Emma (Boyer) Howard (1859 - 1931)

Born 1859 in Gorton near Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Uriah Howard — married 29 May 1883 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1931 at about age 72 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Emma was born on 8 Dec 1859 to Robert Boyer and Jane Wroe. She was christened on 15 January 1860 at Tintwistle, Cheshire. Emma Boyer's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1859 in the Chorlton district.^[1]

She grew up in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire (1861, 1871, 1881 census). Her family working in the cotton mills, herself a cotton weaver. In 1883 she immigrated to the United States. Where she met (her friend or fiancée?) Uriah Howard who had immigrated the year before she did. Emma married Uriah Howard, son of Charles Howard and Elizabeth Sunderland/Sutherland?, in Fall River, Massachusetts, on May 29th 1883. Uriah was a musician who was also from Ashton under Lyne. See Uriah's profile for more on his immigration and naturalization. Lancashire was a place that the industry was processing cotton, lots of spinning and weaving going on. When they were in Fall River they continued with that occupation, possibly why they moved to Fall River, a mill town. Google mule spinner and look at some of the machines they used.

Emma died 1 November 1931^[2], Uriah died 18 September 1937, both at Fall River and buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. Daughter, Ada was buried there in 1888 and son, Robert H Howard was buried there on 1956. Uriah's mother, Elizabeth Howard was buried at the same cemetery in 1888.

Emily Beswick's cousin. b 8.12.1859 at ? Gorton/Newton Heath, Manchester. Registered <Dec 1859 at Chorlton(mother nee Wroe). Chr. 15.1.1860 at Tintwistle, Cheshire[Mottram in Longdendale], mother Jane Boyer(nee Wroe, b 1831), father Robert Luty Boyer, mechanic, abode Gorton. In 1861,71,81, at Ashton under Lyme, Lancs.)see mother, Jane Wroe[1831]. Went to USA in 1883. On 29.5.1883, Emma J Boyer(22)[father Robert, Mother, Jane, nee Wroe] married Uriah Howard(23, b Ashton u Lyme, July 16, 1859), musician, [Father, Charles, b Newton Moor nr. Mottram, Cheshire in 1819, mother Elizabeth, nee Sunderland, b Colne 1818-1888] in Fall River, Massachusetts. In 1900 USA census, Emma and Uriah were at 402 Fifth St., Fall River city Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; with children John[14]; Mabel[11]; Uriah Jnr.[9]; Beatrice[8]. Uriah was a mule spinner(in 1889 at birth of Mabel and 1893 at birth of Beatrice and 1901 at birth of Uriah Jnr. was listed as a musician). In 1902 at 402 5th St. when Uriah was naturalised as US citizen on June 18. In 1910 they were at 22 Lenox St., Fall River, Bristol, Mas. with children John[23, cotton spinner], Mabel[20, cottonweaver], Uriah Jnr.[18, Back Boy, cotton mill], Beatrice[16, cotton weaver], Robert H[7, b 10.4.1902]. Emma[50, no occupation]; Uriah[50] was a Spinner. They had 6 children, 5 alive; house rented. In 1920 at 52 Lane St., Fall River, City, Bristol, Mas. Emma[60, no occupation], Uriah[60, spinner], Uriah Jnr.[28, cotton spinner], Robert H [17, cotton weaver]. Uriah and Emma naturalised (Uriah in 1902); house rented. In 1930 Emma and Uriah with no children and aged 70 at 81 ?Loggiahall St. (next to Cambridge St.), Fall River, Bristol, Mas. Rent $16 pm. Uriah's occupation band master on a boat. Emma died 1.11.1931 Uriah died 18.9.1937, both at Fall River and buried in Oak Grove Cemetary. Daughter, Ada buried there in 1888 and son, Robert H Howard also buried there on 16.8.1956. Uriah's mother, Elizabeth Howard(nee Sunderland) was buried at same cemetry in 1888 - died 12.8.1888, age 69, widow (spouse Charles, parents, Henry and Hannah). Uriah had a brother John also buried there in 1900, age 59. Children all born in Fall River, Mas.: 1. Ada (1884-1888) 2. John[b 1886, he married Sarah A Norton(b 13.1.1890, Fall River) on 17.10.1911 at Fall River; children Everett N(19.8.1912[abode 178 Cambridge, Fall river, father spinner]-25.12.1988, married Cecelia Langton1918-1994 - they had son Everett N Jnr[Bucky, 1945, truck driver] and John C(1915)]; 3. Mabel [1889-1949,she married John James Henthorne(b 1890, Shaw, Rochdale) on 20.1.1912 in Fall River; children, Norman H.(13.4.1913), Beatrice E (c1916) and Mabel Louise(6.4.1918-1949)], 4. Uriah Jnr.[4.5.1891-1947, he married Elizabeth A Wood/s(b England, 1895, d 1954), had son Gordon R.(c1928)]; 5. Beatrice[14.1.1893-1967,she married Albert Hindle(1891-1954) on 16.6.1914 in Fall River, buried at Oak Grove Cemetry]; 6. Robert H.[4.10.1902-16.8.1956, he married Ada, had a son Robert H Jnr. died in 1927 and a daughter Arlene in c1935, he was buried Oak Grove Cemetary, Fall River]. Emma's brothers in law, John and Aaron were also in Fall River.

