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George Howes

Male Abt 1822 - Abt 1865  (~ 42 years)


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  • Name George Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth Abt 1822  Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Born Abt Jul 1822  Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 28 Aug 1822  Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Service No. 1840  [8
    283 
    Service Between 16 Apr 1840 and 13 Dec 1864  [8
    Finishing rank - Sergeant Major, Army Hospital Corps 
    Name George Howe  [7
    Occupation 8 Jun 1856  [3
    Steward, Medical Staff 
    Residence 8 Jun 1856  Portsea, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1861 
    Sergeant Major, Army Hospital Corps 
    Residence 1861  Portsea Island, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 13 Dec 1864  [2
    Groom 
    Died Abt Feb 1865  Alverstoke RD, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 19 Mar 1884  [4
    Soldier 
    Notes 
    • George's military record shows that he was promoted to corporal in 1844 and 'busted' back to Private the same year. He made Corporal again in 1848, Sergeant in 1851, Assistant Steward in the hospital corps in 1855, and to Sergeant Major in 1859,
      Part of his service was spent in Gibraltar and Turkey
      He was discharged due to a "very advanced" case of Phthisis (TB) and was "unable to care for himself"
      Attestation papers show height 5' 0"; blue eyes; brown hair

      Date and place of death inferred from discharge papers
    Person ID I25622  ONS
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2020 

    Father Richard Howes,   b. Abt 1799, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1853, Kensington RD, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Mother Rachel Wells,   b. Abt 1797, Chesham, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1869, Eton RD, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1820  Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F1720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Rolls,   b. Abt 1832, Milborne St Andrew, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt May 1856  Wareham RD, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Married 8 Jun 1856  St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Witness 8 Jun 1856  [3
    Henry Davis 
    Witness 8 Jun 1856  [3
    Mary Parsons 
    Children 
    +1. George Robert Howes,   b. Abt Mar 1860, Portsmouth, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1923, Lymington RD, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
     2. William Henry Howes,   b. Abt May 1862, Portsea RD, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1862, Portsea RD, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Elizabeth Maria Howes,   b. Abt May 1864, Bere Regis, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1913, Wareham RD, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F5152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1822 - Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt Jul 1822 - Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 28 Aug 1822 - Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt May 1856 - Wareham RD, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Jun 1856 - Portsea, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jun 1856 - St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Portsea Island, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt Feb 1865 - Alverstoke RD, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources.
      available online from various sources

    2. [S343] Military service record.

    3. [S64] Parish Register - marriages.

    4. [S218] Marriage record - son.

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

    6. [S343] Military service record, FindMyPast.com Chelsea Pensioner records.

    7. [S226] Ancestry.com Baptism record.

    8. [S505] Honor Jones.

    9. [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources.
      available online from various sources

    10. [S281] Ancestry.com Marriage records.