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James Howes

James Howes

Male 1836 - 1911  (75 years)

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  • Name James Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Birth Abt 1834  Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Birth Abt 1835  [7
    • age 25 at marriage
    Birth Abt 1836  Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 9
    Born 14 May 1836  Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 5 Jun 1836  Primitive Methodist, Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Occupation 31 Mar 1851 
    Scholar 
    Residence 31 Mar 1851  King Street, St Peter per Mountergate, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1861 
    Coach Maker 
    Residence 1861  S E Castle Ditches, St Michael at Thorn, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 13 Jun 1861  [7
    Coachmaker 
    Residence 13 Jun 1861  St Michael at Thorn, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 25 May 1869  [12
    Coachbuilder 
    Occupation 1871 
    Coach Builder emp 23m 5b 
    Residence 1871  East Bethel Street, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1881 
    Coach builder employing 22m 12b 
    Residence 1881  Chapel Field, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1891 
    Coach Builder 
    Residence 1891  6 Chapel Field Road, St Giles, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 18 Aug 1892  [5
    Carriage Builder 
    Occupation 1901 
    Master Coach Builder 
    Residence 1901  14 Chapel Field East, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [2
    Motor manufacturer 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  14 Chapel Field North, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence Nov 1911  Chapel Field, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 2 Nov 1911  Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 13
    Age: 75y 
    Occupation 2 Nov 1911  [6
    Carriage Builder 
    Died 2 Nov 1911  14 Chapel Field East, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 75y 
    Cause: Acute Gastroenteritis, Thrombosis and multiple embolism, 
    Buried Abt 5 Nov 1911  Earlham Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    James Howes, Lucy Stacey, Stanley Howes HS
    James Howes, Lucy Stacey, Stanley Howes HS
    Probate 12 Dec 1911  Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Effects: £7,636 7s 9d; to son Stanley, dr Louise, and Cecil William Yelf, architect
    Occupation 5 Jun 1912  [5
    Coach Builder 
    Person ID I21407  ONS
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2018 

    Father Thomas Self Howes,   b. Abt Apr 1802, Besthorpe, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1859, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Susanna Grace Palmer,   b. Abt 1799, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1885, Chapel Field, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married 16 May 1824  St John, Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Witness 16 May 1824 
    Elizabeth Wagg 
    Married 16 May 1824  Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 15
    Family ID F5701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Diana Susannah Neal Woolsey,   b. 29 Apr 1841, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1867, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married Abt May 1861  St Faith's RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Married 13 Jun 1861  All Saints, Hainford, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Witness 13 Jun 1861  [7
    Annie Elizabeth Neal Woolsey 
    Witness 13 Jun 1861  [7
    Leonard Woolsey 
    Married 15 Jun 1861  Hainford, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. Rosa Diana Howes,   b. 17 Sep 1862, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1883, Blofield, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     2. Samuel Howes,   b. Abt 1863, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Leonard Albert James Howes,   b. 9 Jan 1864, Chapel Field, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1895, Indian Ocean Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F8447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Louisa Stacey,   b. Abt 1845, Tadcaster, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1931, 14 Chapel Field East, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married Abt May 1869  Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Married 25 May 1869  St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Witness 25 May 1869 
    William Howes 
    Children 
     1. William Stacey Howes,   b. 10 Mar 1870, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1870, Chapel Field, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. William Stacey Howes,   b. 16 Sep 1872, Chapel Field, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1940, Crouch End, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +3. Stanley Howes,   b. 12 Jul 1874, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1968, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     4. Laura Louise Howes,   b. 16 Feb 1877, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1966  (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F7687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1834 - Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1836 - Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 May 1836 - Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 31 Mar 1851 - King Street, St Peter per Mountergate, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt May 1861 - St Faith's RD, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 13 Jun 1861 - St Michael at Thorn, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Jun 1861 - All Saints, Hainford, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jun 1861 - Hainford, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt May 1869 - Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 May 1869 - St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1871 - East Bethel Street, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Chapel Field, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - 6 Chapel Field Road, St Giles, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - 14 Chapel Field East, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Nov 1911 - Chapel Field, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 75y - 2 Nov 1911 - Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 75y,Cause: Acute Gastroenteritis, Thrombosis and multiple embolism, - 2 Nov 1911 - 14 Chapel Field East, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt 5 Nov 1911 - Earlham Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 12 Dec 1911 - Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Howes and Sons
    Howes and Sons
    Linked to James Howes but many in the family were involved in the business over the years
    Howes and Sons Ltd
    Howes and Sons Ltd
    Linked to James Howes but many others in the family involved in the business over the years

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1901 Census - England & Wales.

    2. [S156] 1911 Census - England & Wales.

    3. [S117] Probate records.

    4. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources.

    5. [S218] Marriage record - son.

    6. [S1289] Norwich City Health Dept - deaths.

    7. [S64] Parish Register - marriages.

    8. [S3] 1861 Census - England & Wales.

    9. [S2] 1851 Census - England & Wales.

    10. [S80] Besthorpe Howes Genealogy from NFHS.

    11. [S42] FamilySearch.org.

    12. [S36] FreeReg, www.freereg.org.uk.

    13. [S275] Gravestone.

    14. [S64] Parish Register - marriages.
      indicates that we have seen the original parish register, microfilm/fiche or a scanned image


    15. [S55] Norfolk Marriage CD, Norfolk Family History Society.

    16. [S81] Pilot.familysearch.org.