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Charles and Mercy Howdle

Charles and Mercy Howdle

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 9:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am the grandson of Thomas Howdle brother to Charles they emigrated to Canada in the twentys Thomas returned after a year. My mother is Jessie Howdle who met my father (Frank Maiden) during the war in Lincolnshire he was in the RAF . have you any data on the Canadian connection?

Re: Charles and Mercy Howdle

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 9:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 3 Jul 2013 4:45AM GMT
Surnames: Poxon, Poxton, Howdle, Jones, Deeley, Peterson, Catcheway, Cote, Rapley, Walker, Ball
Here's some of the data I have on the Howdles that stayed in Canada.

1. Charles Samuel HOWDLE was born in 1894 in Pelsall, Staffordshire. He died on 3 Oct 1965 in Manitoba, Canada.

Charles married Mercy POXON daughter of Mark POXTON and Mercy JONES in 1917. Mercy was born Q1 1888 in Pelsall, Staffordshire. She died in 1964 in Manitoba, Canada.

Mercy Worked as a nurse. Maternity Nurse at the time of the 1911 census, visiting her sister Clara and brother-in-law Samuel Deeley, in High Street, Pelsall

Charles and Mercy had the following children:

2 M i. Charles Joseph HOWDLE was born in 1919 in Walsall (registration).

Charles married (1) Dorothy PETERSON. Dorothy died about 1955 in Canada.
(Source Linda Catcheway)

Charles married (2) Elizabeth Catcheway COTE.

3 M ii. William Mark HOWDLE was born in 1920 in Brownhills, Staffordshire.

William married Lilian May Ball (b 1920 Loughborough, Leicestershire) on 11 July 1946 in Lambeth, London, England. Lilian moved to Canada as a "war bride". They had three sons all born in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada.

4 M iii. Harry HOWDLE was born in 1922 in Brownhills, Staffordshire. He died in 1990 in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada.

Harry married Isabel RAPLEY in Canada. Isabel was born in 1921.

5 M iv. Albert Joseph HOWDLE was born in 1923 in Brownhills, Staffordshire.

Albert married Dorothy Agnes Patricia WALKER in Canada. Dorothy was born in 1926 near Manitoba, Canada. She died in 2003 in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada.

I hope these details are of interest.

Mercy Poxon and I are 1st cousins 3 times removed.

Regards
Mark Poxon
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