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William Howes

Male 1891 - 1937  (45 years)


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  • Name William Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Birth Abt 1890  [9] 
    • age 28 at marriage
    Birth 18 Jul 1890  Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • comment from a military researcher: William would have increased his age by a year to increase his pay at enlistment from 7d a day to 1s 8d per day
    Birth Abt 1891  [9] 
    • age 38 at second marriage, a divorcee
    Birth Abt Feb 1891  Hethersett, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Born 18 Jul 1891  Hethersett, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt Aug 1891  Henstead RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Birth Abt 1892  Hethersett, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Birth 1893  [1] 
    Baptism 6 Sep 1896  St Remigius, Hethersett, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1901  Post Office Street, Hethersett, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Service No. Between 1909 and 1921  [4, 5] 
    K2070 
    • William was aboard the submarine, E15, which grounded in the Dardanelles on 30 April 1915. He and most of his crew mates were taken prisoner and released on 13 Nov 1918.
      Lives of the first world war database has the wrong identity for this man and we have written to them to ask them to correct their records
    Physical Description 15 Feb 1909  [5] 
    Ht: 5' 5.5"; Brown hair; blue eyes 
    Service Between 15 Feb 1909 and 15 Mar 1921  [5] 
    Stoker, Royal Navy 
    • Served on a wide variety of ships and at least one submarine
    Occupation 15 Feb 1909  [5] 
    Blacksmith's Labourer 
    Occupation 7 Apr 1919  [9] 
    Leading Stoker, Royal Navy 
    Residence 7 Apr 1919  Hethersett, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence Between May 1921 and Jul 1921  Norwich Road, Wymondham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Occupation 19 Jun 1921  [13] 
    Able Bodied Seaman, Royal Navy 
    Residence 19 Jun 1921  Norwich Road, Wymondham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 1922  1 Norman Road, Alverstoke, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • name of Hose
    Residence Between 1924 and 1928  The Bungalow, Stroud, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Williams's divorce papers refer to their address in 1926 as 3 Bungalow, Stroud, Peteresfield
    Occupation 18 Jul 1929  [9] 
    Electrician 
    Residence 18 Jul 1929  The Limes, Lendorber Avenue, Cosham, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death Abt Feb 1937  Brighton RD, Sussex Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Age: 45y 
    Name William Hose  [10] 
    Occupation Feb 1937  [11] 
    Electric Cable Jointer 
    Residence Feb 1937  22 Kemps, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Died 20 Feb 1937  Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, Sussex Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Cause: acute oedema of lungs, left ventricular failure, coronary ateroma 
    • Informant: widow
    William Howes DC    		 William Howes DC
    Occupation 2 Apr 1949  [6] 
    Chemical Engineer 
    Person ID I3634  ONS
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2024 

    Father Charles William Howes,   b. 21 Sep 1853, Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1925, Henstead RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Reeve,   b. Abt Feb 1852, Hethersett, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1920, Henstead RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married Abt Feb 1878  Henstead RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Married 7 Feb 1878  St Remigius, Hethersett, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17] 
    Charles William Howes / Mary Ann Reeve MC    		 Charles William Howes / Mary Ann Reeve MC
    Witness 7 Feb 1878  [16] 
    Anna Breeze 
    Witness 7 Feb 1878 
    James Howes - brother 
    Witness 7 Feb 1878  [16] 
    Rosanna Howes - sister 
    Family ID F4962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Grace Ada Jones,   b. 24 Mar 1895, King's Lynn, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Dec 1988, Luton RD, Bedfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1919  All Saints, South Lynn, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • by licence
    William Howes and Grace Ada Jones MC    		 William Howes and Grace Ada Jones MC
    Witness 7 Apr 1919  [9] 
    Gladys May Jones 
    Witness 7 Apr 1919  [9] 
    Harry David Chamberlain 
    Married Abt May 1919  King's Lynn RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Divorced 31 Aug 1927  High Court of Justice, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Cause: adultery by William Howes 
    • Decree absolute, decree nisi having been granted in Norwich on 1 Feb 1927.
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2018 
    Family ID F1015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Isabella Nesbitt,   b. Abt Mar 1894, Lancaster, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Marriage Status: Never Married
    Children 
     1. Robert Howes,   b. Abt May 1917, Portsmouth, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F43709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Lucy Elizabeth Preston,   b. 13 Feb 1896, Portsea, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1980, 22 Kemps, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 18 Jul 1929  Register Office, Portsmouth, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • by licence
    William Howes and Lucy Elizabeth Preston MC    		 William Howes and Lucy Elizabeth Preston MC
    Witness 18 Jul 1929  [9] 
    E J Preston 
    Witness 18 Jul 1929  [9] 
    W C Preston 
    Married Abt Aug 1929  Portsmouth RD, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. William Howes,   b. 20 Aug 1922, 265 Milton Road, Southsea, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 2014, Shellharbour Hospital, Mount Warrigai, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)  [Adopted]
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2019 
    Family ID F43249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jul 1890 - Norwich, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt Feb 1891 - Hethersett, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jul 1891 - Hethersett, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt Aug 1891 - Henstead RD, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1892 - Hethersett, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 6 Sep 1896 - St Remigius, Hethersett, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - Post Office Street, Hethersett, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Apr 1919 - Hethersett, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Apr 1919 - All Saints, South Lynn, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt May 1919 - King's Lynn RD, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between May 1921 and Jul 1921 - Norwich Road, Wymondham, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Jun 1921 - Norwich Road, Wymondham, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jul 1929 - Register Office, Portsmouth, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt Aug 1929 - Portsmouth RD, Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 45y - Abt Feb 1937 - Brighton RD, Sussex Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S58] Owen Howes.

    2. [S6] 1901 Census - England & Wales.

    3. [S476] BMD register (England & Wales) - births - multiple sources.

    4. [S2121] Prisoners of War 1715-1945, FindMyPast.com.

    5. [S148] Ancestry.com Military Records, www,ancestry.com.

    6. [S218] Marriage record - son.

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

    8. [S458] Death report - son.

    9. [S50] Marriage cert.

    10. [S810] Electoral Roll.

    11. [S20] Death cert.

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

    13. [S3714] 1921 Census - England & Wales.

    14. [S1171] Divorce papers.

    15. [S36] FreeReg, www.freereg.org.uk.

    16. [S64] Parish Register - marriages.

    17. [S30] Eastern Daily Press, 1878 Feb 14.


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