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Samuel Edward Howarth

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Rachael

Rachael Report 23 Apr 2017 15:21

I would be very grateful if anyone is able to find more information about my ancestor Samuel Edward Howarth.

I've been unable to find any information about Samuel or his mother Elizabeth in the census records.

The only information I have is his birth certificate which details:
Registration District: Rochdale
Birth in Sub-district of Butterworth Lordshipside, County of Lancaster
Born: 14th May 1883, Charles Lane, Milnrow
Mother: Elizabeth Howarth, a Weaver
Father: left blank

The next record he appears on is the 1911 census aged 28 and living in Barnsley, Yorkshire.

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.

malyon

malyon Report 23 Apr 2017 16:22

cant find them on 1891 and 1901 census

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:22

1911, just for helpers' reference:

Samuel Edward Howarth
in the 1911 England Census

Name: Samuel Edward Howarth
Age in 1911: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Milnrow, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Worsborough
County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street address: 11 Chapel St Birdwell Nr Barnsley
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Colliery Labourer
Registration district: Barnsley
Registration District Number: 507
Sub-registration district: Worsborough
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Piece: 27632
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Edward Howarth 28
Emily Howarth 27
Samuel Howarth 5
Herbert Edward Howarth 3
Violet Howarth 1/12

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:24

His marriage:

Marriages Jun 1905 (>99%)
DRAYCOTT Emily Wortley 9c 496
HOWARTH Samuel Edward Wortley 9c 496

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:28

Father named Edward:

Samuel Edward Stepherd Shephard Howarth
in the Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
Name: Samuel Edward Stepherd Shephard Howarth
Age: 0
Birth Date: 14 May 1883
Baptism Date: 1 Jul 1883
Baptism Place: Milnrow, St James, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears: Milnrow
Father: Edward Shephard Howarth
Mother: Elizabeth Shephard Howarth

malyon

malyon Report 23 Apr 2017 16:28

so his mother was not married

HOWARTH, SAMUEL  EDWARD  
-  

GRO Reference: 1883  J Quarter in ROCHDALE  Volume 08E  Page 8

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:30

Samuel Edward Shepherd
in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: Samuel Edward Shepherd
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 1 Jul 1883
Baptism Place: Milnrow, Lancashire, England
Father: Edward Shepherd
Mother: Elizabeth Howard
FHL Film Number: 1594109

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 23 Apr 2017 16:31

His baptism record?

Samuel Edward Stepherd Shephard Howarth
in the Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915

Name:
Samuel Edward Stepherd Shephard Howarth
Age:
0
Birth Date:
14 May 1883
Baptism Date:
1 Jul 1883
Baptism Place:
Milnrow, St James, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears:
Milnrow
Father:
Edward Shephard Howarth
Mother:
Elizabeth Shephard Howarth
Reference Number:
GB127.L77/1/1/7

Surname on original looks like Shepherd & Howarth as if father is Shepherd and mother is Howarth but i could be wrong.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:32

???

Marriages Dec 1876 (>99%)
HOWARTH Elizabeth Manchester 8d 281
Shephard Edward Manchester 8d 281

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:36

????


Edward Shepherd
in the 1891 England Census

Name: Edward Shepherd
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation: Son
Father's name: Edward Shepherd
Mother's name: Elizabeth Shepherd
Gender: Male
Where born: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:
Registration district: Manchester
Sub registration district: Ancoats
ED, institution, or vessel: 41
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3234
Folio: 100
Page Number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Shepherd 35
Elizabeth Shepherd 35
Elizabeth Shepherd 13
Edith Shepherd 11
Harriet Shepherd 8
Edward Shepherd 6
James F Blair 22 - brother-in-law, single [ ?? ]

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:37

Re above 1891 census -

births of the daughters Elizabeth, Edith, and Harriet:

SHEPHARD, ELIZABETH mms HOWARTH
GRO Reference: 1877 D Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 216


SHEPHERD, HARRIET mms HOWARTH
GRO Reference: 1883 J Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 185


SHEPHERD, EDITH mms HOWARTH
GRO Reference: 1880 M Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 219

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:40

Samuel Shepherd
in the 1901 England Census

Name: Samuel Shepherd
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Milnrow, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Rochdale
Ecclesiastical parish: Balderstone St Mary
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Rochdale
Sub-registration district: Castleton Further
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3833
Folio: 67
Page Number: 13
Household schedule number: 96
Household Members:
Name Age
John R Gledhill 36
Sarah E Gledhill 34
Samuel Shepherd 17

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 16:58

You'd have to buy a copy of Elizabeth & Edward's marriage cert to find out her father's name before we can find anything about her before marriage.

