See also
Husband:
William Howe (1856?- )
Wife:
Elizabeth Overett (1858- )
Children:
Marriage:
18 Jun 1876
St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England1 2
William a butcher aged 20, Emma aged 19, both single of this parish, by banns, groom's father John Howe carpenter, bride's father Richard Overett drover, witnesses Sarah Newson and Richard Overett
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
1856 (app)
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 24)
Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, England3
married head of the household working as a greengrocer and living with his wife Emma, daughters Harriett and Emma, and son William. Born in Islington Middlesex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 34)
16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4
married head of the household working as a butcher and living with his wife Emma, daughters Harriet, Emma and Alice, sons William, Frank and Charles. Born in London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 44)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
married head of the household working as a painter and living in four rooms with his wife Emma, daughters Harriet, Alice and Kate, sons Frank,Charles and George, married daughter Emma Matthews, and niece Annie Overett. Born in London
Name:
Elizabeth Overett6
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
tailor / tailoress7
Birth:
4 Jun 1858
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 2)
Cottage, Bredfield Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England8
daughter aged 3, attending school and living with parents and three siblings. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 22)
Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, England3
married wife as Emma living with her husband William, daughters Harriett and Emma, and son William. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 31)
16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4
married wife living with her husband William, daughters Harriet, Emma and Alice, sons William, Frank and Charles. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 42)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
married wife living in four rooms with her husband William, daughters Harriet, Alice and Kate, sons Frank,Charles and George, married daughter Emma Matthews, and niece Annie Overett. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 51)
59 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England7
widowed head of the household as Emma Elizabeth working as a tailoress and living in four rooms with son George, daughter Kate, niece Georgianna, and her future husband Alfred George Slaymaker. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk and married for twenty six years with eight children, all of whom are living
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 81)
59 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England9
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Alfred, son George, and grandson Charles. Born on 4th June 1858
Name:
Harriet Emma Howe10
Sex:
Female
Occupation:
Birth:
Q3 1876
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 4)
Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, England3
daughter attending school and living with her parents William and Emma, sister Emma, and brother William. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 14)
16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4
unmarried daughter working as a tailoress and living with her parents William and Emma, sisters Emma and Alice, sons William, Frank and Charles. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 24)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
unmarried daughter working as a tailoress and living in four rooms with her parents William and Emma, sisters Alice and Kate, brothers Frank,Charles and George, married sister Emma Matthews, and cousin Annie Overett. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
Birth:
Q1 1878
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 3)
Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, England3
son living with his parents William and Emma, and sisters Harriett and Emma. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 13)
16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4
son working as a butcher and living with his parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Emma and Alice, brothers Frank and Charles. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census absence:
31 Mar 1901 (age 22-23)
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 33)
39 Cowper Road, Gillingham, Kent, England13
married head of the household working as a stoker Petty Officer in the Royal Navy and living in five rooms with his wife Maud, daughter Maud, and sons William and James. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Witness:
Q2 1929 (age 51)
William Henry Howe witnessed the marriage of William Henry Howe and Maude Harriet Strutt Q2 1929 in St. Mary Magdalene Church, Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England
Death:
Q3 1935 (age 57)
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England12
Name:
Emma Elizabeth Howe14
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
Birth:
14 Jun 1880
1891 census says born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 10 mns)
Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, England3
daughter living with her parents William and Emma, sister Harriett, and brother William. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 10)
16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4
daughter attending school and living with her parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet and Alice, brothers William, Frank and Charles. Born in Woodbridge Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 21)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
married daughter as Emma Matthews working as a tailoress and living in four rooms with her parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Alice and Kate, brothers Frank, Charles and George, and cousin Annie Overett. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 30)
57 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England15
married wife working as a tailoress and living in four rooms with her husband C U, daughters Ellen and Gertrude, and sons Charles, Frederick and William. Born in Colchester Essex and married for eleven years with five children, all of whom are still living
Witness:
28 Dec 1936 (age 56)
Emma Elizabeth Howe witnessed the marriage of Alfred Barker and Kate Winifred Matthews on Monday on 28 December 1936 in The Register Office, Colchester, Essex, England
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 59)
57 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England16
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Charles, son George and daughter-in-law Olive. Born on 14th June 1880
