Howe, George
Birth Name | Howe, George |
Nick Name | hows |
Gramps ID | I1615 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 61 years |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth [E1636] | 1813 | Henley, Suffolk |
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Death [E1637] | 1874 | West Ham, Essex |
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Occupation [E1638] | Ag labourer, Carman |
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Families
  |   | Family of Howe, George and Aggers, Lucy [F0545] | ||||||||||||
Married | Wife | Aggers, Lucy [I1614] | ||||||||||||
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Narrative
Listed as How on 1852 census, Howe in 1841... By 1861 the family moved from Suffolk to Plaistow, Essex. George became a Carman, later by 1871 George was a greengrocer with his Wife.
A Carman was a driver of (horse-drawn) vehicles for transporting goods. Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. A Carter typically drove a light two wheeled carriage. Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman.
Attributes
Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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RFN | 633483968 |