Edward Howell (abt. 1831 - bef. 1881)

Born about 1831 in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary Ann Lockley — married 21 Sep 1851 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Rebecca (Coley) Howell — married 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died before 26 Apr 1881 before about age 50 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Edward Howell was born in Staffordshire, England.

Genealogically Defined

Edward was born in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England, in about 1831, the youngest of eight children. His baptism record hasn't yet been located. His parents were John Howell and Susannah Hughes.

Edward was a bricklayer and journeyman. He married Mary Ann Lockley at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire on 21 September 1851. They had ten or possibly 11 children baptised between 1851 and 1863. The children included a set of triplets, two boys (Henry and Edward) and a girl (Susan) born on 22 June 1861 in Penn Fields. Each baby lived for less than a day, 19 days and 11 weeks respectively.

Mary Ann died in 1865. Three years later, Edward remarried. His second wife was Rebecca Coley. Edward and Rebecca married in Wolverhampton in 1868. There were no children from this marriage. However, in the 1871 census, a Mary H Lockley aged one year and born in Bilston, Staffordshire was listed as a nurse child. Bilston was then a small town to the SE of Wolverhampton. Mary appeared again in Edward's household in 1881, by then she was described as 'adopted', whether formally or informally is unknown. Mary was the daughter of Elizabeth Lockley. She was born on 19 March 1870 in Bilston. Her full name at birth was registered as Mary Ann Lockley. Her mother was the daughter of Edward's first wife by an unknown father.

Edward died in 1881 and was buried in Merridale Cemetery Wolverhampton on 26 April. His second wife Rebecca died 10 years later and was also buried at Merridale.

Research Note

A memoir by Frances Howell's son Charles Frederick Best, made available by Judith Hancock via Ancestry, mentions another daughter of Edward and Mary Ann. She was named Ethel. Charles recollected that she was younger than Mary. To date, Ethel's birth record has not been located in the General Register Office for England and Wales even by searching for a female child with surname Howell to a mother with surname Lockley born between 1851 and 1870. Eady-184 19:32, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Sources

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRY-Y3D : 23 May 2019), Edward Howell in household of John Howell, Wombourn, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• Marriage: "Staffordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1900"
  Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England
  Ancestry uk Record 62293 #855564 (accessed 30 October 2022)
  Edward Howell marriage to Mary Ann Lockley on 21 Sep 1851 in Wolverhampton, St Peter, Staffordshire, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGG7-L24 : 9 November 2019), Edward Howell, , Staffordshire, England; citing , Staffordshire, England, p. 25, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7C2-V8Q : 3 March 2021), Edward Howall, Penn, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 19 July 2022), database entry for LOCKLEY, Mary Ann. GRO Reference: 1870 M Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 626.

• Digital image of the birth record of Mary Ann LOCKLEY, born 19 March 1870 in Bilston. Obtained from the General Register Office for England and Wales on 19 November 2023.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDDX-HPQ : 25 June 2022), Edward Howell, 1871.

• 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
  Class: RG11; Piece: 2796; Folio: 110; Page: 36; GSU roll: 1341669
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 7572 #19429053 (accessed 30 October 2022)
  Edward Howell (50), married, Bricklayer, head of household at 4 Herrick St in Wolverhampton registration district. Born in Womborne, Staffordshire, England.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J83-QLC : 31 December 2014), Edward Howell, 1881; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6J6-VR6Z : 13 September 2020), Edward Howell, ; Burial, Wolverhampton, Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, Merridale Cemetery; citing record ID 199832322, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.