Lazarus Howlett
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Lazarus Howlett (bef. 1801 - 1876)

Lazarus Howlett
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Husband of — married 1823 in Freston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdommap
Husband of — married 30 Jan 1837 (to 1876) in St Lukes Anglican Church, Richmond, Sorell, Tasmaniamap
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Died after age 75 in Richmond, Tasmania, Australiamap
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Biography

Lazarus Howlett was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land

Early Life in England

Lazarus Howlett was born to parents John Howlett and Mary Cook and was baptized at All Saints Parish church in Holbrook, Suffolk on August 30, 1801.[1] He married Lucy Sheldrake in nearby Freston in 1823.[2]

Criminal Trial

After the birth of his son John in 1826[3], Lazarus was convicted of Grand Larceny at Ipswich in Suffolk, and was sentenced to transportation to Australia for 7 years. This newspaper article appeared in a local paper on July 28, 1827, the day following his trial.

“William Rose was tried on a charge of having burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Mrs Kerridge … in the night of May 31, and stolen a quantity of meat and other articles. Of this charge he was acquitted. The same prisoner … was then indicted with Lazarus Howlett, for having, in the same night, stolen from the stable of Mrs. Kerridge, a pair of breeches, a pair of overalls, a blue silk and cotton handkerchief, a clothes-brush, a looking-glass, two razors, a shaving brush, and a pocket knife, the property of Henry Bumstead, Mrs Kerridge’s servant. The shaving brush was found concealed under the floor of Howlett’s house with two bundles of keys, about 16, of different sizes and forms, one a skeleton key, and the knife was found in the drawer of his house. …[T]hey were both found guilty and sentenced to be transported 7 years. Howlett was very ill and lame, and indulged with a chair during the trial. When he heard the sentence, he said, “Thank you Sir, it is more than my father can do for me.” [William] Rose burst into tears.” [4]

Lazarus and William were held on the prison hulk, Leviathan, for a further ten months before being transported to Australia the following April.[5] In March 1828, just before sailing, both men were reported in the Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in hulks as having a good "bodily state" and "behaviour". [6]

Tasmania

Marriage

Lazarus finally left England in 1828 on the ship Woodford from Portsmouth. He served his sentence in Van Dieman's Land and after receiving his Ticket of Leave in 1834, became a farmer and married fellow convict Sarah Copley in 1837 at St Luke's Church in Richmond.[7] He was referred to as a Widower. Sarah and her sister, Mary, were transported to the Colony for stealing chickens. They sailed on the Hector, embarking at Woolwich in 1835.

Children

Lazarus and Sarah had a large family of eleven children.

  • Charles Howlett 1838 - 1892
  • John Lazarus Howlett  ?
  • Joseph Howlett 1842-1882[8]
  • Caroline Howlett 1843-1923[9]
  • Henry Howlett 1846 -1916[10]
  • Mary Ann Howlett 19 June 1848 -1883 (d. Geelong, Victoria aged 39yr)[11]
  • Sarah Howlett 8 Dec 1850[12]
  • James Martin Howlett 25 April 1853[13][14]
  • William Henry Howlett 25 July 1856[15]
  • Alfred Howlett (Twin) 16 Aug 1858[16]
  • Jane Howlett (Twin) 16 Aug 1858[17]

Residences and Land Purchases

Lazarus appeared on a list of, "persons entitled to be placed on the Electoral Roll for the return of a Member for the House of Assembly for the Electoral District of Richmond. He was a householder, renting land at Native Corners, the property of John McDonald.[18]

Shortly before his death, Lazarus purchased a 47 acre lot of land in the parish of Yarlinton, now a town of the same name, near Colebrook, Tasmania, on 14 August 1876.[19]

Death

Lazarus died on 20 December 1876, aged 73, and was buried in the cemetery at St Luke's Anglican church at Richmond, Tasmania. Cause of death was, "Chronic disease of the stomach". [20][21] Sarah lived another fifteen years and passed away on May 2, 1901.[22]

Research Notes

Lazarus' marriage was referenced in an article about marriage equality written in 2015 and published in the Guardian, Australia, titled; Postcolonial Marriage equality: Marriage equality in Australia is a final step on a long march from 1788.[23]

The following marriage notes will be helpful for those researching Lazarus's children.

