Robert was born in Portinscale and baptised on 31 January 1839 in nearby Great Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England.[1] He was the son of Thomas and Martha. He was born in Portinscale in about 1839.
In the 1851 census Robert (age 12) was the son of Thomas Howe in , Cumberland, England.[2]
Robert's marriage to Martha Esther Howe was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1864 in the Cockermouth district.[3]
In the 1901 census Robert (age 62) was the married head of household in Penrith, Cumberland, England.[4] The household consisted of:
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Robert Howe | Head | Married | M | 62 | Farmer | Crosthwaite, Cumberland |
Jane Esther Howe | Wife | Married | F | 68 | Dean, Cumberland | |
Martha Esther Howe | Daughter | Single | F | 36 | Farmers Daughter | Dean, Cumberland |
Robert Howe | Son | Single | M | 31 | Farmers Son | Bassenthwaite, Cumberland |
Joseph Howe | Son | Single | M | 29 | Farmers Son | Bassenthwaite, Cumberland |
Jane Howe | Daughter | Single | F | 27 | Farmers Daughter | Bassenthwaite, Cumberland |
John Howe | Son | Single | M | 24 | Farmers Son | Bassenthwaite, Cumberland |
Joseph Robinson | Servant | Single | M | 20 | Agricultural Labourer | Longmarton, Westmorland |
Robert's death (age 65) was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1905 in the Penrith district.[5]
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