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Loz



Jul 22, 08 - 12:36 PM 		Benjamin Howson born 1892 - 1901 help please

Hi All

Another elusive Howson

I "accidentally" found Benjamin Howson born c1892, through his WW1 Service records. He is a brother of my Grt Gran and only just found he existed!

However he is not with his Mum on the 1901 and I have been unable to locate him

Any of you Supersleuths able to find him?

Thanks in advance for your help

Loz
Loraine



Jul 22nd, 2008 - 1:55 PM 		Re: Benjamin Howson born 1892 - 1901 help please

Hi,
Presuming he's born in Sheffield, there are a few possibles - Benjamin Mawson, son of William and Mary - Benjamin Hobson, son of Benjamin and Mary and Benjamin Pawson, son of John and Lucy. Any of those ring any bells? If not, could you let us know his parents names?
cheers,
Loraine
Loz



Jul 22nd, 2008 - 2:09 PM 		Re: Benjamin Howson born 1892 - 1901 help please

Apologies!

He was born Sheffield Mar Qtr 1892, his parents were (I believe) Sarah & George HOWSON. George had already died before the 1901 and Sarah was living at 34 Snow Lane with her son George, daughter & son in law Walter & Charlotte Lowery.

In the Whites Directory Walter Lowery is living at 115 Scotland Street as a fishmonger.

On Benjamins WW1 Service Records it lists his Next of Kin as Mother: Sarah HOWSON 115 Scotland Street, and also names his brothers George & Thomas as being NoK as well.

Just cant find Benjamin on the 1901...and last night was the first time I knew that Ben existed!

Thanks for taking the time to look

Loz
Marlene



Jul 22nd, 2008 - 4:33 PM 		Re: Benjamin Howson born 1892 - 1901 help please

Do you have this information:
Married Jennie TUNSTALL (spinster) 1st.June 1914 at St.James Church, Sheffield residing at 5Ct.House 10, Egerton Street (off Thomas Street), Sheffield.Vol.9c. Page 1052.
Children:
Benjamin born 02.03.1915
Jennie born 09.11.1917

Regards,
Marlene
Loz



Jul 22nd, 2008 - 4:41 PM 		Re: Benjamin Howson born 1892 - 1901 help please

Hi Marlene

Yes thanks I got that information from his Service Records. When he enlisted in 1912 he listed his Mum & Brothers as NoK. Then after his marriage he listed his wife.

As I said, I never knew he existed until I found those records last night. His Gt Grandad & Gt Gt Grandad were called Benjamin...that was the only reason I looked at his records....I was just curious! Given that his Mother was listed as residing at 115 Scotland Street in 1912, and his Brother in Laws Shop was at that address in 1911...Thats how I deduced he was part of my family.

Unfortunately I cannot find him at all on the 1901...and he was only 9 or 10 years old I have tried looking at all Benjamins born around that time...omitting the surname ...but still fruitless

The only other thing I can think of is checking all other rellies to see if he was staying with them and got mistranscribed under their name........but I was sure I had all the rellies on this side accounted for

Aah well back to the drawing board...

Thanks for your help and interest

Loz
Marlene



Jul 22nd, 2008 - 4:50 PM 		Re: Benjamin Howson born 1892 - 1901 help please

I also cannot find him....yet! I've looked under just Benjamin too, you get the feeling that he's with a family member but, perhaps mistranscribed but, you obviously know the rest of the family better than I.
I'll continue to look.

Regards,
Marlene
Ann Halford



Jul 22nd, 2008 - 7:58 PM 		Re: Benjamin Howson born 1892 - 1901 help please

I've looked under Hawson, which was the name of a butcher at Broomhill, Sheffield.

I've also looked under Ben and B. but couldn't find him.

Could be that he just didn't get recorded. The enumerator might have missed his name off when recording the family. Has been known to happen!

Regards, Ann


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