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John Howes

Male 1879 - 1916  (36 years)


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  • Name John Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth Abt 1877  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Birth Abt 1879  Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Born 29 Jul 1879  Higher Street, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 29 Jul 1879  Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Birth 31 Jul 1879  Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Birth Abt 1880 
    • from age at death
    Honour Long Service & Good conduct medals  [1] 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901 
    Able seaman, Royal Navy 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  HMS Valiant Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Torpedo Storage Ship
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [2] 
    Seaman, Royal Navy 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  10 Clare Buildings, Coxside, Plymouth, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Service 1916  [1, 5] 
    Petty Officer, Royal Navy 
    Service No. 1916  [1, 5] 
    181402 
    Died 31 May 1916  HMS Defence, Jutland Bank, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Age: 35y 
    Cause: Battle of Jutland 
    Buried Abt Jun 1916  Not known Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Memorialized at Plymouth Naval Memorial
    Person ID I82067  ONS
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2017 

    Father James Howes,   b. Abt 1841, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1910, Gift House, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Jane Sullivan,   b. Abt 1843, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1928, Compass Hill, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Married Abt Feb 1863  Kinsale RD, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Note the inconsistency in quarter between the civil index and the marriage date per FamilySearch
    Married 6 Oct 1863  Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F23405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beatrice Annie Weekes,   b. 17 Nov 1879, Plymouth, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1958, Lostwithiel, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married Abt Feb 1902  Plymouth RD, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. John William Henry Howes,   b. Abt Nov 1912, Plymouth RD, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. James Victor Howes,   b. 14 Oct 1915, Plymouth, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1983, Lostwithiel, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F23404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1877 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1879 - Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Jul 1879 - Higher Street, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jul 1879 - Cork, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Jul 1879 - Kinsale, Cork, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt Feb 1902 - Plymouth RD, Devon Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S611] Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

    2. [S156] 1911 census - UK.

    3. [S6] 1901 census.

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

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

    6. [S1041] Ireland BMD.

    7. [S2130] Irish civil BMD records, civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie.

    8. [S42] FamilySearch.org.