England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 ^[3]

• Name: Emma Boyer
• Gender: Female
• Christening Age: 0
• Birth Date: 8 Dec 1859
• Christening Date: 15 Jan 1860
• Christening Place: Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 ^[4]

• Name: Emma Boyer
• Gender: Female
• Birth Date: 1859
• Baptism Date: 15 Jan 1860
• Baptism Place: Tintwistle, Chester, England
• Father: Robert Luty Boyer
• Mother: Jane Boyer
• FHL Film Number: 1656719

1861 England Census; Ashton Under Lyne ^[5]

• Robert L Boyer head, 25/m, md, machine fitter, Swintinislle Cheshire
• Jane Boyer wife, 26/f, md, cotton weaver, N, Handforth
• Elizabeth Boyer dau, 3/f, Woolley Bridge Derbyshire
• Emma Boyer dau, 1/f, Gouton, Lancashire, England
• Alfred Boyer brother, 20/m, machine fitter, Stockport, Cheshire
• Elizabeth Wroe sister in law, 18/f, cotton weaver, Pendleton
• Martha Wroe sister in law, 13 /f, cotton weaver, Pendleton Lancashire

1871 England Census; Hurst, Ashton Under Lyne ^[6]

• Robt L Boyer head, 36/m, md, mechanic, cotton mill, Tintwistle, Cheshire
• Jane Boyer wife, 37/f, md, cotton weaver, Hanford, Cheshire
• Elizth J Boyer dau, 13/f, cotton weaver, Glossop, Lancashire
• Emma Boyer dau, 11/f, school, Gorton, Lancashire, England
• Robert Boyer son, 9/m, school, Ashton Under Lyme, Lancashire
• Ann Boyer dau, 7/f, school, Ashton Under Lyme, Lancashire
• Ada Boyer dau, 1/f, Ashton Under Lyme, Lancashire
• Elizth Grimes sister in law, 27/f, md, cotton weaver, Salford, Lancashire

1881 England Census Ashton Under Lyne^[7]

• Robert L. Boyer head, 45/m, md, machine fitter cotton mill, Mottram Cheshire
• Jane Boyer wife, 46/f, md, Handforth Cheshire
• Elizabeth Jane Boyer dau, 23/f, cotton weaver, Glossop, Lancashire
• Emma Boyer dau, 21/f, cotton weaver, Gorton, Lancashire, England
• Robert Wroe Boyer son, 19/m, clogger, Ashton, Lancashire
• Ann Boyer dau, 17/f, cotton weaver, Ashton, Lancashire
• Ada Boyer dau, 11/f, scholar, Ashton, Lancashire

Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 ^[8]

• Name: Emma Boyer
• Age: 22
• Birth Year: abt 1861
• Birth Place: England
• Marriage Date: 29 May 1883
• Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
• Father: Robert Boyer
• Mother: Jane Boyer
• Spouse: Uriah Howard

Year: 1900; Census Place: Fall River Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts ^[9]

