William Joseph Rowe (1872)

Born 1872 in Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Eleanor (Aaron) Rowe — married 10 Apr 1899 in Sculcoates, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Biography

William Joseph Rowe

Birth in the second quarter of 1872 in Great Ponton, Lincolnshire (taken from census information), registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England^[1]. Mother's maiden name given as Howham (but I expect this is a clerical error for Howsam)

Census 1881 Living at High Street, Bardney, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England^[2]
Thomas Rowe, Head, Married, age 36 (1845), born in Thurlby, Lincolnshire, England, Police Sergeant
Mary A Rowe, Wife, age (1850), born in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England
William J, Rowe, Son, age 8 (1873), born in Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
Susannah, Howsam, Mother In Law, Widow, age 73 (1808), born in Dalby, Lincolnshire, England, Formerly Staymaker
Rebecca, Howsam, Sister In Law, Single, age 36 (1845), born in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England, Dressmaker

Census 1891 Living at West End, Ulceby, Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England ^[3]
Thomas Rowe, Head, Widower, age 46 (1845), born in Thurlby, Lincolnshire, England, Sergeant Of Police
William J Rowe, Son, Single, age 18 (1873), born in Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England, Clerk In Post Office
Rebecca Howsam, Housekeeper (this must be his maternal aunt), Single, age 47 1844), born in Haggworthingham, Lincolnshire, England
Mary A Howsam, Niece, Single, age 21 (1870), born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Marriage to Eliza Eleanor Aaron on 10 Apr 1899 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England^[4]. William Joseph was a bachelor age 27, resident in Paradise Row, Sculcoates, a post office clerk. Eliza Eleanor was a spinster age 29, resident in Holderness Road, Sculcoates. Willliam Joseph's father named as Thomas Rowe, a retired police officer. Eliza Eleanor's father named as Mark Aaron, a master mariner.

Census 1901 Living at 60, Mersey Street, Kingston upon Hull, Sculcoates, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (East Riding), England. William Joseph was married and a Sorting Clerk, Post Office^[5]

Census 1911 Living at Somersby Holderness Road, Hull, Sutton, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (East Riding), England^[6]
William Joseph Rowe, Head, Married, age 38 (1873), born in Great Ponton, Lincs, Sorting Clerk And Telegraphist
Eliza Eleanor Rowe, Wife, age 41 (1870), born in Louth Lincs
Thomas Rowe, Son, age 11 (1900), born in Hull, Yorks, School
Joyce Madeline Rowe, Daughter, age 4 (1907), born in Hull, Yorks

Death in the first quarter of 1934, aged 61, registered in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England^[7]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Rowe-489 created through the import of PennyCocker Family Tree.ged on Jul 18, 2011 by Penny Cocker.

1. ↑ England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/B/1872/2/AZ/000633/031
2. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1881%2f4316025%2f01152&parentid=gbc%2f1881%2f0014666080
3. ↑ 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1891%2f2629%2f0214&parentid=gbc%2f1891%2f0017982395
4. ↑ Yorkshire Marriages Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fyorkshire%2f13-0743_gb-yor_parish-registers-e-pe-56-4-vers-1537-1900%2f00013&parentid=gbprs%2fyorkshire%2fmar%2f201901443%2f1
5. ↑ 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f4485-4486%2f0557&parentid=gbc%2f1901%2f0028441577
6. ↑ 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f28597%2f0241&parentid=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f28597%2f0241%2f1
7. ↑ England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/D/1934/1/AZ/000953/003