George Howard

George was the eldest son of John and Clara Howard (née Britton also Brittain). His father John was born in Tythby, Nottinghamshire, in about 1850 and was the son of William and Mary Howard. In 1861 he was living with his family in Wiverton where his father was a farmer 'of 160 acres employing three labourers.' By 1871 John (22) was living in West Bridgford and was a farmer of 170 acres, employing one labourer, two boys and also a housekeeper, Ann Whitworth (60). John married Clara Britton (b. West Hallam Derbyshire abt. 1854) in 1874 (J/A/S Nottingham) and had eight children, one of whom died in infancy. Their surviving children were: Marion b. 13 July 1875 (J/A/S Basford) and George b. 1876 (J/A/S Basford), both born in West Bridgford Nottingham, Sarah Lilian b. Flintham 1 December 1878 (1879 J/F/M Bingham) and Clara Ethel [Ethel] b. 12 January 1883 (J/F/M Bingham), William b. 28 September 1884 (O/N/D Bingham), Helen b. 1888 (O/N/D Bingham) and Edith Mabel b. 26 May 1896 (A/M/J Bingham) who were all born in Hawksworth. In 1881 John (32) and Clara (27) were living at Private House, Hawksworth, with their three children Marion (5), George (4) and Sarah (1). John was described as a retired farmer, which was his occupation on subsequent census. By 1891 the family had moved to Hawksworth and John and Clara now had six children: Marion, George, Sarah, Clara [Ethel] (8), William (6) and Helen (2). They were still living in the village in 1901 but only five of their seven children were in the home on the night of the census: Marian, Clara [Ethel], William, a joiner's apprentice, Helen and Edith (4). George had already enlisted in the Imperial Yeomanry and was serving in South Africa while Sarah (32) was a mother's help in West Bridgford in the household of a cousin, Lorenzo Crosta, his wife Emma and their two children. William was discharged from the Imperial Yeomanry in August 1902; his discharge address was Hawksworth so presumably he returned to live with his parents. He rejoined the army in 1904. By the time of the 1911 Census George was serving in India with the York & Lancaster Regiment. His parents were still living in Hawksworth but only three of George's siblings were still living at home: Marion (35), Helen (22) who was an assistant teacher at the Hawksworth Church School, and Edith (13). Helen married John Bradwell later that year (1911 A/M/J Bingham). On the same census Sarah (32) was still living on Musters Road, West Bridgford, with her cousin, Lorenzo Crosta, and his family but with no occupation. Ethel (28), a photographer's receptionist, was a boarder at 6 Roseberry Avenue, West Bridgford, in the household of a widow, Eliza Brittain (54 b. Lincolnshire), probably a maternal relative, and her daughters Ruth and Edith and her widowed mother, Eliza Fountain (87). Ethel married Robert Doughty Fox later that year (1911 J/A/S Basford). William (25) had married Annie Mason Reynolds in 1910 (J/A/S Basford) and they had a son, Frank Reynolds, on 8 October 1910 (O/N/D Bingham). William was still living in Hawksworth but on the night of the census his wife and son were in Radcliffe on Trent in the home of her parents, Wiliam and Mary Reynolds. George's parents were still living in Hawksworth at the time of his death in 1915. His father completed a form for the army in April 1919 listing his son's surviving relatives; the rector, Arthur Kerridge, witnessed the form. John Howard named himself and his wife and George's six siblings, William (35) of Hawksworth, Marian (44), Edith (22) and Helen Bradwell (31) of Hawksworth, Sarah (41) living in Lincolnshire and Ethel Fox (36) living on Chaworth Road, West Bridgford. John Howard died on 24 July 1924 and his widow Clara on 27 December 1929; both had still been living in Hawksworth. Their surviving son, William Howard, was awarded administration of their estates. Of George's siblings: Marion was living at The Bungalow, Hawksworth, when the England & Wales Register was compiled in 1939. This was still her home when she died on 23 April 1960; her nephew, Frank Reynolds Howard, was awarded probate. Sarah Lillian was living at 'Hawksworth', Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, with her married sister Ethel Fox and her husband Robert in 1939. She was still living with them in West Bridgford when she died on 7 September 1941. Her brother, William, was awarded probate. Clara Ethel [Ethel] married Robert Doughty Fox (b. 18 March 1882) in 1911 and in 1939 they were living at 'Hawksworth', Loughborough Road, West Bridgford; Robert was a yarn agent. Also in the home was Ethel's unmarried sister, Sarah. Ethel died on 21 December 1956; she was still living at the same address. Her husband survived her and he and Ethel's married sister Mabel [Edith Mabel] Gilbert were awarded probate. William married Annie Mason Reynolds (11 August 1887) in 1910 and had a son, Frank Reynolds (b. 8 October 1910). In 1939 William and Annie were living at the Post Office, Hawksworth, where William was the sub-postmaster. They were still at the post office when William died on 12 May 1949; he was survived by Annie and their son. Helen married John Bradley in 1911 and was living in Lincolnshire in 1919. She has not yet been traced after this date. Edith Mabel married Stanley Gilbert (b. 7 April 1899) in 1929 (J/A/S Bingham). In 1939 they were living at The Spinney, Newark Road, Newark RD, with their daughter Pamela Margaret Gilbert (b. 20 September 1930, died unm. 2000 A/M/J Nottingham). Stanley died in 1986 (A/M/J Nottingham) and Edith in 1992 (O/N/D Nottingham); the probate record gave her address as Cranford Gardens, West Bridgford.

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