Rachel (Pickett) Howsam (1844 - 1904)

Born 1844 in Belchford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Howsam — married 23 May 1867 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1904 at about age 60 in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Rachel Pickett

Birth Probably 1844. Baptised on 08 Aug 1844 in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belchford, Lincolnshire, England^[1]. Parents named as John and Harriet, residents of Belchford. John was a shoemaker.

Census 1851 Living at Belchford, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England^[2]
John Pickett, Head, Married, age 34 (1817), Shoe Maker, born in Fulletby, Lincolnshire, England
Harriet Pickett, Wife, age 34 (1817), born in Belchford, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Pickett, Son, age 10 (1841), Scholar, born in Belchford, Lincolnshire, England
Ann Pickett, Daughter, age 8 (1843), Scholar, born in Belchford, Lincolnshire, England
Rachel Pickett, Daughter, age 7 (1844), born in Belchford, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Pacey, Father-In-Law, Widower, age 57 (1794), Agricultural Labourer, born in Bardney, Lincolnshire, England

Marriage to John Howsam on 23 May 1867 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England^[3]. Rachel was a spinster of full age "of this parish". John was a bachelor of full age, from the parish of Hagworthingham. Rachel's father named as John Pickett, a shoemaker. The groom's father named as Joseph Howsham, a cottager. Witnessed by John Pickett and Rebecca Howsam

Census 1871 Living at Manor House, Hagworthingham, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England^[4]
John Howsam, Head, age 34 (1837), Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England
Rachel Howsam, Wife, age 26 (1845), Belchford, Lincolnshire, England
Jacob Howsam, Son, age 1 (1870), Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England
William Howsam, Brother, age 35 (1836), Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England

Census 1881 Living at Hagg, Hagworthingham, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England^[5]and^[6]
John Howsam, Head, Married, age 43 (1838), Hagg, Lincolnshire, England, Ag Lab
Rachael Howsam, Wife, age 37 (1844), Belchford, Lincolnshire, England
Jacob Howsam, Son, age 11 (1870), Hagg, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
Joseph Howsam, Son, age 8 (1873), Hagg, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
John Howsam, Son, age 6 (1875), Hagg, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
William Howsam, Brother, Single, age 46 (1835), Hagg, Lincolnshire, England, Ag Lab

Census 1891 living at Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England^[7]
John Howsam, Head, age 53 (1838), born in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England, Agricultural Labourer
Rachel Howsam, Wife, age 46 (1845), born in Belchford, Lincolnshire, England
Joseph Howsam, Son, Widower, age 19 (1872), born in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England, Agricultural Labourer
John Howsam, Son, Single, age 16 (1875), born in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England, Agricultural Labourer
William Howsam, Boarder (brother), Single, age 55 (1836), born in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England, Agricultural Labourer

Census 1901 Living at Pump Square, Hagworthingham, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England^[8]
John Howsam, Head, Married, age 63 (1838), born in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England, Labourer On Farm
Rachel Howsam, Wife, age 56 (1845), Lincolnshire, England

Death in 1904, aged 59. Burial on 23 Apr 1904 in Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire, England^[9] Date 21 Apr 1904 recorded on gravestone in Hagworthingham churchyard

Sources

1. ↑ Lincolnshire Baptisms Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2flincs%2fbelchford_par_1_3%2f0142&parentid=gbprs%2flincs%2fbap%2f00130771
2. ↑ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1851%2f4294850%2f00023&parentid=gbc%2f1851%2f0012756640
3. ↑ Lincolnshire Marriages Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2flincs%2fspilsby_par_1_16%2f0120&parentid=gbprs%2flincs%2fmar%2f00390895%2f1
4. ↑ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1871%2f3383%2f0044&parentid=gbc%2f1871%2f0020734930
5. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=gbc%2f1881%2f4316029%2f00036
6. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=gbc%2f1881%2f4316029%2f00037
7. ↑ 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1891%2f2599%2f0022&parentid=gbc%2f1891%2f0017789676
8. ↑ 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f3071-3073%2f0321&parentid=gbc%2f1901%2f0018305828
9. ↑ Lincolnshire Burials Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2flincs%2fhagworthingham_par_1_6%2f0630&parentid=gbprs%2flincs%2fbur%2f00646287

• WikiTree profile Pickett-235 created through the import of PennyCocker Family Tree.ged on Jul 18, 2011 by Penny Cocker.

• The following information was recorded on the original profile with no explanation. It may be the inscription from the gravestone in Hagworthingham churchyard
  Rachel Howsam
  wife of John
  59 years died 21. 4. 1904
  also
  John Howsam
  died 6 12. 1911
  age 74 years