Hello List, I am new to genealogy and joined this list on the 8th December. Since then I have only read messages about people in the USA. Do any of you have any interest in HOWELLs in the UK? Am I on the correct list? My greatgrandfather, James HOWELL, married my greatgrandmother,Susan ALLEN, on 25th Feb 1877 at St. Andrew's Parish Church, Manchester.His father was named as James HOWELL, cabinetmaker. The 1881 and 1891 censuses give his place of birth as Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire. I have been unable to find out when he came to Manchester, his correct birth c. 1856-8, or anything more about his father. Can anybody help? Best wishes, Linda

Hi Linda, Welcome to genealogy and especially to the family!!! Yes, you're very much on the correct list. :) We have Howell/Howle cousins with us from around the world. If you don't get any responses from one of our British cousins, why not try listing the children of this couple? The premise is ~ someone may not extend from James Howell, but from one of his brothers or sisters. You want to give as many names as possible in the off-chance that an indirect link will be where a direct one isn't. :) Also, have you acquired James' death certificate? It may give you the information you're seeking. I hope this has helped you, even a little. I also hope this finds you having a SUPER Sunday! :) Colleen Linda Fawcett wrote: > > Hello List, > I am new to genealogy and joined this list on the 8th December. Since then I have only read messages about people in the USA. > Do any of you have any interest in HOWELLs in the UK? > Am I on the correct list? > > My greatgrandfather, James HOWELL, married my greatgrandmother,Susan ALLEN, on 25th Feb 1877 at St. Andrew's Parish Church, Manchester.His father was named as James HOWELL, cabinetmaker. > The 1881 and 1891 censuses give his place of birth as Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire. > I have been unable to find out when he came to Manchester, > his correct birth c. 1856-8, > or anything more about his father. > > Can anybody help? > Best wishes, > Linda > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > Our homesite is the Howell Research Room located at > <http://www.geocities.com/howell_research>.

Hi Colleen, Thank you for your welcoming message. Susan and James had many children but apart from 3 daughters all the others died as children or infants. The daughters were Annie, Minnie and Maria. I have got James' death certificate,of 16th November 1902, aged 44, but it has not helped with his birth, and as I have not yet found his parents, I am unable to find any siblings. I have had two birth certificates for James HOWELLs, but the father's were not cabinetmakers, but a brickmaker and a master hoopmaker. I do think that I may have found a cousin or two, as in the 1881 census,they were lodging with Ellen Cavil and her husband. Ellen was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. I looked for any HOWELLs in Manchester who were also born in Wolverhampton and found William, a musician, who may have been Ellen's brother. I need to find out where James was in 1871 and 1861 before I can get any further. Many thanks for your suggestions, Best wishes from Linda in Cheshire. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Pustola" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [HOWELL] James HOWELL Stoke on Trent UK > Hi Linda, > > Welcome to genealogy and especially to the family!!! Yes, you're very > much on the correct list. :) We have Howell/Howle cousins with us from > around the world. > > If you don't get any responses from one of our British cousins, why not > try listing the children of this couple? The premise is ~ someone may > not extend from James Howell, but from one of his brothers or sisters. > You want to give as many names as possible in the off-chance that an > indirect link will be where a direct one isn't. :) > > Also, have you acquired James' death certificate? It may give you the > information you're seeking. > > I hope this has helped you, even a little. > > I also hope this finds you having a SUPER Sunday! :) > > Colleen > > Linda Fawcett wrote: > > > > Hello List, > > I am new to genealogy and joined this list on the 8th December. Since then I have only read messages about people in the USA. > > Do any of you have any interest in HOWELLs in the UK? > > Am I on the correct list? > > > > My greatgrandfather, James HOWELL, married my greatgrandmother,Susan ALLEN, on 25th Feb 1877 at St. Andrew's Parish Church, Manchester.His father was named as James HOWELL, cabinetmaker. > > The 1881 and 1891 censuses give his place of birth as Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire. > > I have been unable to find out when he came to Manchester, > > his correct birth c. 1856-8, > > or anything more about his father. > > > > Can anybody help? > > Best wishes, > > Linda > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > > Our homesite is the Howell Research Room located at > > <http://www.geocities.com/howell_research>. > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > >