Joseph Howes

1805 - 1876  (71 years)

• Name	Joseph Howes  [1, 2]
  Born	1805	Shepperton, Middlesex   [3]
  	age 20 at enlistment
  Gender	Male
  Birth	24 Dec 1805	Shepperton, Middlesex   [4]
  Baptism	17 Aug 1806	St Nicholas, Shepperton, Middlesex   [4]
  Service	18 Jul 1825	Chatham, Kent   [5]
  	Enlistment
  Service	14 Aug 1826  [6]
  	Corporal, 97th Regiment
  Residence	1827	Sri Lanka   [1, 2]
  	formerly Ceylon
  Service	31 Aug 1840	Montréal, Québec, Canada   [5]
  	Discharge, 3 months pay gratuity
  Service No.	31 Aug 1840  [5]
  	1607; 32nd Rgt of Foot (Cornwall)
  Service	30 Apr 1853	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Discharge from Royal Canadian Rifle Rgmt
  Service No.	30 Apr 1853  [5]
  	1002; Quarter Master Serjeant, Royal Canadian Rifles
  Name	Joseph Howes Harvey  [4]
  Occupation	30 Apr 1853  [3]
  	Servant
  Occupation	1876  [1, 2]
  	Postmaster
  Residence	1876	Lot 9/14, Zorra, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	formerly East Nissouri
  Died	1876	Zorra, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	formerly East Nissouri
  Notes	Military service (Total of 25yrs 29 days) excludes two short periods in military prison and a gap in service of two years Joseph was reduced to private four times and promoted to serjeant three times. He was also the regiment's drum major for a period. Served in 97th regiment of Foot from 18 Jul 1825 thru 31 Jan 1838 Servied in 32nd regiment of Foot from 1 Feb 1838 thru 31 Aug 1840 Serviced in Royal Canadian Rifles from 3 May 1843 thru 30 Apr 1853 His service record states that he served in the "East Indies" for 9y 2m Military attestation papers & Chelsea pensioner records show Joseph was 5' 10" tall with grey eyes and brown hair
  Person ID	I42047	ONS
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2023

  
  

  Mother	Martha Hawley,   d. Not known
  Family ID	F12945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Stephenson,   b. 1805, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland ,   d. 1872, Zorra, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1826	St Mary the Virgin, Mary Street, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Witness	14 Aug 1826
  	Richard Legge
  Children	+ 1. Francis Howes,   b. 29 Jul 1827, Sri Lanka ,   d. 1898, Zorra, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F12858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Service - Enlistment - 18 Jul 1825 - Chatham, Kent Married - 14 Aug 1826 - St Mary the Virgin, Mary Street, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland Service - Discharge, 3 months pay gratuity - 31 Aug 1840 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Service - Discharge from Royal Canadian Rifle Rgmt - 30 Apr 1853 - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Died - 1876 - Zorra, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S674] Flickr.com. [S675] Ken Howes. [S343] Military service record, FindMyPast.com Chelsea Pensioner records. [S62] Parish Register - baptisms. indicates that we have seen the original parish register, microfilm/fiche or a scanned image [S505] Honor Jones, FindMyPast.com Chelsea Pensioner records. [S943] http://www.leamingtonhistory.co.uk/prestidges.htm.