Fanny Emma (Huntington) Howard (1859 - 1922)

Born 1859 in Landport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1922 at about age 63 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Fanny Emma Caplin aka Fanny Emma Caplin Huntington was born in 1859 in Landport, Hampshire, England. Her parents were John James Caplin and Sarah (Harfull/Harfield) Huntington.

The birth of Fanny Emma Caplen Huntington was registered in Portsea Island, Hampshire in the last quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Harfull.^[1]

• Fanny's parents were not officially married when she was born. Although her mother was a widow, it seems her father was still legally married to his first wife. Fanny's parents do not seem to have ever registered a marriage, but by 1864 their children were being registered as though they were married (with the surname Caplin/Caplen and mother's maiden name Harfield/Harfull). By the time of the 1871 census they were living as husband and wife. Fanny had the surname Caplin on all records other than her birth registration and the 1861 census.

In 1861 Fanny E Huntington (age 1) lived at Chalton Street in Portsea with her mother Sarah Huntington (30, Carpet Maker) and five siblings: Sarah Cox (13, Scholar), John Huntington (8, Scholar), James Huntington (6, Scholar), Henry Huntington (5, Scholar), and Ellen Huntington (0), as well as boarder [her father] John Caplin (30, Upholsterer) and his daughter Elizabeth Caplin (9, Scholar).^[2]

In 1871 Fanny E Caplin (age 11, Scholar) lived in Winchester St Thomas, Hampshire with her father John J (43, Upholsterer), mother Sarah (40, Upholsterer), and eight siblings [all using the surname Caplin, though the three eldest were from her mother's two previous marriages]: Sarah A (23, Upholsterer), James (16, Errand Boy), Henry (14, Scholar), Marian [Marina] (8, Scholar), William (6, Scholar), Kate L (4, Scholar), Alice (3, Scholar), and Thomas P (1).^[3]

Fanny Emma Caplin married John Samuel Howard in 1880. The marriage was registered in Winchester in the first quarter of the year.^[4] They married on 7 March 1880 at Winchester St Thomas, Southampton, England.^[5]

Fanny and John had seven children:

1. Miriam Emma (Howard) Chapman (1881-1972)
2. Alice Louisa (Howard) Potter (1883-1950)
3. Ethel Kate Howard (1891-)
4. Frederick William Howard (1893-1902)
5. Albert Edward Howard (1896-)
6. Eva May (Howard) Shilling (1898-1974)
7. Percy George Howard (1900-)

In 1881 Fanny E Howard (age 21, Dressmaker) lived at Princess Ter in St Pancras, London with her husband John S (26, Telegraph Wire Worker).^[6]

In 1891 Fanny E Howard (age 32) lived at College Street in Winchester St Swithin with her husband John S (36, Shopman) and three daughters: Miriam E (11), Alice L (9), and Ethel K (0).^[7]

In 1901 Fanny E Howard (age 41, Monthly Nurse) lived at Hope Place in Portsmouth, Hampshire with her husband John S (45, General Labourer) and seven children: Miriam E (20, Domestic Servant), Alice L (18, Domestic Servant), Ethel K (10), Frederick W (8), Albert E (5), Eva M (3), and Percy G (0).^[8]

In 1911 Fanny Emma Howard (age 51) lived in Portsmouth with her husband John Samuel (57, Commission Agent Postcards Etc) and three children: Albert Edward (14, Errand Boy for Grocer), Eva May (13, School), and Percy George (10, School), as well as two grandchildren: Charles Robert Potter (4) and Ethel Emma Potter (4).^[9]

In 1921 Fanny Emma Howard (age 62) lived in Bexley, Kent with her daughter Alice Louise Potter (37), son-in-law Charles Robert Potter (42), and granddaughter Ethel Emma Potter (12).^[10]

Fanny's husband passed away in early 1922.

Fanny E Howard passed away in 1922, aged 63 years. Her death was registered in Portsmouth in the third quarter of the year.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26YS-GX7 : 1 October 2014), Fanny Emma Caplen Huntington, 1859; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71B-XTT : 3 March 2021), Fanny E E Huntington in household of John Huntington, Portsea, Hampshire, 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. [rest of household: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71B-XTK & https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71B-XT1]
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDB-R8C : 25 June 2022), Fanny E Caplin in entry for John J Caplin, 1871. [rest of household: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDB-R8D]
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DRN-QWQ : 22 May 2014), Fanny Emma Caplin, 1880; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1880, quarter 1, vol. 2C, p. 169, Winchester, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ Hampshire Archives and Local Studies; Winchester, England, UK; Anglican Bishops' Transcripts; Reference: 82037/1/19 Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-PQ14 : 10 December 2017), Fanny E Howard in household of John S Howard, St Pancras, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 33, Piece/Folio 182/72, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,352.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:47NC-FZM : 22 February 2021), Fanny E Howard in household of John S Howard, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Hampshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSXF-MFZ : 20 May 2019), Fanny E Howard in household of John S Howard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Portsea And Landport subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW3B-WBS : 21 December 2022), Fanny Emma Howard in household of John Samuel Howard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "1921 Census Of England & Wales" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1921-census-of-england-and-wales) Searched for Fanny E Howard born c1859, then searched for anyone in the same parish with her as a household member [basic search results can be viewed with a free account]
11. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHW-PJXN : 3 November 2021), Fanny E Howard, 1922. [also on FreeBMD: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=148472174:6849&d=bmd_1680086578]