace (1872-1939), Hereward Humfry (1874-1939), Hubert James Hungerford (b. 1876) and Daphne Isald (1885-1970).

Hereward Humfry Henchman was admitted to practise as a barrister in Queensland in 1899, and at various times acted as a Judge of the District Court. He served with the A.I.F. from 1916, gained his lieutenant’s commission overseas, and returned to Australia in 1919. He was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1929. His brother, Hubert James Hungerford Henchman, was Crown Solicitor of Queensland, 1923-1937 and Solicitor-General, 1937.

Hereward Humfry Henchman married Theresa Francesca Goller (1874-1914) in Melbourne in 1903. In 1895 she had assisted Florence E. Green in founding the New England Girls’ School in Armidale, NSW. The Henchmans had two children: Hereward John Humfry (1904-1994) and Gwynneth Wallace (b. 1908).

Following the death of Theresa Francesca, Henchman married Edith Isobel Maud, née Holliday (1889-1953) in 1919. They had two sons: David Crosborough (b. 1920) and Adrian Peter Wyche (1927-1989). Adrian Peter Henchman was a senior partner of Allen, Allen and Hemsley, one of Australia’s oldest legal firms.

Born in Indooroopilly, Queensland, Hereward John Humfry Henchman attended the Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane and the Armidale School. He graduated BA, 1925, and LLB (Honours), 1928, from the University of Sydney. He was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1929 and maintained a busy practice in the Common Law and Admiralty jurisdictions. He was made a Queen’s Counsel in 1967. During World War II he was counsel for the Minister of State for the Army in appeal tribunals for interned aliens. He also represented the Attorney General in appeals relating to the Australia First Movement group.

In the 1960s Henchman was Counsel for the Royal Australian Navy in a number of cases, chiefly the two Royal Commissions held into the loss of the destroyer HMAS Voyager on 10 February 1964. He was appointed to the judiciary in August 1966 as an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW in the Divorce jurisdiction. In February 1968 he was appointed a Judge of all District Courts in NSW and Chairman of all Quarter Sessions. He retired on 24 July 1974. In 1982 Henchman wrote a supplement to H. T. E. Holt’s A Court Rises: The Lives and Times of the Judges of the District Court of New South Wales, extending the biographical coverage for the 77 judges in office from 1959 to 1982, including himself.

Henchman was actively involved in a number of community activities. He was Chancellor of the Diocese of Armidale, 1937-1982; a fellow of St Paul’s College, University of Sydney, from 1938 and Chairman of its Council, 1975-1980; a trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW, 1967-1974, and Vice-President and President of the Art Gallery Society, 1960-1977.

In 1934 Henchman married Nancy White (1910-2002), daughter of Wilfrid J. White, medical practitioner, and Roberta Olive Baxter. They had three children: Jennifer Anne, Peter Humfry and Theresa Gai.

In 1939 Gwynneth Wallace Henchman, married Lieutenant-Commander Varnum Cochran Southworth (1898-1943), a surgeon in the United States Navy Reserve, at St Stephen’s Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney. She worked for the English-Speaking Union in Washington DC from 1953-1982, resigning from the office of Executive Secretary to return to Australia. She was appointed MBE in 1969 for services rendered to Anglo-American relations.

References:
Compiled from the collection
State Records Archives Investigator. http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au (accessed February 2, 2010)

BOX 1
Diary, 18 Dec. 1909-4 Aug.1910 of H. H. (Hereward Humfry) and Theresa Francesca Henchman, with enclosures, 1909-1915, 1939, including photographs of the family at Fernbrook, Indooroopilly, Qld, and on their trip overseas,1910, and obituary of Justice H. H. Henchman from Queensland State Reports, 20 Apr. 1939; and diary of Theresa Francesca Henchman, 1914

Letters received by Theresa Francesca Henchman, née Goller, 1878-1898, with letter from H. H. Henchman to her mother, 6 Aug. 1904

Letters received by H. J. H. Henchman, 1913-1914, 1923-1991, mainly from his father, 1914, 1923-1939; his stepbrother David and relatives; Harry Gibb, 1981, 1986; and eight photographs189- - - 193-