Death:
Q1 1956 (age 75)
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England17
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
Birth:
9 Mar 1883
1939 register says born on 9th March 1882
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 8)
16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4
son attending school and living with his parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Emma and Alice, brothers William and Charles. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 18)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
unmarried son working as a painter and living in four rooms with his parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Alice and Kate, brothers Charles and George, married sister Emma Matthews, and cousin Annie Overett. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 29)
31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England20
married head of the household working as a house painter for a builder and living in four rooms with his wife Alice, step-son Lawrence Shield, step-daughter Lilian, daughter Winifred, son Frank, and brother-in-law Charles Reading. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 56)
31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England21
a married painter living with his wife Alice, and sons Terence and Ronald. Born on 9th March 1882
Death:
Q1 1952 (age 68)
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England19
Name:
Alice Maud Howe22
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
tailor / tailoress5
Birth:
21 Feb 1886
1939 register says Alice was born on 21st February 1884
Baptism:
20 Mar 1886 (age 0)
St. Paul's Church, Belle Vue Road, Colchester, Essex, England23
daughter of William Howe (butcher) and Emma Elizabeth of North Street
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 5)
16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4
daughter attending school and living with her parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet and Emma, brothers William, Frank and Charles. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 15)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
unmarried daughter working as a tailoress and living in four rooms with her parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet and Kate, brothers Frank,Charles and George, married sister Emma Matthews, and cousin Annie Overett. Born in Colchester Essex
Census absence:
2 Apr 1911 (age 25)
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 53)
256 Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, England24
a married tailoress and branch manager living with her husband Arthur, step-son Albert, step-daughter Silvia and a Joan Howe. Born on 21st February 1884
Administrator:
1 May 1951 (age 65)
Alice Maud Howe was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Arthur Albert Langley on Tuesday on 1 May 1951 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Death:
9 Aug 1978 (age 92)
Probate:
29 Aug 1978
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England26
of Myland Hospital Colchester died 9th August 1978, probate of £14,143 (~£76,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse (1):
Spouse (2):
Occupation:
concrete maker29
Birth:
15 Apr 1889
Baptism:
20 May 1889 (age 0)
St. Paul's Church, Belle Vue Road, Colchester, Essex, England30
son of William Henry Howe (green grocer) and Emma Elizabeth of 3 Colne Back Road, born on 15th April 1889
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 1)
16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4
son living with his parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Emma and Alice, brothers William and Frank. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
son living in four rooms with his parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Alice and Kate, brothers Frank and George, married sister Emma Matthews, and cousin Annie Overett. Born in Colchester Essex
Census absence:
2 Apr 1911 (age 21)
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 50)
29 King Stephen Road, Colchester, Essex, England29
a married concrete ? maker (heavy worker) and member of the ARP Rescue and Demolition Gang living with his wife Alma and two closed records (presumably daughters Heather and Wendy). Born on 15th April 1889
Death:
Q2 1972 (age 82-83)
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England28
Name:
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
Birth:
26 Mar 1893
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
son living in four rooms with his parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Alice and Kate, brothers Frank and Charles, married sister Emma Matthews, and cousin Annie Overett. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18)
59 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England7
unmarried son working as a general labourer and living in four rooms with his mother Emma, sister Kate, cousin Georgianna, and his future step-father Alfred George Slaymaker. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 46)
59 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England9
an unmarried blacksmith (heavy worker) living with his step-father Alfred G Slaymaker, his mother Emma and nephew Charles. Born on 26th March 1893
Death:
Q1 1973 (age 79-80)
Probate:
5 Sep 1973
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England33
of 59 Brook Street Colchester died 1st February 1973, probate of £2,505 (~£25,600 in 2020)
Name:
Sex:
Female
Occupation:
tailor / tailoress37
Birth:
7 Feb 1899
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 2)
7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England5
daughter living in four rooms with her parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet and Alice, brothers Frank,Charles and George, married sister Emma Matthews, and cousin Annie Overett. Born in Colchester Essex
Baptism:
12 Apr 1910 (age 11)
St. Leonard's at the Hythe Church, Hythe Hill, Colchester, Essex, England35
daughter of William Henry Howe (painter) and Emma Elizabeth of 59 Brook Street Colchester
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 12)
59 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England7
daughter living in four rooms with her mother Emma, brother George, cousin Georgianna, and her future step-father Alfred George Slaymaker. Born in Colchester Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 40)
49 Smythies Avenue, Colchester, Essex, England37
an unmarried tailoress working as a passer and fitter of coats and living Ruth Whittle. Born on 7th February 1899
Death:
29 Dec 1971 (age 72)
Probate:
25 Feb 1972
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England38
of 49 Smythies Avenue Colchester died 29th December 1971, administration (with will) of £3,309 (~£42,300 in 2017)
William's father was John Howe
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