This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mardler Surnames: Howes, Hows, Howse, House Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.howes/456.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Dorothy. I cannot answer your question directly, I'm afraid; i am the founder of the "one-name study" into the Howes/Howse/Hows and House names, all of which are frequently interchangeable and variants of each other. If you go to my (non-commercial) website and run a search for Richard Howes born within 2 years of 1774, you will find three individuals. As it happens, all of them are born in Norfolk in England, but that's likely as much a reflection of where my study started out, as well as being the main centre of the Howes name in the UK. My site is far from being the authoritative guide but with now almost 24,000 people listed it might be interesting for you to take a look. Good luck Paul Howes www.howesfamilies.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.