‘The American Connection’, being letters received by H. J. H. Henchman mainly from relatives in America and England, 1947-1993, including Nell Mckenzie, 1977-1984; Phyllis Douglas, 1981-1983; Adrian Henchman, 1981; Mildred Dring, 1977-1984; Walter S. Hinchman, 1947, 1951; Richard M. Hinchman, 1963, 1965; Sheila H. Payne, 1984, 1991; James W. Gould, 1981; with program for Exploring the Hinchman Heritage in America, Lewisburg, West Virginia, 18-20 June 1983, and photocopy of chart of The Henchman Family, compiled by Prof. J. W. Gould

‘American Branch of the Henchmans’, being papers of H. J. H. Henchman, including letter received from Russel B. Henchman, 1975, with copies of The Henchman Genealogy

Miscellaneous papers of the Henchman family, 1895-1916, 1991, including message from Humfry Henchman regarding the Commemoration of Bishop Humfry Henchman’s death, 7 Oct. 1675, at All Saints, Fulham, U.K.; and letters from Hereward Humfry Henchman to his father, William H. Henchman, 1899, and mother, Jane Henchman, 1907, 1916

Correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman, 1987-1994, being mainly letters received from American relatives, including John Henchman and Robert Hinchman, Jr, with a signed copy of the Robert Hinchman Endowment for the Dramatic Arts at Marshall University, 5 Nov. 1991, and from James W. Gould and Edna Wilson in England; and 20 colour photographs regarding family service at All Saints, Fulham, U.K., 10 Oct 1993, and 1 colour photograph of Robert Hinchman, Esther Hinchman and Linda Hinchman Moster, 1991

BOX 2
Judicial and legal commissions of H. H. Henchman, 1906, 1911, 1929

Family research by William Henchman in England, 1867-1868, date unknown

Privately printed copy of The Henchman Family (1868) by William Henchman, with annotations, corrections and enclosures

Papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1926-1966, regarding the estate of his late father, H. H. Henchman

Folder of H. J. H. Henchman, including photocopy of transcript of his memoir from recording, HJHH Tape A3/92, and of the book, The Henchman Family (1868)

Notebook of H.J. H. Henchman regarding legal cases, 1929-1930

Cash book of H.J. H. Henchman, 1937-1967, being ‘House Accounts from 1937’, including personal and business accounts

Volume of H.J. H. Henchman, being ‘Investment Accounts from Nov. 1964’, 1964-1969

BOX 3
Business and private letterbook of William Henchman, 29 May1896-15 May 1906, with contextual note by H. J. H. Henchman, Feb. 1983

Miscellaneous financial records of William Henchman, 1878-1880, 1902-1904

Financial records of H. J. H. Henchman, being cash book, 1967-1977

Volume of H. J. H. Henchman, being ‘Investments from July 1st 1935’

Papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1917-1936, mainly regarding Queensland Trustees Limited, agency accounts and the estate of his late mother, Theresa Francesca Henchman

‘579 - Diocese of Armidale’, being correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman, 1927-1938, 1953, with the Diocese of Armidale

‘599 – Australian Army Legal Dept.’, being correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman, 1941-1950

Papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1962-1970, regarding the power of attorney over his aunt, Daphne I. Henchman

Letters received by Daphne Isald Henchman, 1899-1950, with photographs of her, family and friends, ca. 1885-ca. 1925

BOX 4
Bank deposit books (2) of H. J. H. Henchman, being for fees and sundries: National Bank, 1958-1971, and Rural Bank, 1959-1963,

Papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1930-1960, regarding his income tax returns

‘594 – Family letters etc.’, being correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman, 1939-1971, mainly with family in Australia and overseas, and friends, with photographs of relatives, ca. 1890, 1947

‘576 – Articles’, being articles written by and of H. J. H. Henchman, 1929-1938

BOX 5
Translations by William Henchman, including of Racine’s Athaliah: A Tragedy (1691), 15 Dec. 1871, with copies of ‘Extracts from Mr. William Henchman’s Testimonials.’

