See also

Family of Frank Howe and Martha Alice Reading

Husband: Frank Howe

  • Name:

  • Frank Howe2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Howe (1856?- )

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Overett (1858- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • house painter4,5,6

  • Birth:

  • 9 Mar 1883

  • Colchester, Essex, England2,4,5,7

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 9th March 1882

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 8)

  • 16 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Emma and Alice, brothers William and Charles. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 18)

  • 7 Crispin Court, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a painter and living in four rooms with his parents William and Emma, sisters Harriet, Alice and Kate, brothers Charles and George, married sister Emma Matthews, and cousin Annie Overett. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 29)

  • 31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a house painter for a builder and living in four rooms with his wife Alice, step-son Lawrence Shield, step-daughter Lilian, daughter Winifred, son Frank, and brother-in-law Charles Reading. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 56)

  • 31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England6

  •  

  • a married painter living with his wife Alice, and sons Terence and Ronald. Born on 9th March 1882

  • Death:

  • Q1 1952 (age 68)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England3

Wife: Martha Alice Reading

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Martha Alice Reading

  • Name:

  • Martha Alice Reading8,9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 17 Mar 1881

  • Portsmouth, Hampshire, England6,8,9,10

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 17 dys)

  • 4 St. George's Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England10

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Joseph and Hannah, sisters Elizabeth, Aurelia and Hannah, and brothers Francis, Joseph, Albert and William Born in Portsmouth Hampshire

  • Baptism:

  • 1 May 1881 (age 0)

  • St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, Bishop Crispin Way, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England9

  •  

  • daughter of Joseph Reading and Anne née Pyo, born on 17th March 1881, godmother Margaret Fry

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 10)

  •  

  •  

  • Was Alice in Gibraltar?

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 20)

  •  

  •  

  • Was Alice in Gibraltar?

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 30)

  • 31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Frank, sons Lawrence Shield and Frank Howe, daughters Lilian Shield and daughter Winifred Howe, and her brother Charles Reading. Born in Portsmouth and married for five years, with two children, both of whom are still living. Note that Alice and Frank didn't actually get married until 1915

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 58)

  • 31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Frank, and sons Terence and Ronald. Born on 17th March 1881

  • Death:

  • Q3 1961 (age 80)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England11

  •  

  • as Alice M Howe

Child 1: Winifred Alice Howe

  • Name:

  • Winifred Alice Howe12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Cyril Cuthbert Wilkinson (1906-1998)

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1907

  • Colchester, Essex, England5,12

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 3)

  • 31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Frank and Alice, half-brother Lawrence Shield, brother Frank Howe, half-sister Lilian Shield, and her uncle Charles Reading. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Death:

  • 22 Aug 1998 (age 91)

  • Box Hill, Victoria, Australia13

Child 2: Frank Howe

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Son: Frank Howe

  • Name:

  • Frank Howe14,15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mabel Victoria Beatrice Beak (1911-1995)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • electrician16

  • Birth:

  • 18 Nov 1908

  • Colchester, Essex, England5,14,15,16

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 2)

  • 31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents Frank and Alice, half-brother Lawrence Shield, half-sister Lilian Shield, sister Winifred, and his uncle Charles Reading. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 30)

  • 92 Collingwood Road, Colchester, Essex, England16

  •  

  • a married electrician at the R.A.O.C. Depot living with his wife Mabel and a closed record. Born on 18th November 1908

  • Death:

  • Q3 1977 (age 68)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England15

Child 3: Terence George Howe

  • Name:

  • Terence George Howe17,18,19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Enid Gladys Drane (1922-1992)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • house painter6

  • Birth:

  • 20 Apr 1920

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England6,17,18,19

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Jul 1920 (age 0)

  • St. James the Great Church, East Hill, Colchester, Essex, England18

  •  

  • son of Frank Howe (painter) and Alice Martha of 31 Brook Street, born 20th April 1920

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 19)

  • 31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried painter living with his parents Frank and Alice, and brother Ronald. Born on 20th April 1920

  • Death:

  • 2 Aug 1992 (age 72)

  • Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England19,20

Child 4: Patricia Doreen Howe

  • Name:

  • Patricia Doreen Howe21,22,23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Rita

  • Spouse:

  • Hermann Smoors (1925-2014)

  • Birth:

  • 11 Apr 1922

  • Colchester, Essex, England21,22,23

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Jun 1922 (age 0)

  • St. James the Great Church, East Hill, Colchester, Essex, England22

  •  

  • daughter of Frank Howe (painter) and Alice Martha of 31 Brook Street, born 11th April 1922

  • Emigration:

  • 21 Jun 1957 (age 35)

  • from London, England to Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia24

  •  

  • arriving on 20th July 1957

  • Death:

  • 15 Oct 2016 (age 94)

  • Brighton, Victoria, Australia23

Child 5: Ronald Henry Howe

  • Name:

  • Ronald Henry Howe25,26,27

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Joyce Lilian Payne (1930-1972)

  • Birth:

  • 3 Jun 1926

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England6,25,26,27

  • Baptism:

  • 10 Sep 1926 (age 0)

  • St. James the Great Church, East Hill, Colchester, Essex, England26

  •  

  • son of Frank Howe (painter) and Alice Martha of 31 Brook Street, born 3rd June 1926

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 13)

  • 31 Brook Street, Colchester, Essex, England6

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents Frank and Alice, and brother Terence. Born on 3rd June 1926

  • Death:

  • 28 Oct 2003 (age 77)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England27,28

  • Probate:

  • 11 Dec 2003

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • grant only, died 28th October 2003

Note on Wife: Martha Alice Reading

Previously married Fred Shield (1874-1904) in Gibraltar having son Lawrence (c1900-?) and daughter Lilian (c1904-?)29

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2.

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8.

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18.

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19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1992 quarter:3 register:892 volume:10 page:2071. Cit. Date: 24 May 2021.

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22.

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23.

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24.

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25.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1926 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1313. Cit. Date: 23 May 2021.

26.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Colchester St. James baptisms 1892-1928 ref:D/P 138/1/4 image:48 page:91 entry:721. Cit. Date: 24 May 2021.

27.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 2003 quarter:4 district:4691D register:D98C entry:232 date:1003. Cit. Date: 23 May 2021.

28.

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29.

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