James Howlett (abt. 1797 - 1871)

Born about 1797 in Suffolk, England

Husband of Susannah (Gibbs) Howlett — married 26 Oct 1819 in Ilketshall St Andrew, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1871 at about age 74 in Elora, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James Howlett was born in Suffolk, England.

James was born about 1797 in Suffolk, England. He married Susanna Gibbs on October 26, 1819 in Ilketshall Saint Andrew, Suffolk.^[1]

1. Sarah, born November 15, 1819 (bap. February 6, 1820)^[2]
2. Susan, born May 5 1821 (bap. June 3, 1821)^[3]
3. James, baptised November 3, 1822^[4]
4. Mary Ann, baptised December 2, 1827^[5]
5. Harriet, baptised December 6, 1829^[6]
6. George, baptised October 23, 1831^[7]
7. William, baptised March 3, 1833^[8]
8. Henry, baptised May 4, 1834^[9]
9. Charles Robert, born October 20, 1836 (bap. Nov 10, 1843)^[10]
10. John, born August 27, 1838 (bap. November 10, 1843)^[11]

The family emigrated to Canada between 1834 and 1836, settling down in Waterloo, Ontario. James and Susannah had seven of their ten children born in England.

James Howlett lived in Canada.

In 1851 James lived with his wife and five of his children. His son James lived near by with his wife Mary and two children^[14] and was enumerated directly below his father's household. They both worked as a farmer and lived in one-storey log houses.

A decade later both James's family and his son's family were still living in Woolwich beside each other. James's house was now made of brick but his son's was still made of log. Near by (enumerated a few households down) his son Henry lived with his wife Emily.

He was widowed before May 1871.^[17] James died on December 20, 1871, at the age of 74 in Wellington due to constipation. His son James was the informant.^[18][19]

Research Notes

Parents

There are multiple James Howlett born about 1798 in Suffolk, England:

1. James, baptised on 29 Apr 1798 (born 26 Oct 1797), James Howlett and Mary Skipper in Woolpit^[20]
2. James, baptised on 25 Dec 1798, born to Abel Howlett and Elizabeth Sakins in Exning^[21]
3. James, baptised on 31 Aug 1800 (born 28 Aug 1800), born to John and Sarah Howlet in Cretingham^[22]

The 1797 and 1800 baptism records are the only two on FreeReg for James Howlett in Suffolk from 1790 to 1800. Suffolk is a very under-transcribed region in FreeReg. A now-deleted FindaGrave profile (but the index on Ancestry remains) suggested he was born in Beccles, a location that hasn't yet had records digitized.

Other James Howletts

The James born in Exning seems to have married Jane ____ and had children in Exning:

1. James Howlet was baptised on December 25, 1821 in Exning, Suffolk, England.^[23]
2. Emma Howlett was baptised on May 4, 1824 in Exning, Suffolk, England.^[24]
3. Charles Howlett was baptised on January 27, 1828 in Exning, Suffolk, England.^[25]
4. Lucy Howlett was baptised on May 2, 1830 in Exning, Suffolk, England.^[26]
5. Abel Howlett was baptised on April 28, 1832 in Exning, Suffolk, England.^[27]
6. Elizabeth Howlett was baptised on June 21, 1835 in Exning, Suffolk, England.^[28]
7. Thomas Howlet was baptised on May 10, 1840 in Exning, Suffolk, England.^[29]

That is clearly a different James Howlett.

The James baptised in Woolpit might have died there. A James Howlett was buried in March 1842 and he was 44 years old, making his birth year 1798.^[31]