Papers, being mainly letters received, of William Henchman, 1864-1887, regarding research information obtained on the Henchman family, including research conducted at the British Museum

Personal and business correspondence, being mainly letters received, of William Henchman, 1854, 1868-1878

Personal and business correspondence, being mainly letters received, of William Henchman, 1886-1907, including letters from him to his wife, Jane, 1906-1907; and letters from Canon Humphrey Llewellyn Henchman to H. H. Henchman, 26 Jan. 1907, and to H. J. H. Henchman, 25 Apr. 1950, with enclosed photograph

BOX 6
Personal and business correspondence, being mainly letters received, of William Henchman, 1873-1879

Personal and business correspondence, being mainly letters received, of William Henchman, 1888-1906

‘562 – Queensland Trustees Ltd’, being correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman, 1925-1970, with Queensland Trustees Limited

Papers of H. H Henchman, 1890-1950, including copies of his will and the will of Daphne Isald Henchman, and papers relating to the estate of John Evelyn Wallace Henchman

Papers of Adela Mabel Henchman and Daphne Isald Henchman, 1906-1943

Papers of Jane McIlwraith Henchman, 1906-1920

BOX 7
‘Family History’, being correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman, 1955-1991. Correspondents include Godfrey W. Henchman in England

‘Family’, being papers of Nancy Henchman, 1961-1983, regarding the White family of Belltrees, N.S.W., and the Cox family of Windsor, N.S.W.

‘Cox Family’, being papers of Nancy Henchman, 1962-1989, including issues of the newsletter of the William Cox Fellowship

Barristers’ fee book of H. J. H. Henchman, 1948-1957

Journal of Nancy Henchman, 1965-1998, regarding private investment and pension income

Cash books (3) of H. J. H. Henchman, July 1954-Oct. 1967

BOX 8
Letters from Varnum C. Southworth to Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman, 1938

Correspondence of Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman, 1927-1945. Correspondents include Mabel Henchman, H. J. H. Henchman, David Henchman, Adrian Henchman, Roy Dowling, Rex King and Tom Fry

Correspondence of Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman , ca. 1911, 1914,1924-1939, mainly with her father, H. H. Henchman and stepmother, Isobel Henchman, and brother, H. J. H. Henchman, with newscuttings and obituaries of her father, and letter from Varnum C. Southworth to H. H. Henchman, 23 Aug. 1938

BOX 9
Letters from Gwynneth Wallace Henchman to her father, H. H. Henchman, 1917, 1919, 193-

Personal documents of Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman, 1908, 1931-1990 including her birth, baptismal and marriage certificates, and Australian and British passports, and death certificate of Varnum C. Southworth, 1943

Official invitations received by Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman, ca. 1955-ca. 1980

Papers of Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman, 1959-1960, regarding M.B.E. awarded to her

Personal papers of Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman and Varnum C. Southworth, 1920-1982

Newscuttings and printed material of Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, 1933-1981

BOX 10
Letters from Theresa Henchman to H. H. Henchman, including photographs, 1 July 1901-2 Apr. 1902, numbered 1-87

Letters from Theresa Francesca Henchman to H. H. Henchman, 8 Apr.-16 Dec. 1902, numbered 88-157

Letters from Theresa Francesca Henchman to H. H. Henchman, 12 Jan.-12 June 1903, numbered 158-231

BOX 11
Letters from Theresa Francesca Henchman to H. H. Henchman, including photographs, 16 Aug. 1897-16 June 1901, numbered 1-48

Letters from Theresa Francesca Henchman to H. H. Henchman, including photographs, 18 June 1903-21 Nov. 1911

Letters from Theresa Francesca Henchman to H. H. Henchman, 28 Jan. 1912-Feb. 1913

Letters from Theresa Francesca Henchman to H. H. Henchman, 13 Mar. 1914-20 Mar. 1917

BOX 12
‘Bishop / Resignation & Election / 1976’, being papers of H. J. H. Henchman regarding the resignation of the Right Reverend Clive Kerle, Bishop of Armidale, N.S.W.

