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Introduction

While researching the origins of our surname and since, I have come across many records of our name from before the earliest English parish registers in 1538. They probably represent the absolute limits of our family history researches. So I thought it might be helpful to record them as I come across them and note the sources. If you find others, please let us know.

Early instances of the Howes name and variants

Date	Instance	Place	Source
1226	Simon Hus	Eynsham, Oxfordshire	Reaney & Wilson
1254	Thomas de Houes	n/k	Ewen; calendar of inquiries post mortem
1265	Henry de Howes	Lancashire	Harrison; assize rolls
1273	Geoffrey de la House	Huntingdonshire	Bardsley; hundred rolls
1273	Jacob Huse	Somerset	Bardsley; hundred rolls
1273	John de la How	Norfolk	Blomefield & Parkin: history of Norfolk
1273	Richard del Howes	Cambridgeshire	Bardsley; hundred rolls
1273	Richard de la Huse	Buckinghamshire	Bardsley; hundred rolls
1273	Roger del Howes	Cambridgeshire	Bardsley; hundred rolls
1273	William de la House	Huntingdonshire	Bardsley; hundred rolls
1279	Geoffrey de la House	Huntingdonshire	Reaney & Wilson; hundred rolls
1279	Richard Hous	Oxfordshire	Reaney & Wilson; hundred rolls
1289	Walter del Hus	n/k	Reaney & Wilson; Anglo-Saxon charters
c1300	Unknown Howes	Cumberland/Westmoreland	Bardsley; history of both counties
1313	Letitia atte How	n/k	Bardsley; writ of parliament
1327	Emma Howes	Norfolk	Ewen; list of taxpayers
1327	Johanne Howes	Staunrewike (prob: Standerwick), Somerset	Somerset Lay Subsidy
1331	William atte House	Kent	Reaney & Wilson; feet of fines
1371	Roger del House	Man at arms, Keeping of the Sea under Guy, Lord Brian	See TNA E101/31/11
1372	Richard Howes	n/k - Man at arms to Sir Richard de Green, Naval Exped for King Edward III	See TNA E101/31/38
1377-8	Geoffrey op Howys	n/k - Archer in naval expedition of Thomas, Earl of Buckingham	See TNA E101/36/25
1378	Bernawton de la House	Crossbowman at Brest Garrison, under Sir Richard Abberbury	See TNA E101/37/2
1379	Roberto Howes	Latton, Wiltshire	Poll tax returns
1379	Ricardo Howes, tailor	Henset & Puthall, Wiltshire	Poll tax returns
1379	Radulpho Howes	Erlestoke, Wiltshire	Poll tax returns
c1382	William Howes	Lammas, Norfolk	NCCA
1387	Thomas House, esquire	Man at arms, Naval Expedition of Richard FitzAlan, earl of Arundel	See TNA E101/40/33 and 34
6 Jan 1388	Richard Howes	Beckham, Norfolk - death recorded by father at proof of age hearing	CIPM Vol 18, pt 11
1390	John Harsyk Howes	Hevyngland, Norfolk	Norwich Consistory Court Wills
1400-1468	Sir Thomas Howys	Vicar of Castle Combe (Wilts), later Rector of Mautby (1460-1465), Blofield and Pulham (all in Norfolk). Died in London. Executor of Sir John Fastolf	Mentioned many times in Paston Letters. Plaque on wall in Mautby church
1405	Thomas Howes	Beckham, Norfolk - juror/witness at proof of age hearing	CIPM Vol 18, pt 11
1415	Robert House	Beckham, Norfolk - juror/witness at proof of age hearing	CIPM Vol 18, pt 11
1417	Robert House	Archer, expedition of Henry V, to France - Agincourt	See TNA E101/46/36 - two references
1417	Robert House	Archer, expedition of Humphrey duke of Gloucester, to France	See TNA E101/51/2
1417	John Howys	Cameley, Somerset - juror/witness at proof of age hearing	CIPM Vol 20, pt 7
1441	John Howse or House	Archer for Richard, Duke of York, exped to France	See TNA E101/53/33
1455	William Howys, alias Tonyngton	Cley, Norfolk	NCCA
1457	John Hows	Whissendine, Rutland - "Dutch origin"	Alien subsidy records: E 179/141/83
1461	Robert Howys	Paston, Norfolk	NCCA
1463	Stephen Howse	Hopton, Suffolk	NCCA
11 May 1469	Peter Howse	Middlesex	Alien subsidy records: E 179/141/84, see EI
1493	Margaret atte Hoo/Howes	Southrepps, Norfolk - dog worrying the sheep	Court leet, reported in "History of an East Anglian Soke"
1493	Richard and William Howes	Trunch, Norfolk - ordered to repair roads	Court leet, reported in "History of an East Anglian Soke"
1495	Joan Howys	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk	NCCA
1496	Clement Howys	St Stephen, Norwich, Norfolk	NCCA
1496	Robert Howys	Felmingham, Norfolk	NCCA
1497	Clement Howys	Paston, Norfolk	NCCA
1498	John Howys	Bungay, Suffolk	NCCA
1499	Katherine Howys	Felmingham, Norfolk	Memorial Inscription plaque
1525	Nicholas Howse	Suffolk	Reaney & Wilson; subsidy rolls
1525	Robert Howes	Suffolk	Reaney & Wilson; subsidy rolls
1 Jul 1544	Nicholas Howse	Unstated	Letters of denization, place of origin: "Darman", in England 26 years, See EI

Notes

Bardsley, Ewen, Harrison and Reaney & Wilson are all authors of books on surname origins

EI = www.englandsimmigrants.com

NCCA = Norfolk Consistory Court Administrations

CIPM = Calendar of Inquisitions Post-Mortem - see http://www.history.ac.uk/cipm

TNA = The National Archives, as recorded by http://www.medievalsoldier.org/

Because relatively few early records have survived, the locations recorded above cannot be relied upon as representative of the total distribution of our name at the time.

Updated 15 Feb 2015