• 402 Fifth Street
• Uriah Howard head, 41/m, Jul 1859, md 17yrs, Eng/Eng/Eng, mule spinner
• Anna Howard wife, 41/f, Dec 1858, md 17yrs, 5births/4living, Eng/Eng/Eng im1883
• John Howard son, 13/m, Jul 1886, MA/Eng/Eng, school
• Mable Howard dau, 11/f, May 1889, MA/Eng/Eng, school
• Uriah Howard son, 9/m, May 1891, MA/Eng/Eng
• Beatrice Howard dau, 7/f, May 1892, MA/Eng/Eng

Year: 1910; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts ^[10]

• 22 Lenox Street
• Uriah Howarth head, 50/m, md1 26yrs, Eng/Eng/Eng, im1884na, spinner, cotton mill
• Emma Howarth wife, 50/f, md1 26yrs, 6births/5living, Eng/Eng/Eng, im1885
• John Howarth son, 23/m, MA/Eng/Eng, spinner, cotton mill
• Mable Howarth dau, 20/f, MA/Eng/Eng, weaver, cotton mill
• Uriah Howarth son, 18/m, MA/Eng/Eng, back boy, cotton mill
• Beatrice Howarth dau, 16/f, MA/Eng/Eng, weaver, cotton mill
• Robbert H Howarth son, 7/m, MA/Eng/Eng, school

Year: 1920; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts ^[11]

• 52 Lane Street
• Uriah Howard head, 60/m, md, im1882na, Eng/Eng/Eng, spinner, cotton mill
• Emma Howard wife, 60/f, md, im1883?na, Eng/Eng/Eng,
• Uriah Howard son, 28/m, MA/Eng/Eng, spinner, cotton mill
• Robert H Howard son, 17/m, MA/Eng/Eng, weaver, cotton mill

Year: 1930; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts ^[12]

• Eruiah Howard head, 70/m, md 1@23, Eng/Eng/Eng, im1882, band master, boat
• Emma Howard wife, 70/f, md 1@23, Eng/Eng/Eng, im 1883,

Parents Marriage and Siblings

Robert Luty Boyer and Jane Wroe married 20 Aug 1857 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Child: Elizth J Boyer

Child: Emma Boyer

Child: Emma Boyer

Child: Robert Boyer

Child: Ann Boyer

Child: Ada Boyer

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 16 April 2023), Boyer, Emma (Mother's maiden name: Wroe). GRO Reference: 1859 Oct-Nov-Dec in Chorlton Volume 08C Page 471.
2. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current[1]
3. ↑ England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980; Original data: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission. [2]
4. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. [3]
5. ↑ 1861 England Census; Class: RG 9; Piece: 3001; Folio: 119; Page: 33; GSU roll: 543063; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861[4]
6. ↑ 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4088; Folio: 5; Page: 4; GSU roll: 846697; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871.[5]
7. ↑ 1881 England Census; Class: RG11; Piece: 4037; Folio: 53; Page: 50; GSU roll: 1341965; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. [6]
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915; Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.[7]
9. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Fall River Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1240635; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. [8]
10. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_575; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1374588[9]
11. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_682; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C[10]
12. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340622;Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. [11]

Name: BOYER, EMMA Mother's Maiden Name: WROE GRO Reference: 1859 D Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 471

"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26YM-DSR : 1 October 2014), Emma Boyer, 1859; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Chorlton, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7JY-8PF : 5 August 2020), Emma Boyer, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

"England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBFB-BPH : 24 April 2019), Jane Boyer in entry for Robt L Boyer, 1871.

"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-LPGQ : 13 December 2017), Jane Boyer in household of Robert L Boyer, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 50, Piece/Folio 4037/53, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,146.

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9H-6QB : 13 May 2021), Emma J. Boyer in entry for Uriah Howard, 1883.

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23BZ-TFG : 22 February 2021), Uriah Howard and Emma Boyer, 29 May 1883; citing Marriage, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number , page 95, State Archives, Boston.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M95K-VTK : accessed 25 June 2021), Anna Howard in household of Uriah Howard, Fall River city Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 17A, family 335, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,635.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2NG-BZ4 : accessed 25 June 2021), Emma Howarth in household of Uriah Howarth, Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 11B, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 575; FHL microfilm 1,374,588.

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTG-3F9 : 1 February 2021), Emma Howard in entry for Uriah Howard, 1920.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ2B-JKT : accessed 25 June 2021), Emma Howard in household of Eruiah Howard, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 9B, line 74, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 887; FHL microfilm 2,340,622.

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