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Facts and Events
| Name |
James Howard |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[3] |
Abt 1800 |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Marriage |
28 Oct 1826 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, Englandto Sarah Hornet |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Flamstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandFlint Hall |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, EnglandUnion Workhouse |
| Death[5] |
1868 |
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Burial[6] |
5 Sep 1868 |
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, EnglandAbbey |
James Howard's origins are unclear. He consistently claimed to have been born at Hitchin in Hertfordshire, and he gave ages suggesting he was born some time between 1796 and 1803. No corresponding birth or baptism record has been found, although there was a James Howard baptised at Hitchin in 1808. Whether this is a different person, or the right person being baptised when a few years old, or the right person but showing he later overestimated his age remains to be established.
James's first confirmed sighting is on 28th October 1826, when he married Sarah Hornet at Wheathampstead, a few miles south of Hitchin. They went on to have five children together between 1827 and 1845, although the youngest died when only two years old. Their first two children were born at Wheathampstead. Some time between 1831 and 1837 the family moved a few miles west to Flamstead, where the youngest three children were born. The 1841 census finds James living with Sarah and the children at Flint Hall in Flamstead. He was working as an agricultural labourer. The family was still in Flamstead in the 1851 census, when Sarah was described as a straw plaiter.
Sarah died in 1859, aged about 56. The 1861 census finds James an inmate at the Union Workhouse in St Albans. It is not clear why he was in the workhouse in St Albans, as residents of Flamstead in need of poor relief were meant to go to Hemel Hempstead workhouse - although St Albans was the workhouse for residents of Wheathampstead, where James had previously lived.
James appears to have died in 1868 in Hemel Hempstead, although he was buried in St Albans, on 5th September 1868. He was probably in his sixties when he died.
References
- Church of England. Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Hitchin. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
Baptisms 1808 / Sept[ember] 14 / James / Son of Rich[ar]d & Ann / Howard / Lab[oure]r
This baptism is possible - James consistently gave his birthplace as Hitchin, but the ages he quoted for himself as an adult imply he was born a few years earlier than 1808. It is also perhaps worth noting that James did not call any of his five children either Richard or Ann.
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 441; Book 1; Folio 41; Page 6, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Flint Hall, Flamstead, Hertfordshire
James Howard, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag Lab, born in county
Sarah Howard, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
William Howard, male, 13 [1827/8], born in county
James Howard, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
Mary Howard, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
Amos Howard, male, 8 months [1840], born in county
Elizabeth Anderson, female, 65 [1771-6], not born in county
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 1715; Folio 380; Page 10, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Flamstead, Hertfordshire
James Howard, head, married, male, 48 [1802/3], Ag Lab, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Sarah Howard, wife, married, female, 46 [1804/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
Mary Howard, daughter, female, 13 [1837/8], Straw Plaiter, b. Flamstead, Hertfordshire
Amos Howard, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Flamstead, Hertfordshire
- ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG9; Piece 831; Folio 44, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: St Albans Union Workhouse, St Albans, Hertfordshire
[many inmates, including:]
James Howard, inmate, widower, male, 64 [1796/7], Labourer, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. James HOWARD, September Quarter 1868, Hemel Hempstead Registration District, Volume 3a, page 275, aged 65 [1802/3]
- ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish registers of St Albans Abbey, 1558-1913. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
BURIALS in the Parish of Saint Alban in the County of Hertford in the Year 1868
No. 924
Name: James Howard
Abode: Hemel Hempstead
When buried: September 5th
Age: 67 years
By whom the Ceremony was performed: John C. Hawkins
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