Age

1851 census gives a birth year of 1796, death record gives a year of 1797, and the 1861 census gives 1798.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004003933; FHL microfilm: 918503
   FamilySearch Record: N28V-FQT (accessed 30 November 2023)
   James Howlett marriage to Susanna Gibbs on 26 Oct 1819 in Ilketshall Saint Andrew, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ Baptism of daughter Sarah Howlet: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008061925; FHL microfilm: 918504
   FamilySearch Record: JWNX-33L (accessed 30 November 2023)
   James Howlet's daughter Sarah Howlet baptism on 6 Feb 1820 in Ilketshall Saint Andrew, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ Baptism of daughter Susan Howlet: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007567241; FHL microfilm: 918506
   FamilySearch Record: X126-SYY (accessed 30 November 2023)
   James Howlet's daughter Susan Howlet baptism on 3 Jun 1821 in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
4. ↑ Baptism of son James Howlet: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007567243; FHL microfilm: 918508; Record number: 12105763
   FamilySearch Record: JSV9-QFF (accessed 30 November 2023)
   James Howlet's son James Howlet baptism on 3 Nov 1822 in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
5. ↑ Baptism of daughter Mary Ann Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007567245; FHL microfilm: 918510; Record number: 1490; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: NVRM-DPY (accessed 30 November 2023)
   James Howlett's daughter Mary Ann Howlett baptism on 2 Dec 1827 in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (ST ANDREW ILKETSHALL).
6. ↑ Baptism of daughter Harriet Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004811576; FHL microfilm: 918514; Record number: 1990960
   FamilySearch Record: JQDL-7GH (accessed 30 November 2023)
   James Howlett's daughter Harriet Howlett baptism on 6 Dec 1829 in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
7. ↑ Baptism of son George Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007567250; FHL microfilm: 918518; Record number: 6580418
   FamilySearch Record: J7YB-TJB (accessed 30 November 2023)
   James Howlett's son George Howlett baptism on 23 Oct 1831 in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (Ilketshall, St.Andrew, Suffolk, England).
8. ↑ Baptism of son William Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008061923; FHL microfilm: 918522
   FamilySearch Record: NKX4-WPL (accessed 30 November 2023)
   James Howlett's son William Howlett baptism on 3 Mar 1833 in Ilketshall Saint Andrew, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
9. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008061921; FHL microfilm: 918524
   FamilySearch Record: NKXW-B9Q (accessed 30 November 2023)
   Henry Howlett baptism on 4 May 1834, son of James Howlett & Susan, in Ilketshall Saint Andrew, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
10. ↑ Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register. Vol 1, page 358. District/County: Wellington. Area: Waterloo Twp. Name: Charles Robert, Surname: Howlett. Father: James, Mother: Susan. Residence: Waterloo, Birth place: Waterloo. Birth date: 1836-10-20, Baptism: 1843-11-10. Baptism place: Waterloo. Minister: Brownell, Rev. S. Available at: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/genealogy/wm-h_120.htm (Accessed Nov 30 2023)
11. ↑ Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register. Vol 1, page 358. District/County: Wellington. Area: Waterloo Twp. Name: John, Surname: Howlett. Father: James, Mother: Susan. Residence: Waterloo, Birth place: Waterloo. Birth date: 1838-08-27, Baptism: 1843-11-10. Baptism place: Waterloo. Minister: Brownell, Rev. S. Available at: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/genealogy/wm-h_120.htm (Accessed Nov 30 2023)
12. ↑ 1851 Census: "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", database
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 101; Line: 40; Image number: e002371275; Item ID number: 23057092
    Library and Archives Canada (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Hawlet (55) in Woolwich, Waterloo (county), Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in England.
13. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia", database with images
    Year: 1851; Census Place: Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11754; Page: 101; Line: 40
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry uk Record 1061 #457051 (subscription required, accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Hawlet in Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in England.
14. ↑ Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register. Vol 1, page 350. District/County: Wellington. Area: Waterloo Twp. Name: George, Surname: Howlett. Father: James, Mother: Mary. Residence: Waterloo, Birth place: Waterloo. Birth date: 1844-07-11, Baptism: 1848-02-01. Baptism place: Woolwich. Minister: Dignam, Rev. Wm. Available at: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/genealogy/wm-h_120.htm (Accessed Nov 30 2023)
    Vol 1, page 349. District/County: Wellington. Area: Waterloo Twp. Name: Mary Jane, Surname: Howlett. Father: James, Mother: Mary. Residence: Waterloo, Birth place: Waterloo. Birth date: 1844-12-30, Baptism: 1844-12-22. Baptism place: Woolwich. Minister: Ryerson, Rev. John.
15. ↑ 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", database
    Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 89; Line: 7; Image number: 4391953_00572; Item ID number: 46887468
    Library and Archives Canada (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlet (63), married in Woolwich, Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in England.
16. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Census of Canada", database with images
    Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1079; Page number: 89
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry uk Record 1570 #797787206 (subscription required, accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlet (63), married, Farmer, head of household in Woolwich, Waterloo, Canada West. Born in England.
17. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Census of Canada", database with images
    Year: 1871; Census Place: Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario; Roll: C-9944; Page: 81; Family No: 284
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry uk Record 1578 #129946 (subscription required, accessed 22 December 2023)
    James Howlett (75), widowed, Retired Farmer, in Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario. Born in England.
18. ↑ Death: "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", database with images
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004171915; FHL microfilm: 1846467; Image number: 428; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I01805-2
    FamilySearch Record: JFFD-QY6 (accessed 30 November 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-63T3-BGZ
    James Howlett death 20 Dec 1871 (age 74) in Ontario.
19. ↑ "Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 4.