There are several Elizabeth Howarths born c1856 in Manchester.

Mary

Mary Report 23 Apr 2017 17:24

But this is Harriet Shepherd 1883 mum nee Howarth
J Qtr 1883 Manchester 8d 185

Samuel Edward Howarth no mum maiden name
J Qtr 1883 Rochdale 8e 8

So Elizabeth couldn't have had 2 children same time at 2 different places
Or am I missing something.

Maryb.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 17:25

Re James F Blair in the 1891 posted above:

maybe he's James "Fred" ?

BLAIR, JAMES ALFRED mms HOWARTH
GRO Reference: 1868 S Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 169

Not sure what relation he is, though. He's too old to be a son of Elizabeth - unless she was only about 13? Not impossible, I suppose.

That would indeed make him a brother-in-law of Edward, as stated on the census.

EDIT:
No, it wouldn't. It would make him a stepson of Edward.

I don't see him in other censuses - so far.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 17:27

Maryb -

Hmmm, yes, that's a problem!

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Apr 2017 17:42

Re the 1891 census -

that 6-yr-old Edward isn't the Samuel Edward we're looking for . Wrong YOB, anyway.

This will be Edward's birth:

SHEPHERD, EDWARD mms HOWARTH
GRO Reference: 1885 S Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 214



Must be the right family, though, as there's only one marriage showing for an Edward Shepherd to an Elizabeth Howarth.

I don't know the answer to the Harriet problem, however.

Rachael

Rachael Report 25 Apr 2017 08:39

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for your help - there are certainly new leads in here for me to explore :)

The confusion for me was due to his father not being named on his birth certificate but it's looking likely that it was Shepherd. Looks like Elizabeth was not married when Samuel was born...

Thank you once again!

Dea

Dea Report 25 Apr 2017 09:22

Elizabeth's marriage details:

There was 1 match for this search!

Marriage: 24 Dec 1876 All Souls, Ancoats, Lancashire, England
Edward Shephard - Minor, Fine Spinner, Bachelor, 7 Higginson St.
Elizabeth Howarth - (X), Minor, Spinster, 7 Higginson St.
Groom's Father: Edward Shephard, Deceased, Fine-Spinner
Bride's Father: Edward Howarth, Deceased, Dyer
Witness: Charles Howarth; Mary Jane Noon, (X)
Married by Banns by: John Skewes Curate
Register: Marriages 1846 - 1878, Page 210, Entry 419
Source: LDS Family Search

Dea x

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Apr 2017 10:39

Re Elizabeth, and the mystery James Alfred / F Blair (who can't be a son of Elizabeth, but could be a half-brother or step-brother, maybe):

James Alfred Blair
in the Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
Name: James Alfred Blair
Baptism Date: 3 Jan 1869
Baptism Place: Ancoats, St Andrew, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears: Manchester
Father: Edward Blair <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother: Mary Blair
Reference Number: GB127.M45/1/10/3



James A Blair
in the 1901 England Census
Name: James A Blair
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Martha Blair
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: North Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish: Beswick and Bradford Christchurch
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:
Registration district: Prestwich
Sub-registration district: Newton
ED, institution, or vessel: 48
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3764
Folio: 87
Page Number: 6
Household schedule number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
James A Blair 33
Martha Blair 34
Alfred Blair 9
Leah Blair 7
John Dooley 31

James Alfred Beair
in the 1911 England Census
Name: James Alfred Beair
[James Alfred Blair]
Age in 1911: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: North Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 3 Weston Avenue New Moston
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Alum Worker
Registration district: Prestwich
Registration District Number: 467
Sub-registration district: Failsworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Piece: 24243
Household Members:
Name Age
James Alfred Beair 42
Martha Beair 43
Alfred Beair 19
Leah Beair 17


James Blair
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: James Blair
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Birth Date: abt 1870
Departure Date: 10 May 1927
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Sydney, Australia
Ship Name: Largs Bay
Shipping line: Australian Commonwealth Line
Official Number: 137225
Master: J Beighton

Alum worker (as in 1911 census); home address 59 Millfield, Widnes; travelling with wife Martha.


A couple named James Alfred Blair and wife Martha are on several Australia electoral rolls - 1930, 1933, 1937, 1943. Martha's not with him in 1949.