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Geoffrey Basil Howes

Male 1903 - Abt 1941  (38 years)


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  • Name Geoffrey Basil Howes  [1] 
    Birth Abt 1903  Beighton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Birth Abt May 1903  Blofield RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Born 12 May 1903  Beighton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 12 May 1903  Blofield, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Baptism 28 Jun 1903  Methodist Chapel, Acle, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  High Road, Beighton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 29 May 1925  [5] 
    Able Seaman, Royal Navy 
    Residence 29 May 1925  HMS Columbine, Port Edgar, South Queensferry, West Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Immigration Feb 1928  Liverpool, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Ship: City of Valencia, having embarked at Bombay
    Service 1941  [4] 
    Able Seaman, Royal Navy 
    Service No. 1941  [4, 7] 
    C/J94883 
    Buried Abt Feb 1941  Shotley Royal Naval Cemetery, Shotley, Suffolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 24 Feb 1941  Harwich Pier, Harwich, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Cause: Accidental Drowning 
    Death 24 Feb 1941  [7] 
    • age 37
    Name Geoffrey B Howes  [8] 
    Name Geoffrey Howes  [2] 
    Died Abt May 1941  Harwich RD, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 37y 
    Notes 
    • This man served under Lord Mountbatten aboard HMS Kelly. The Kelly was sunk off Crete just three months after he died. That event gave rise to the idea for the film "In which we serve"
      Name was mangled by grandfather's spelling in 1911!
    Person ID I1823  ONS
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 

    Father William George Howes,   b. Abt Dec 1878, Beighton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1927, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Mother Emma Wright,   b. Abt 1881, Beighton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Apr 1899  All Saints, Beighton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk    		 Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk
    St Mark
    Beighton, Norfolk    		 Beighton, Norfolk
    All Saints
    Howes/Jonson MC    		 Howes/Jonson MC
    08 Oct 1868
    Witness 4 Apr 1899  [9] 
    Anna Elizabeth Wright 
    Witness 4 Apr 1899  [9] 
    Frank John Wright 
    Married Abt May 1899  Blofield RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F9476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Salina Anderson Murray,   b. Abt 1905 
    Married 29 May 1925  Manse of Dalmeny, South Queensferry, West Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Witness 29 May 1925 
    G Singer 
    Children 
    +1. Gerald Robert Howes,   b. Abt 1927,   d. 26 Jun 2006  (Age ~ 79 years)
     2. Living
    +3. William Howes,   b. 31 Dec 1928,   d. 2010  (Age 81 years)
    +4. Living
    Family ID F6987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1903 - Beighton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt May 1903 - Blofield RD, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 May 1903 - Beighton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 May 1903 - Blofield, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 28 Jun 1903 - Methodist Chapel, Acle, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Apr 1911 - High Road, Beighton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 May 1925 - Manse of Dalmeny, South Queensferry, West Lothian Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Feb 1928 - Liverpool, Lancashire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 37y - Abt May 1941 - Harwich RD, Essex Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S476] BMD register (England & Wales) - births - multiple sources.

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

    3. [S62] Parish Register - baptisms.

    4. [S2127] British Army & Navy BMD records 1730-1960, ancestry.com.

    5. [S50] Marriage cert.

    6. [S242] Ancestry.com Migration records, www.ancestry.com.

    7. [S611] Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, www.cwgc.org.

    8. [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources.

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


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


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