James Howes

Abt 1852 - 1893  (~ 41 years)

• Name	James Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Abt 1851	Charlbury, Oxfordshire   [5, 6]
  Birth	Abt 1851  [1]
  	Aged 18 at attestation on 2 Oct 1869.
  Born	Abt Feb 1852	Charlbury, Oxfordshire
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt Feb 1852	Chipping Norton RD, Oxfordshire   [7]
  Residence	1861	Park Street, Charlbury, Oxfordshire
  Service	20 Nov 1866  [1]
  	Oxford Militia
  Service	2 Oct 1869	Westminster, London   [1]
  	Private; 62 Regiment of Foot
  Service No.	2 Oct 1869  [1]
  	1577
  Occupation	2 Oct 1869  [1]
  	Labourer
  	From attestation record.
  Residence	2 Oct 1869	Charlbury, Oxfordshire   [1]
  	From attestation record.
  Service	5 Feb 1870  [1]
  	Private; 1 Bn, 2nd Regiment of Foot
  Service No.	5 Feb 1870  [1]
  	1548
  Service	17 Nov 1877  [1]
  	Re-enlisted to complete 21 years service.
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [6]
  	General Labourer & 1st Class Army Reservist
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	139 Overend Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire   [6]
  	With uncle William Farmer, aged 58, born Charlbury, cab proprietor
  Service	4 Oct 1890  [1]
  	Discharged
  Died	6 Apr 1893	Charlbury, Oxfordshire   [2, 4]
  Buried	9 Apr 1893	St Mary the Virgin, Charlbury, Oxfordshire   [2]
  	Aged 41; abode Charlbury.
  Death	Abt May 1893	Chipping Norton RD, Oxfordshire   [3]
  Name	James Howse  [6]
  Notes	Served with 2nd Regiment of Foot in India (Poona, Asseerghur and Belgaum). Deserted from Army Reserve and fraudulently enlisted with the Royal Artillery on 28 Nov 1879. Tried and imprisoned for 28 days. Continued with Army Reserve thereafter.
  Person ID	I15972	ONS
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	James Howes,   b. Abt 1814, Combe, Oxfordshire ,   d. Abt 14 Jun 1873, Charlbury, Oxfordshire  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Julia Farmer,   b. Abt 1826, Charlbury, Oxfordshire ,   d. Abt 24 Nov 1905, Charlbury, Oxfordshire  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	Abt May 1848	Chipping Norton RD, Oxfordshire   [8]
  Married	28 May 1848	St Mary the Virgin, Charlbury, Oxfordshire   [9]
  	Vicar wrote "James Hows", groom signed "James Howes"; vicar wrote "Judith Farmer", bride signed "Julia Farmer". The groom is listed as a bachelor although it is his secod marriage.
  Witness	28 May 1848  [9]
  	Jane Basket
  Witness	28 May 1848  [9]
  	Richard Farmer
  Family ID	F8721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1851 - Charlbury, Oxfordshire Born - Abt Feb 1852 - Charlbury, Oxfordshire Birth - Abt Feb 1852 - Chipping Norton RD, Oxfordshire Residence - 1861 - Park Street, Charlbury, Oxfordshire Service - Private; 62 Regiment of Foot - 2 Oct 1869 - Westminster, London Residence - 2 Oct 1869 - Charlbury, Oxfordshire Died - 6 Apr 1893 - Charlbury, Oxfordshire Buried - 9 Apr 1893 - St Mary the Virgin, Charlbury, Oxfordshire Death - Abt May 1893 - Chipping Norton RD, Oxfordshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Ancestry.com Military Records, www,ancestry.com. [S63] Parish Register - burials. [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources. [S2709] Oxfordshire Weekly News, 1893 Apr 12. [S3] 1861 Census - England & Wales. [S4] 1881 Census - England & Wales. [S35] Freebmd. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources. available online from various sources [S64] Parish Register - marriages.