  • Charles Howlett & Mary Ann Westicott, 1863, Richmond, Tasmania. [24][25]
  • John Howlett & Carol Mary Browne, 1880, Broome, Victoria. [26] (6x children at Bairnsdale)
  • Caroline Howlett & William John Froud, 1865, Richmond, Tasmania.[27]
  • Henry Howlett & Lydia Gamble, 1893, Tasmania. [28]
  • Mary Ann Howlett & John Fairbrother, 1884, Victoria. [29]
  • Sarah Howlett & Henry Edward Iles, 1868, Richmond, Tasmania. [30]
  • James Howlett & Marion Elizabeth Grant, 1877, Victoria. [31] and
  • James Howlett & Janet Currie, 1891, Victoria. [32]
  • William Howlett/ Elisabeth Mayn or Maine, 1878, Tasmania. [33]
  • Alfred Howlett/ Elisabeth Rosanna Double, 1887, Tasmania. [34]
  • Jane Howlett/ Andrew Broadribb, 1875, Richmond, Tasmania. [35]

Sources

  1. ↑ Find My Past, Record Transcription: Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911 (part 4), accessed 23 May, 2019. Holbrook, Suffolk, All Saints Parish Register-Baptism,30 August 1801. Father: John, Mother: Mary. Reference Number: 19/8. (https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPRS/SUFFOLK/BAP/P4/0086851)
  2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL93-KYN : 10 February 2018), Lazarus Howlett and Lucy Sheldrake, 05 Aug 1823; citing Freston,Suffolk,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,572.
  3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N51F-STY : 5 February 2023), John Howlett, 1826.
  4. ↑ Find My Past. The Ipswich Journal 28 July 1827 accessed 23rd May 2019. (Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD). (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AyN4LCh9IVBdBBO5FNxM5hYwlgvtPO91ZW3eXuT84Xk/edit#)
  5. ↑ * Criminal Register: "UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849"
    Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 8
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1989 #93393 (accessed 12 December 2023)
    Name: Lazarus Howlett; Age: 27; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1800; Date Received: 7 Sep 1827; Ship: Leviathan; Place Moored: Portsmouth; Date Convicted: 24 Jul 1827; Place Convicted: Ipswich.
  6. ↑ * Criminal Register: "England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876"
    The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; HO 8: Home Office: Convict Hulks, Convict Prisons and Criminal Lunatic Asylums: Quarterly Returns of Prisoners; Class: HO 8; Piece Number: HO 8/15
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9163 #73426 (accessed 13 December 2023)
    Name: Lazarus Howlett; Conviction Age: 27; Birth Date: abt 1800; Charge: Gd Larceny; Sentence: 7 Yrs; Conviction Date: 24 Jul 1827; Conviction Place: Ipswich.
  7. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZ2-G9V : 10 February 2018), Lazarus Howlett and Sarah Copley, 30 Jan 1837; citing Sorell, Tasmania, Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,368,285.
  8. ↑ Victoria State Department 2019, Register of Births Deaths & Marriages, DEATH: Joseph Howlett MOTHER: Sarah FATHER: Lazarus PLACE OF DEATH: Lucknow, Victoria, Australia SPOUSE: Mary Mackinnon AGE AT DEATH: 39. REGISTERED YEAR: 1882 REGISTRY NUMBER: 59/1882 (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history). accessed 5 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Victoria State Department 2019, Register of Births Deaths & Marriages, DEATH: Caroline Froud MOTHER: Cecelia Sarah Coplan FATHER: Lazarus Howlett PLACE OF DEATH: Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia AGE AT DEATH: 80 REGISTERED YEAR: 1923 REGISTRY NUMBER: 13294/1923 (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history). accessed 5 June 2019.
  10. ↑ Victoria State Department 2019, Register of Births Deaths & Marriages, DEATH: Hy [Henry] Howlett MOTHER: Sarah FATHER: Lazarus Howlett PLACE OF DEATH: Bdale [Bairnsdale], Victoria, Australia AGE AT DEATH: 70 REGISTERED YEAR: 1916 REGISTRY NUMBER: 12883/1916 (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history). accessed 5 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-KBYN : 17 March 2018), Lazarus Howlet in entry for Mary Ann Howlet, 19 Jun 1848; citing Birth, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,671,105.
  12. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-K1P8 : 17 March 2018), Lazarus Howlet in entry for Sarah Howlet, 08 Dec 1850; citing Birth, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,671,105.
  13. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-2MQ1 : 17 March 2018), James Howlett, 25 Apr 1853; citing Birth, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,671,105.
