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William Howell 1808–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Death Date: 19 Jun 1886

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England

Father: William Howell

Mother: Elizabeth Sanderson

Spouse(s): Jane Johnson

Children(s): William Howell, Margaret Howell, Elizabeth Howell, John Howell, Charlotte Howell, Martha Howell, Sarah Howell, Isabella Howell, Henry Howell, Mary Howell, Amelia Howell, Flora Howell, Emily Howell, Walter Howell, Francis Howell

In 1808, William Howell entered the world in Sunderland, Durham, England, born to William Howell And Elizabeth Sanderson. William Howell married Jane Mary Johnson, and had children including Amelia B Howell, Charlotte Maltman Howell, Elizabeth Howell, Emily T M Howell, Flora Alice Howell, Francis Thomas Howell, Henry Howell, Isabella Sanderson Howell, John Howell, Margaret Howell, Martha Howell, Mary Howell, Sarah Jane Howell, Walter C Howell, William Maltman Howell. William Howell passed away in 1886 in Mount Pleasant, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1808, William Howell entered the world in Sunderland, Durham, England, born to William Howell And Elizabeth Sanderson.
  • William Howell married Jane Mary Johnson, and had children including Amelia B Howell, Charlotte Maltman Howell, Elizabeth Howell, Emily T M Howell, Flora Alice Howell, Francis Thomas Howell, Henry Howell, Isabella Sanderson Howell, John Howell, Margaret Howell, Martha Howell, Mary Howell, Sarah Jane Howell, Walter C Howell, William Maltman Howell.
  • William Howell passed away in 1886 in Mount Pleasant, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Howell's Ancestors

Self
William Howell
1808–1886
Birth Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
Parents
William Howell
1783–1864
Robinson's Lane (later Saint George's) Church, Sunderland, Durham, England
Elizabeth Sanderson
1788–1856
Sunderland, Durham, England
Grandparents
William Howell
1755–
Sunderland, Durham, England
Thomas Sanderson
1756–1839
Stanhope, Durham, England
Ann Sanderson
1773–1787
Durham
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Sanderson
1719–1783
Elizabeth Emmerson
1725–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sanderson
1689–1762
Mary Watson
1690–1726
Nicholas Emerson
1688–1780

William Howell's Descendants

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William Howell (1808–19 Jun 1886) m. Jane (Mary) Johnson (Jan 1813–17 Jul 1862)
  1. 1. William (Maltman) Howell 1851– m. Elizabeth Howell 1856–
    1. 1. Florence Halfpenny 1885–1964 m. Private (John J) Halfpenny 1880–1917
      1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Halfpenny 1907–1955 m. David Blacklock 1905–1975
      2. 2. Lena Halfpenny 1910–1995 m. Septimus Duddin 1910–1985
    2. 2. Mary (A) Howell 1875–
    3. 3. Joseph Howell 1878–
    4. 4. Robert Howell 1891–
    5. 5. Charlotte Howell 1891–
    6. 6. William Howell 1897–
    7. 7. Sarah (Ellen) Howell 1901–
    8. 8. Jane Howell 1880–
  2. 2. Margaret Howell 1849–1858
  3. 3. Elizabeth Howell 1854–
  4. 4. John Howell 1856–
  5. 5. Charlotte (Maltman) Howell 1841–1903 m. Ralph Hall 1847–1911 m. John Frazer 1840–1874
    1. 1. Ralph Hall 1879–1950
    2. 2. Joseph (Nelson) Hall 1884–1965
    3. 3. Charlotte Hall 1883–1902
    4. 4. Robert (Nelson) Hall 1880–1892
    5. 5. Margaret (A.) Hall 1870–
    6. 6. Thomas Frazer 1875–
    7. 7. William (Bainbridge) Frazer 1873–
    8. 8. Margaret Frazer 1867–
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Mary) Frazer 1865–
    10. 10. Edward Frazer 1863–
    11. 11. Mary Frazer 1863–
    12. 12. William Atkinson 1868–
  6. 6. Martha Howell 1848–
  7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Howell 1845–1921 m. Edward Browell 1826–1893
    1. 1. Charlotte Browell 1875–
    2. 2. George Browell 1877–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (J.) Browell 1879–1887
    4. 4. Catherine Browell 1881–1957
    5. 5. Esther Browell 1884–1940
  8. 8. Isabella (Sanderson) Howell 1843–1911
  9. 9. Henry Howell 1838–1838
  10. 10. Mary Howell 1849–
  11. 11. Amelia (B) Howell 1845–
  12. 12. Flora (Alice) Howell 1848–
  13. 13. Emily (T M) Howell 1857–
  14. 14. Walter (C) Howell 1859–
  15. 15. Francis (Thomas) Howell 1862–1921 m. Elizabeth Cartiane 1855–

William Howell's Timeline

7 Records

1808
15 Mar 1808
Birth of William Howell in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1808
1808
Birth of William Howell in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1815
abt 1815
Age 7
Birth of William Howell in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
1851
1851
Age 43
William Howell resided here in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England
Stockton on Tees, Durham, England
1861
1861
Age 53
William Howell resided here in Stranton, Durham, England
Stranton, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 63
William Howell resided here in Byers Green, Durham, England
Byers Green, Durham, England
1886
19 Jun 1886
Age 78
Death of William Howell in Mount Pleasant, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
Mount Pleasant, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1808
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3702; Folio: 82; Page: 10; GSU roll: 543174
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2383; Folio: 677; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87061
    [5] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4933; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 848020

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Stockton on Tees, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2383; Folio: 677; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87061

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Stranton, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3702; Folio: 82; Page: 10; GSU roll: 543174

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Byers Green, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4933; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 848020

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index

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