Legal papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1964, 1967, being memorandum of fees regarding the Royal Commission concerning the Loss of the H.M.A.S. Voyager

‘587 – Hereward Humfry Henchman deceased’, being papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1891, regarding the estates of his late father, H. H. Henchman and mother, Theresa Francesca Henchman

BOX 13
Papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1964-1972, regarding the estate of the late Daphne Isald Henchman, being mainly correspondence with Queensland Trustees Limited

Copies and drafts of judgments by H. J. H. Henchman, 1968-1973

‘577 – Re House [5 Attunga Street, Woollahra, NSW]’, being papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1937-1955`

BOX 14
Papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1953-1983, being mainly research material for his publication, A Court Rises : The Lives and Times of the Judges of the District Court of New South Wales. Supplement no. 1. 1959-1982 (1982)

BOX 15
Letters received by Nancy Henchman, 1932-1994, from family and friends, including her mother, Mrs Wilfrid White, H. H. Henchman, H. J. H. Henchman, Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman, and Dorothy Mackinnon

‘Income Tax Assessments’ of Nancy Henchman, 1949-1992

Miscellaneous personal papers of Nancy Henchman, 1910, 1926-ca. 1988, including address book; diary of birthdays and anniversaries; travel diary, 1960; appointments’ diary, 1961; book of contact telephone numbers; passports; concert programs and invitations; and newscuttings

‘Christmas Book’ of Nancy Henchman, 1958-1996, mainly including lists of family and friends to and from whom cards and presents were sent

Address book of Nancy Henchman, 198- - ca. 1998

‘Golfer’s Diary’, being appointments’ diary of Roberta White, 1929, with enclosed newscutting of 1995

BOX 16
Letters from H. J. H. Henchman to Nancy Henchman, 1931-1952

Letters from H. J. H. Henchman to Nancy Henchman, 1965, 1967

Letters received by H. J. H. Henchman, 1944-1993, from family, friends and relatives, including Peter Henchman, David Henchman, Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman, Russel B. Henchman and Mildred Dring

Letters from Nancy Henchman to H. J. H. Henchman, 1965

Letters from Nancy Henchman and children to H. J. H. Henchman, 1933-1949, 1965-ca. 1980

Letters received by H. J. H. Henchman, 1910-1969, from family, friends and relatives, including H. H. Henchman, Theresa Francesca Henchman, Jane McIlwraith Henchman, Canon Humphrey Llewellyn Henchman, Bertram Knight and Michael Kirkpatrick, with photographs

Letters from Gwynneth Wallace Southworth, née Henchman to her brother, H. J. H. Henchman, 1927-1968, with photographs

BOX 17
The “Longfellow” Birthday Book belonging to W. J. White from 3 Mar. 1898

Notebook of Roberta Olive White, 1939

Autograph albums (2) of Nancy Henchman, 1922-1930, including entries from students of Abbotsleigh

Papers of Nancy Henchman, 1945, 1960-1982, regarding the Sydney Symphony Orchestral Subscribers’ Society, including minutes of meetings

Notebook of Nancy Henchman regarding her wedding and reception, 17 Oct. 1934

Miscellaneous papers of Nancy White, 1928-ca. 1990, including invitations, concert programs, and shipboard menus and passenger lists from overseas trips

BOX 18
Papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1897-1974, mainly regarding the Henchman family in England, including letters received and obituary of Canon Humphrey Llewellyn Henchman (d. 1950)

‘572 – N.S.W. Special Income Tax’, being taxation papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1931-1940

‘573 – Queensland Taxation’, being taxation papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1930-1942

‘581 – New South Wales Taxation’, being taxation papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1938-1942

‘596 – Ruth Frances Henchman’, being testamentary papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1947, regarding Ruth Frances Bowman

