HOWELL family members

In memory of

Maggie

The beloved wife of

Charles Selby HOWELL

Who died at Opawa

2nd October 1906

Aged 64 years

Jesus who gave himself for thee

Oh! Hear his words so blest.

“All ye that labour come to me

And I will give you rest.”

 

Also their elder daughter

Maude Catherine

Beloved wife of

George William DAVIS

Died 24th August 1954

 

In Memory of

Charles Thomas

The beloved son of

Charles Selby

& Maggie HOWELL

Born at Opawa

12th October 1871,

Died 22nd September 1889.

Blessed are the dead

Which die in the Lord.

 

Charles Selby HOWELL

Born 23rd June 1836

Died 29th April 1921

He tried to do his duty

 

[also buried in this plot but not on headstone is Deborah Eden HOWELL. Charles & Maggie’s daughter in law, aged 28, wife of their son William Boyne HOWELL].[5]

 

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Maggie

Block K Plot 1A

Address: St Martins, Opawa, Christchurch

 

Funeral service by: Minister P J COCKS

 

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Maude Catherine

Does not appear on Christchurch City Council cemetery database which may indicate she was cremated.

 

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Charles Thomas

Block K Plot 1

Address: Opawa

Occupation: Saddler

Death notice

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=C...

 

Funeral service by: Minister G J CHOLMONDELEY.

 

 

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Charles Selby HOWELL

Block K Plot 1A

 

1841 English Census:

Residence: Bath Place

Aged 4

Father & Mother: as below but aged 50 & 40

Siblings:

Amielia [sic], aged 20; Born: Gloucestershire

Elizabeth, aged 15; Born: Gloucestershire

Fanny, aged 12; Born: Gloucestershire

Frank, aged 8; Born: Gloucestershire

Catherine, aged 20 months; Born: Gloucestershire

 

1857 English Census:

Residence: 32 Bath Place, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Aged 14, scholar

Birthplace listed as Stroud, Gloucestershire

Father: John Selby HOWELL, aged 64, Schoolmaster; Born: Stroud, Gloucestershire

Mother: Catherine aged 54 b c 1797; Born: Stroud, Gloucestershire

Siblings:

Fanny Matilda, aged 20, unmarried, dressmaker; Born: Stroud, Gloucestershire

Frank, aged 17, unmarried, Boot Closer [worked in shoe trade stitching together shoes]; Born: Stroud, Gloucestershire

Catherine, aged 11, unmarried; Born: Stroud, Gloucestershire

 

Funeral service by: Minister H WILLIAMS

His probate Is available, noted as gentleman.

archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20180338

 

“A well-known racing enthusiast went West a few days ago in Charles Selby HOWELL, one of the most popular of southern sports. He was the first chairman of the New Zealand Trotting Association and the convenor of the first Trotting Conference held in Noo Zee. Was 85 when he died”.[3]

 

Noted in 1897 as a shareholder with 1772 shares in the Dee Creek Gold Sluicing Company, Three Channel Flat, Inangahua. Occupation: saddler.[1]

 

Noted in 1898 as carrying on the business of “Saddlers and Harness Makers etc” at number 162 Cashel Street, Christchurch after it was previously dissolved between John Selby HOWELL and Claude HOWELL.[2]

 

 

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Information from Historic BDM indexes, Dept of Internal Affairs [with registration numbers included]:

Charles married Maggie nee HALL c1867 [registration 1867/7690]

Children of Charles and Maggie:

 

1868/24836 John Selby; 1896/1588 married Beatrice Louise ANDREWS

 

1869/10425 Claude; 1955/23304 death c 1955

 

1871/31031 Charles Thomas

 

1876/11457 Alfred

 

1878/5157 Catherine Maude [note transposed names in comparison to headstone details]; 1918/1054 married George William DAVIS

 

1879/8808 Ada [there is an Ada HOWELL who was involved in the arts world in Christchurch. This may be her].

 

1883/12198 William Boyne; [13 July] 1960/20452 death 18 Feb 1960. Married Eileen Deborah who died 1912 in her 28th year [noted also as Deborah Eden HOWELL elsewhere].[4] William played cricket for Canterbury

www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37451.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES:

[1]

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

[2]

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

[3]

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

[4]

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CH...

[5]

librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/interment.asp?...

 

 

 

 

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