William Sylvester Howes

Abt 1871 - Abt 1923  (~ 52 years)

• Name	William Sylvester Howes  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Abt 1871	Lambeth, London   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1872
  	from age at death
  Birth	Abt 1872  [3]
  	age 25 at marriage
  Birth	Abt 1873  [5]
  	age 25 at immigration
  Birth	Feb 1873	England   [6]
  Birth	Abt 1874  [5]
  	age 28 at return to UK
  Immigration	Abt 1898	USA   [6]
  Residence	1 Mar 1898	Fort St George, Madras, India   [2]
  Occupation	2 Mar 1898  [3]
  	Sergeant, Drummer (2 Bn, Welsh regiment)
  Residence	2 Mar 1898	Fort St George, Chennai, India   [3]
  	formerly Madras
  Immigration	28 Jan 1899	Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  	Ship: "New England"; from Madras via Liverpool
  Occupation	28 Jan 1899  [5]
  	Musician
  Occupation	1 Jun 1900  [6]
  	Oiler (thread mill)
  Residence	1 Jun 1900	25 Union Avenue, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  Immigration	18 Mar 1903	Liverpool, Lancashire   [5]
  	Ship: "Saxonia"; from Boston, Mass.
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [4]
  	None stated
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	25/4 Woodside Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire   [4]
  Occupation	Oct 1923  [7]
  	Musician
  Died	Abt 24 Oct 1923	Winter Street Hospital, Sheffield, Yorkshire   [7]
  	Age: 51y
  Buried	29 Oct 1923	Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield, Yorkshire   [7]
  		Burngreave Cemetery Scott Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7BE
  Death	Abt Nov 1923	Sheffield RD, Yorkshire   [8]
  	age 51
  Name	William Howes  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Notes	Note that in the 1911 census William states his birthplace as Lambeth but on his marriage certificate, the chaplain has written the word "Scotch", presumably to describe his origin
  Person ID	I71916	ONS
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William Sylvester Howes,   d. Bef 2 Mar 1898
  Family ID	F27782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Millicent Pincott,   b. 28 Sep 1882, Sheffield, Yorkshire ,   d. Abt 23 Apr 1962, City General Hospital, Sheffield, Yorkshire  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Abt 1897  [6]
  Married	1898	Chennai, India   [1]
  	formerly Madras
  Married	1 Mar 1898	St Mary, Fort St George, Chennai, India   [2]
  	formerly Madras Details from Rootsweb India message board
  Married	2 Mar 1898	St Mary, Fort St George, Chennai, India   [3]
  	formerly Madras Command of 2 Bn, Welsh Regiment, Bellary
  		William Sylvester Howes Ruth Millicent Pincott MC
  Witness	2 Mar 1898  [3]
  	Frank Morris
  Witness	2 Mar 1898  [3]
  	James Aldridge
  Witness	2 Mar 1898  [3]
  	Minnie Payne
  Children	1. Ruth Millicent Howes,   b. 21 Jan 1900, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Abt Nov 1978, Sheffield RD, Yorkshire  (Age 78 years) + 2. Doris May Howes,   b. 4 May 1903, Sheffield, Yorkshire ,   d. Abt Nov 1978, Sheffield RD, Yorkshire  (Age 75 years)   3. Lydia Caroline Howes,   b. Abt May 1907, Sheffield, Yorkshire ,   d. Abt 4 May 1914, 25 Ct Woodside Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire  (Age ~ 6 years)
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F20478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1871 - Lambeth, London Birth - Feb 1873 - England Immigration - Abt 1898 - USA Married - 1898 - Chennai, India Married - 1 Mar 1898 - St Mary, Fort St George, Chennai, India Married - 2 Mar 1898 - St Mary, Fort St George, Chennai, India Immigration - 28 Jan 1899 - Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Immigration - 18 Mar 1903 - Liverpool, Lancashire Buried - 29 Oct 1923 - Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield, Yorkshire Death - Abt Nov 1923 - Sheffield RD, Yorkshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1051] FindMyPast GRO Index Army Marriages, findmypast.co.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk. [S450] RootsWeb. [S50] Marriage cert. [S156] 1911 Census - England & Wales. [S242] Ancestry.com Migration records, www.ancestry.com. [S183] 1900 Census - US. [S3112] Sheffield Indexers, www.sheffieldindexers.com. [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources. available online from various sources