  14. ↑ Victoria State Department 2019, Register of Births Deaths & Marriages, DEATH: Jas [James] Howlett MOTHER: Sarah Copley FATHER: Lazarus Howlett PLACE OF DEATH: Bdale [Bairnsdale], Victoria, Australia AGE AT DEATH: 67 REGISTERED YEAR: 1920 REGISTER NUMBER: 4133/1920 (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history). accessed 5 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-29CX : 17 March 2018), Lazarus Howlett in entry for William Howlett, 25 Jul 1856; citing Birth, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,671,105.
  16. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-K1DT : 17 March 2018), Lazarus Howlett in entry for Alfred Howlett, 16 Aug 1858; citing Birth, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,671,105.
  17. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-K16V : 17 March 2018), Lazarus Howlett in entry for Jane Howlett, 16 Aug 1858; citing Birth, Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,671,105.
  18. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2502097
  19. ↑ Land Grant: "Tasmania, Australia, Deeds of Land Grants, 1804-1935"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61008 #4592 (accessed 13 December 2023)
    Name: Lazarus Howlett; Date: 14 Aug 1876; Grant Location: Tasmania, Australia.
  20. ↑ Libraries Tasmania; Names Index; Name: Howlett, Lazarus; Record Type: Deaths; Gender: Male; Age: 73; Date of death: 20 Dec 1876; Registered: Richmond; Registration year: 1876; Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1209147; Resource: RGD35/1/45 no 640; https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1209147
  21. ↑ * Burial: "Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007"
    Compiler: Genealogical Society of Tasmania Inc
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1266 #320879 (accessed 12 December 2023)
    Lazarus Howlett burial (died on 20 Dec 1876) on 20 Dec 1876 in Richmond St Lukes Anglican, Richmond, Tasmania. Born in about 1803.
  22. ↑ Probate Record: Sarah Howlett 1901, retrieved 16 June 2019 from Tasmanian Government, Libraries Tasmania Online Resources, (https://stors.tas.gov.au/AD960-1-24-5823$init=AD960-1-24-5823P1).
  23. ↑ Daley, P. (2015, December 4). Postcolonial Marriage equality: Marriage equality in Australia is a final step on a long march from 1788. The Guardian: Australia Edition. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/postcolonial-blog/2015/dec/04/marriage-equality-in-australia-is-a-final-step-in-a-long-march-from-1788 on 24 May 2019.
  24. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-79XP
  25. ↑ https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=howlet*&qf=PUBDATE%09Year%091851-1874%091851-1874&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages#
  26. ↑ Ref# 4157/1880 https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/
  27. ↑ Tasmanian Government, Libraries Tasmania Online Resources, NAME INDEXES:869948, Resource: RGD37/1/24 no 559 (https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fNAME_INDEXES$002f0$002fNAME_INDEXES:869948/one?qu=howlett). Marriage Caroline Howlett to William John Froud 1865, Richmond Tasmania Accessed 05 June 2019
  28. ↑ https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fNAME_INDEXES$002f0$002fNAME_INDEXES:916589/one?qu=howlet*%2C&qu=Henry&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages&qf=PUBDATE%09Year%091878-1907%091878-1907
  29. ↑ Ref#1821/1884 https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/
  30. ↑ https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fNAME_INDEXES$002f0$002fNAME_INDEXES:873356/one?qu=howlet*%2C&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages&qf=PUBDATE%09Year%091863-1875%091863-1875&qf=PUBDATE%09Year%091868%091868
  31. ↑ Ref#1556/1877 https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/
  32. ↑ Ref#3702/1891 https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/
  33. ↑ https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=howlet*%2C&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages&qf=PUBDATE%09Year%091878-1907%091878-1907
  34. ↑ https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fNAME_INDEXES$002f0$002fNAME_INDEXES:904987/one?qu=howlet*%2C&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages&qf=PUBDATE%09Year%091878-1907%091878-1907&qf=PUBDATE%09Year%091887%091887
  35. ↑ https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=howlet*%2C&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages




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