James Robert Howes (1855 - 1937)

Born 5 Aug 1855 in Canada West

Ancestors

Died 4 Jul 1937 at age 81 in Vankleek Hill, Prescott, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

• Robert^[1] was born in 1855^[2]. He was the son of James Howes and Mary Hayes^[3]. Never married, no children. He passed away in 1937^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Full name from Ontario Death Certificate.
2. ↑ Birth info from Ontario Death Certificate. Note that the source reads "Ontario" - adjusted to "Canada West" to match birth date. Detailed location was probably his parents' farm in Longueuil Tp., Prescott Co.
3. ↑ Parents' names from Ontario Death Certificate.
4. ↑ Death info from Ontario Death Certificate.

Family Trees

• FamilySearch Profile
• Ancestry Profile

Death

• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKK4-PL5 : 2 March 2021), James Robert Howes, 04 Jul 1937; citing Vankleek Hill, , Ontario, 030320, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,799.
  • Ancestry ca Record 8946 #4050521
  • Name: James Robert Howes
  • Sex: M
  • Death Date: 04 Jul 1937
  • Death Place: Vankleek Hill, , Ontario
  • Father's Name: James Howes
  • Mother's Name: Mary Hayes
  • Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
  • Record Number: 846
  • Record Number: 846
  • Reference ID: 030320
  • GS Film Number: 2435799
  • Digital Folder Number: 4530585
  • Digital Folder Number: 004530585
  • Image Number: 00846
  • Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01372-2

Memorial

• Find A Grave: Memorial #82692410
  • Ancestry ca Record 60527 #492134
  • FamilySearch Record
  • Name: Robert Howes
  • Birth Date: 1855
  • Death Date: 1937
  • Death Place: L'Orignal, Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario, Canada
  • Cemetery: Cassburn Cemetery
  • Burial or Cremation Place: Cassburn, Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario, Canada
  • Has Bio?: N
  • Father: James Howes
  • Mother: Mary Howes
• CanadianHeadstones for Robert Howes
  • Transcription

Left side

JAMES HOWES DIED OCT. 13, 1872. AGED 45 YRS.

SAMUEL THOMAS HOWES BORN FEB. 6, 1868 DIED APR. 10, 1934

ROBERT HOWES 1855 - 1937

Right side

MARY HAYES HIS WIFE DIED MAR. 10, 1919 AGED 88 YRS.

SARAH ANNE DIED MAY 20 1874 AGED 4 YRS.

ELIZABETH HOWES 1857 - 1938

Base

HOWES

Censuses

• Library and Archives Canada: Census of 1861: Robert Howes
  • Ancestry ca Record 1570 #797663743
  • FamilySearch Record
  • Surname: Howes
  • Given Name: Robert
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 6
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Place of Birth: Canada West
  • Religion: W M
  • Province: Canada West (Ontario)
  • District Name: Prescott
  • Sub-District Name: West Hawkesbury
  • Page Number: 16
  • Line Number: 38
  • Microfilm: C-1068
  • Item Number: 832435
• Library and Archives Canada: Census of 1871: James House
  • Ancestry ca Record 1578 #1364107
  • FamilySearch Record
  • Surname: House
  • Given Name: James
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 15
  • Birth Year: 1856
  • Place of Birth: England
  • Religion: Wesleyan Methodist
  • Province: Ontario
  • District Name: Prescott
  • District Number: 75
  • Sub-District Name: Hawkesbury West
  • Sub-District Number: b
  • Page Number: 12
  • Line Number: 10
  • Microfilm: C-10010
  • Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada
  • Item Number: 2226760
• Library and Archives Canada: Census of 1881: Robert HOWES
  • Ancestry ca Record 1577 #2525351
  • FamilySearch Record
  • Surname: HOWES
  • Given Name: Robert
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Gender: M
  • Age: 25
  • Birth Year: 1856
  • Place of Birth: Ontario
  • Religion: Meth.
  • Nationality: Eng.
  • Province: Ontario
  • District Name: Prescott
  • District Number: 103
  • Sub-District Name: Hawkesbury West
  • Sub-District Number: B
  • Family Number: 330
  • Page Number: 74
  • Microfilm: C-13228
  • Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada
  • Item Number: 2880191
• Library and Archives Canada: Census of 1891: Robert House
  • Ancestry ca Record 1274 #2928281
  • FamilySearch Record
  • Surname: House
  • Given Name: Robert
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 34
  • Birth Year: 1857
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Province: Ontario
  • District Name: Prescott
  • District Number: 111
  • Sub-District Name: Hawkesbury West
  • Sub-District Number: D
  • Division Number: 2
  • Family Number: 111
  • Page Number: 24-25
  • Microfilm: T-6364
  • Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada
  • Item Number: 2492121
• Library and Archives Canada: Census of 1901: Robert J Howes
  • Ancestry ca Record 8826 #10406367
  • FamilySearch Record
  • Surname: Howes
  • Given Name: Robert J
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 46
  • Birth Date: 1855-08-06
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Place of Birth: Ontario
  • Religion: Methodist
  • Relationship: Son
  • Ethnic Origin: English
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Province: Ontario
  • District Name: Prescott
  • District Number: 108
  • Sub-District Name: Vankleek Hill (Village)
  • Sub-District Number: D
  • Division Number: 4
  • Family Number: 104
  • Page Number: 11
  • Microfilm: T-6492
  • Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada
  • Item Number: 2429814
• Library and Archives Canada: Census of 1911: Robert Howes
  • Ancestry ca Record 8947 #8195494
  • Surname: Howes
  • Given Name: Robert
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 54
  • Birth Year: 1857
  • Birth Month: August
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Place of Birth: Ontario
  • Relationship: Head
  • Ethnic Origin: English
  • Province: Ontario
  • District Name: Prescott
  • District Number: 114
  • Sub-District Name: Hawkesbury West
  • Sub-District Number: 16
  • Sub-District Description: NULL
  • Family Number: 73
  • Page Number: 8
  • Microfilm: T-20394
  • Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada
  • Item Number: 5455836
• Library and Archives Canada: Census of 1911: Robert Homes
  • Ancestry ca Record 8991 #3442946
  • Surname: Homes
  • Given Name: Robert
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 65
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Relationship: Head
  • Ethnic Origin: English
  • Province: Ontario
  • District Name: Prescott
  • District Number: 121
  • Sub-District Name: Hawkesbury West (Township)
  • Sub-District Number: 13
  • Sub-District Description: Polling Division no. 1 Comprising the 1st, 2nd and north half of 3rd concession; and polling Division no. 2. Comprising the south half of the 3rd and the 4th and 5th concession.
  • Family Number: 193
  • Page Number: 21
  • Line Number: 14
  • Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada
  • Item Number: 3298405