‘Miss Green & NEGS [New England Girls’ School] History’, being papers mainly of H. J. H. Henchman, ca. 1898-1975, including correspondence with Kelvin Grose, 1975; letter from Florence E. Green to H. H. Henchman, 14 Mar. 1915, with her enclosed ‘Sketch of my dear Theresa’s life’; letter from H. J. H. Henchman, The Armidale School, N.S.W., to H. H. Henchman, Apr. 1920; and photograph of Theresa Goller, ca. 1898

‘N.E.G.S. & Florence E. Green’, being papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1890-1984, including letters received from Kelvin Grose and Dr Jan Milburn (Principal, NEGS, Armidale)

‘EBBMK’, being folder of papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1911-1952, regarding Eleanor Blanche Bertin MacKinnon Kirkpatrick, University of Sydney law graduate, 1925, and solicitor

‘566 – Dodington’, being papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1938-1988, regarding his residence in Attunga Street, Woollahra

Correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman, 1946-1975, mainly with Municipality of Woollahra regarding Attunga Street, Woollahra

‘District Court 1967’, being papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1967-1974, mainly regarding his judicial appointments and retirement

‘H. J. H. Henchman – Affairs’, 1967-1969, 1976, including notes regarding his will, 1976

‘Letters etc on appointment as QC & Judge’, being congratulatory letters received by H. J. H. Henchman, 1966-1968

BOX 19
Barristers’ fee books (3) of H. J. H. Henchman, 1929-1941

Miscellaneous papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1904-1990, including notebooks, passports, 1976 travel diary, newscuttings and printed material

Henchman family photographs, ca. 1878-ca. 1940, ca. 1970, including album, 1913-1920, mainly of the family in Queensland

BOX 20
Letters from H. J. H. Henchman to H. H. Henchman, 1928-1929

Letters from Peter Henchman to his parents, H. J. H. and Nancy Henchman, 1953-1968

Letters, including photographs, from Jennifer A. Barnes, née Henchman mainly in the United Kingdom, to her parents, H. J. H. and Nancy Henchman, 1959-1965, 1974, with lists and newscuttings regarding her wedding to Frank Barnes, 31 May 1965, and letters from him to her parents, 1965

Letters from Terry Chesher, née Henchman, to her parents, H. J. H. and Nancy Henchman, 1962-1977

Miscellaneous letters received by Peter Henchman, Jennifer A. Barnes, née Henchman, and Terry Chesher, née Henchman, 1955-1962, 1976-1979

BOX 21
Legal papers of H. J. H. Henchman, 1923-1983, including advice and opinions on various matters; copies of his judgments; notebooks and speeches, including one given to mark his retirement from the bench held in Sydney, 25 June 1974; and Holy Bible on which he took the oaths of office as an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW for two terms, 1966; copy of Report of the Advisory Committee into objections of alleged members of the Australia First Movement to their internment, 1942; and Index to and copy of Dossier: Australia First Movement, pp. 1-104, being the copy of Mr Dovey KC

BOX 22
Correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman and Nancy Henchman, 1955, en route to and in England, being mainly letters to Jennifer, Peter and Terry Henchman, and Mrs Wilfrid White

Travel diary of Nancy Henchman, 20 Aug. -19 Sept. 1955

Letters of sympathy received by Nancy Henchman on the death of H. J. H. Henchman, 1994

‘Family Company Accounts’, being financial records of Nancy Henchman, 1969-1983

‘A Dodington Chronicle’, being memoir of Nancy Henchman regarding the residence, ‘Dodington’, 5 Attunga Street, Woollahra, NSW, with notes on the White family

Diaries (2) of H. J. H. Henchman, 22 Mar.-23 Aug. 1928; 24 Aug. 1928-29 Jan. 1929

Letters from H. H. Henchman to Theresa Henchman, née Goller, 1897-1901, 1909

BOX 23
School exercise books and art study workbooks on European art (11 volumes) of Nancy Henchman 1927-1930

BOX 24
Letters received by H. H. Henchman, 1916-1919, from H. J. H. Henchman and Gwynneth (‘Din’) Henchman

Letters of introduction issued to H. J. H. Henchman, 1928, from, among others, William McCormack, Premier of Queensland; T. R. Bavin, Premier of NSW; and George W. Fuller, Agent-General for NSW, London

