William Peter Howell (1869 - 1940)

Born 29 Dec 1869 in Penrith, New South Wales.

Ancestors

Husband of Neva Stella Frederica (Hunter) Howell — married 1 Mar 1899 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1940 at age 70 in Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

William Howell is Notable.

William Howell was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

William Peter Howell who was born in or about Penrith, New South Wales and died at Castlereagh in New South Wales, Australia. He was an Australian cricketer who played in 18 Test matches from 1898 to 1904.

William was born in late December 1869 the son of George Howell (1836-1902) and Hannah-Anne Colless (1846-1902). He passed away on the 14th of July 1940 and was buried at Rookwood cemetery.

Bill Howelll married Neva Hunter, the daughter of James and Sarah Hunter of Emu Plains In 1899 at Scot's Church in Sydney. Their children included:

Pearl Maude Howell (1900-1987)

William Hunter Howell (1902-1987)

Ethel Amelia Howell (1904-1960)

Sidney Bert Howell (1906-1982)

Gertrude Colless Howell (1907-1981)

Victor Charles Howell (1909-1994)

In 1957, the Howell Oval in Penrith, New South Wales was dedicated to the cricketing achievements of William Peter Howell.

Sources

• Ancestry tree & sources

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: Birth Registration: HOWELL, WILLIAM P. - 15607/1870 - father: GEORGE mother: HANNAH district: PENRITH

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: Marriage Registration: 472/1899 - HOWELL, WILLIAM P, & HUNTER, NEVA S. F. district: SYDNEY

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: Death Registration: HOWELL, WILLIAM PETER - 19057/1940 - father: GEORGE mother: HANNAH district: PENRITH

• Death of W. P. Howell from the Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : 1882 - 1962) of Thursday 18 July 1940, Page 1. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108720111

• Bill Howell (cricketer) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Howell_(cricketer)

• William Peter (Bill) Howell from Brian MUCKLESTON family tree on the GENEANET WEBSITE. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: https://gw.geneanet.org/bmuckleston?lang=en&n=howell&oc=0&p=william+peter+bill

• William Peter HOWELL 1869–1940. from the Mid North Coast Pioneers - Newcastle to Lismore and beyond website. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: http://mncp.scss.dyndns.info/individual.php?pid=I16316&ged=mncp.ged

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215763290/william-peter-howell : accessed 9 April 2021), memorial page for William Peter Howell (29 Dec 1869–14 Jul 1940), Find a Grave Memorial no. 215763290, citing Rookwood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by David Somerville (contributor 50463888) . (no gravestone photograph)

Further Reading

• William Peter Howell from the ESPNCricinfo database. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/bill-howell-5716

• William Peter Howell from the NDTV database. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/40834-william-peter-howell-playerprofile

• William Peter Howell Profile & Career Stats from the Cricwaves.com database. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: https://www.cricwaves.com/cricket/971/wp-howell/PlayerDetails.html

• Bill Howell from the WISDEN database. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: https://wisden.com/players/bill-howell

• Cricket from the Penrith City Local History website. first accessed online on the 9th of April, 2021 at: https://penrithhistory.com/sporting-heritage/cricket/