    James Howlett, d. 20 Dec 1871, age 74, at Wellington, Ontario, Canada; b. Suffolk, England.

20. ↑ Baptism: "FreeReg UK Parish Register database", database
    Suffolk; Woolpit; St Mary; Other Transcript; File line number: 983
    FreeReg Transcription (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlett baptism on 29 Apr 1798 (born 26 Oct 1797), son of James Howlett & Mary Skipper, in Woolpit, Suffolk, England.
21. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004019089; FHL microfilm: 887401; Record number: 246; Packet letter: C
    FamilySearch Record: NVP4-J4Y (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlet baptism on 25 Dec 1798, son of Abel Howlet & Elizabeth Sakins Howlet, in Suffolk, England.
22. ↑ Baptism: "FreeReg UK Parish Register database", database
    Suffolk; Cretingham; St Peter; Parish Register; File line number: 323
    FreeReg Transcription (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlet baptism on 31 Aug 1800 (born 28 Aug 1800), daughter of John Howlet & Sarah, in Cretingham, Suffolk, England.
23. ↑ Baptism of son James Howlet: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907451; FHL microfilm: 950449
    FamilySearch Record: NBZM-H28 (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlet's son James Howlet baptism on 25 Dec 1821 in Exning, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
24. ↑ Baptism of daughter Emma Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907451; FHL microfilm: 950449
    FamilySearch Record: NBZM-DK3 (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlett's daughter Emma Howlett baptism on 4 May 1824 in Exning, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
25. ↑ Baptism of son Charles Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907451; FHL microfilm: 950449
    FamilySearch Record: N5YW-VQC (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlett's son Charles Howlett baptism on 27 Jan 1828 in Exning, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
26. ↑ Baptism of daughter Lucy Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907451; FHL microfilm: 950449
    FamilySearch Record: NBZM-665 (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlett's daughter Lucy Howlett baptism on 2 May 1830 in Exning, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
27. ↑ Baptism of son Abel Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907451; FHL microfilm: 950449
    FamilySearch Record: J77L-8H6 (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlett's son Abel Howlett baptism on 28 Apr 1832 in Exning, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
28. ↑ Baptism of daughter Elizabeth Howlett: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907451; FHL microfilm: 950449
    FamilySearch Record: J3JP-7F3 (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlett's daughter Elizabeth Howlett baptism on 21 Jun 1835 in Exning, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
29. ↑ Baptism of son Thomas Howlet: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907451; FHL microfilm: 950449
    FamilySearch Record: J77L-899 (accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlet's son Thomas Howlet baptism on 10 May 1840 in Exning, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
30. ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841", database with images
    citing The National Archives of the UK Class: HO107; Piece/Folio: 1027/19; Page: 4; Line: 10
    FamilySearch Record: M73Z-6N7 (accessed 25 January 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3H-KS5J
    James Howlett (40) in Exning, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Born in Suffolk.
31. ↑ Burial: "England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database
    Original data: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 950441
    Ancestry uk Record 9840 #19227217 (subscription required, accessed 30 November 2023)
    James Howlett burial (died in about 1842) on 30 Mar 1842 in Woolpit, Suffolk, England. Born in 1798.

• "Canada Census, 1851", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTV-KT2 : 1 October 2021), James Hawlet, 1851.
• "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQW6-ZD7 : 5 September 2017), James Howlet, Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 89, line 7; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1079, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,945.