Letters received by H. J. H. Henchman, 1925-1994, mainly from friends, and relatives in Australia, America and England, including, Kenneth Street, Laurence Street, Douglas Henchman, David Henchman, Godfrey Henchman, Russel B. Henchman, John Henchman, Sheila Payne, Phyllis Douglas, Mildred Dring, Keith Boyce (‘Apples’) Armstrong, and Warren Osmond regarding Sir Frederic Eggleston, with letter from Canon Humphrey Llewellyn Henchman to Isobel Henchman, 5 Feb. 1940

Correspondence of H. J. H. Henchman, 1987-1988, regarding Sydney Harbour Bridge passes for retired judges

Draft memoir of H. J. H. Henchman, 1981, 1993

BOX 25
School reports, and other academic records, of Jennifer, Peter and Terry Henchman1941-1954, 1960-1961

BOX 26
Correspondence of Theresa Henchman, née Goller and Goller family papers, 1878-1914, including letter received from Florence E. Green, 19 Mar., no date

School certificates awarded to Theresa Henchman, née Goller, 1889-1893, being at Trinity Church High School, Maldon, Vic., 1889 and Girls’ High School, Geelong, Vic., 1890-1893

Notebook of Theresa Henchman, née Goller, 1896-1913

Recipe book of Theresa Henchman, née Goller, ca. 1900

Album of Margaret Cathie, grandmother of Theresa Henchman, née Goller, 1842-1874, with enclosures by members of the Hechman family, 1919, ca. 1990

Manuscript poems by William Henchman, no date

Letters received by H. H. Henchman, 1898-1933, from William Henchman, Jane McIlwraith Henchman, Theresa Francesca Henchman, Mabel Henchman, Blanche Stephen and Florence E. Green, with letter from Margaret Cathie to Theresa Henchman, née Goller, 1 May 1898

Notebooks of H. H. Henchman, 1900-1927, regarding barrister’s fees received, personal expenses and legal notes

Cash book of H. J. H. Henchman, 1936-1946, mainly regarding account with Malcolm Campbell, Boatbuilder, 5 Wunulla Road, Edgecliff, NSW

BOX 27
Genealogical papers of H. J. H. Henchman and Nancy Henchman, ca. 1890-1994, regarding the Henchman and White families

BOX 28
Diaries of Nancy Henchman, née White, 1930-1934, with enclosures, being one volume for each year

Unidentified pocket notebook

BOX 29
Financial records of H. J. H. Henchman, being cash accounting, July 1925-Mar. 1928; investment history and income regarding the late Mrs T. F. Henchman’s marriage settlement, July 1925-Aug. 1933; cash book (personal and business), July 1931-Dec. 1938; cash book, 1 Jan. 1939-Mar. 1946; cash book (personal and business), Nov. 1947-Sept. 1954; investments: share purchases and dividends, 1951-1964; cash books (personal) (2), Jan. 1977-June 1982 and July 1982-Dec. 1987; fee book, Oct. 1940-1948; and fee cards, A-W, 1951-1967

BOX 30
Appointments, awards, certificates, commissions and degrees of H. H. Henchman and H. J. H. Henchman, 1891-1982

Copyright restrictions may apply:
Copyright holder:: Peter Henchman, Jennifer A. Barnes and Theresa Gai Cheshire have assigned their copyright in materials in this collection to the State Library of NSW.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Further biographical note: Henchman corresponded with Henchman family members worldwide as part of his researches into Henchman genealogy. He was in regular contact with Robert Hinchman, Jr (1921-1996), of Dallas, Texas, founder and first President of the Hinchman Heritage Society. They confirmed that the Australian branch of the Henchman family has an established line to the Bishop of London, Humfry Henchman (1592-1675).
Notebooks of Judge H. J. H. Henchman are held in State Records NSW. http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/
The Hinchman Heritage Society archives, established by the Society's first president and founder, Robert Hinchman, Jr., are held in Special Collections, Morrow Library, Marshall University in Huntington, WV. http://www.marshall.edu/library/speccoll/