Frances Emma HOWE

Bef 1848 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Frances Emma HOWE
  Birth	Bef 27 Aug 1848	Wild Hill, Hertfordshire
  Christening	27 Aug 1848	Hatfield, Hertfordshire   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Fanny
  _UID	5483C2533F8A4CCABAB7E6B4273150078543
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	The following information was provided by Suzanne Minter in 2005: "I had an email from someone related to Henry Howe born c1830 Essendon, Hertfordshire who married a Martha Hill c1830, Hatfield Hertfordshire. Martha Hill had a child before she married Henry Howe, called Frances E Hill, born 1848 Wild Hill Hertfordshire. Frances E Hill born later adopted the name Howe." By 1881, following George's death in 1878, Frances Emma had become Frances Emma KING (age given as 30) and was living as the wife of Herbert R KING (born c. 1859 at Marden, Kent), although no trace of their marriage has been found. Frances' two children, Emily (10) and Percy J (6) were living with Frances and Herbert, retaining their MINTER surname. It's interesting to note that on 30 November 1877 a Walter MINTER was baptised, parents George and Frances Emma Minter. This looks fine but the BMD index contains the registration in Q4 1877 at Milton RD of a Walter King MINTER, which makes one wonder who the father was. I've listed Walter as George Minter's son. I've assumed that the death registration at Milton RD in Q2 1880 of 2 year-old Walter KING was of the same child. By 1891, Frances Emma was to be found living at 39 Rock Street, Middlesbrough as Frances Emma MARSH, the wife of George MARSH. Frances' age was given as 38, George's as 26 (although he was more likely to have been 36), born Ospringe, Kent. Living with the couple were Albert KING (stepson, 8, born Sittingbourne, Kent), William KING (6, born Milton, Kent), Nellie MARSH (daughter, 3, born Sittingbourne) and Constance MARSH (2, born Milton). The first two of these children must have been born when Frances was living with Herbert KING. The second two were evidently fathered by George MARSH but were registered as MINTER. In 1901, Frances was still in Middlesbrough, at 1 Chapmans Yard, with George MARSH. Frances' age was given as 44, George's as 45, born Faversham, Kent, a general labourer. Living with them were Albert KING (son, 19), Nellie MARSH (daughter, 13) and Constance MARSH (12). It's possible to speculate on exactly what went on during the 1880s: did Herbert KING die or did Frances and George MARSH run away to Middlesbrough? In 1881, a George MARSH, aged 25, born Faversham, was living at 4 Wares Passage, Faversham with his wife Clara (25, born Gravesend) and daughter Ada A (2, born Sittingbourne). It looks as if George MARSH did abandon Clara because in 1891 she was living in Milton, Kent as Clara DUMMER, single, age 32, born Gravesend with her daughter Ada A DUMMER, 13, born Sittingbourne - they were boarding with 33 year-old widower Edward WOOD and his children.
  Person ID	I7	Canterbury (3), Kent
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry HOWE,   b. Abt 1830, Essendon, Hertfordshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Martha HILL,   b. Bef 14 Feb 1830, Hatfield, Hertfordshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Dec 1852	Hertford RD   [2]
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	George Minter,   b. 20 Jun 1838, Rosemary Lane, St Mildred, Canterbury, Kent d. 25 Jun 1878, Milton RD (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1869	Union Chapel, Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent   [2]
  	Details from copy marriage certificate provided by Suzanne Minter, January 2007: George, 31, butcher, Fanny, 21, spinster, both of 2 Iron Bar Lane, Canterbury. Fanny's father was Henry Howe (gardener). George's father was George Minter (shoemaker) deceased. Married in the Watling Street Chapel according to the rites and ceremonies of the Independents by certificate by me Valentine Ward, Minister and Herbert Dunn Registrar. The Witnesses were John Green and William Chapman Curry.
  Children	1. Emily Minter,   b. 25 Jun 1870, Canterbury, Kent d. Dec 1954, Greenwich RD (Age 84 years)   2. Elizabeth Minter,   b. Bef 11 Aug 1872, Canterbury, Kent d. Dec 1874, Canterbury, Kent (Age ~ 2 years)   3. Percy James Minter,   b. 29 May 1875, Canterbury, Kent d. Dec 1935, Thanet RD (Age 60 years)   4. Walter King Minter,   b. Bef 30 Nov 1877, Sittingbourne, Kent d. Jun 1880, Milton RD (Age ~ 2 years)
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Herbert R KING,   b. Abt 1859, Marden, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Between 1878 and 1887
  Marital status	Partners
  Children	1. Albert KING,   b. Abt 1883, Sittingbourne, Kent d. Yes, date unknown   2. William KING,   b. Abt 1885, Milton, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family 3	George Richard MARSH,   b. Abt 1856, Faversham, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	11 Jun 1894	St Peter's Church, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire   [3, 4]
  	George Richard Marsh, 31, bachelor, fireman of 4 Union Cottages, father Richard Lumley(?) Marsh, bricklayer. Frances Emma Minter, 40, widow of 4 Union Cottages, father Henry Howe. Both signed. Witnesses John Geering, Dorothy Geering.
  Children	1. Nellie Marsh Minter,   b. 4 Aug 1887, Sittingbourne, Kent d. Mar 1968, Middlesbrough RD (Age 80 years)   2. Constance Marsh Minter,   b. Mar 1889, Milton, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Christening - 27 Aug 1848 - Hatfield, Hertfordshire Marriage - 24 Jan 1869 - Union Chapel, Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] IGI. [S4] BMD index. [S4] BMD index, Q2 1894 Middlesbrough 9d/792. (Reliability: 3). [S17] Marriage register at findmypast.co.uk.