Family of George HARWIN and Emma HOWES

Husband:
George HARWIN (1854- )
Wife:
Emma HOWES (c. 1867- )
Children:
George HARWIN (c. 1888-c. 1976)
Charlotte HARWIN (1889- )
Herbert HARWIN (1891- )
Ralph Stanley HARWIN (1893-1916)
Blanche HARWIN (1896-c. 1977)
Rufus Hartley HARWIN (1898-1991)
John Frederick HARWIN (1901-c. 1933)
Marriage:
23 Jun 1889
Colton¹
witnesses were Emily HARWIN and John MINNS

Husband: George HARWIN

Name:
George HARWIN
Sex:
Male
Father:
Edward George HARWIN (1824-c. 1898)
Mother:
Emily SMITH (c. 1831-c. 1920)
Birth:
6 Jul 1854
Saxlingham Nethergate^2,3
Baptism:
2 Jul 1855 (age 0)
Saxlingham Nethergate³
Census:
1861 (age 6-7)
Saxlingham Nethergate⁴
Address: Saxlingham Green, Saxlingham Nethergate

scholar, living with parents Edward (35, agricultural labourer) and Emily (32), siblings Emily (8, scholar) and Edward (4), and grandfather John (widower, 75, almsman, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1871 (age 16-17)
Saxlingham Nethergate⁵
Address: Eastgate Green, Saxlingham Nethergate

agricultural labourer, living with parents George (48, agricultural labourer) and Emily (40), and 7 siblings
Census:
1881 (age 26-27)
Shotesham St. Mary⁶
agricultural labourer, living with wife Ellen (27) and daughters Mabel E (1) and Minnie E (2 mths)
Census:
1891 (age 36-37)
Colton⁷
Address: Barford Road, Colton

gamekeeper, living with wife Emma (26) and children Minnie (10, scholar), Gertrude (9, scholar), George (3) and Charlotte (1)
Census:
1901 (age 46-47)
North Runcton⁸
Address: Hilton Lane, North Runcton

domestic gardener, living with wife Emma (35) and children Charlotte (11), Herbert (9), Ralph (7), Blanche (4), Rufus (3) and John (2 mths)
Census:
1911 (age 56-57)
Tharston⁹
Address: Wood Farm, Tharston

invalid, farm labourer, living with wife Emma (44, charwoman) and sons Ralph (17, yard boy and bullock tendler), Rufus (13, scholar and errand boy) and Fred (10, scholar)

Wife: Emma HOWES

Name:
Emma HOWES
Sex:
Female
Father:
James HOWES (c. 1837- )
Mother:
Charlotte UNKNOWN (c. 1838- )
Birth:
c. 1867
Swardeston
Census:
1871 (age 3-4)
Swardeston¹⁰
Address: By Common, Swardeston

scholar, living with parents John (34, agricultural labourer) and Charlotte (33), and 4 siblings
Census:
1881 (age 13-14)
Mulbarton¹¹
Address: Scotts Terrace, Mulbarton

servant out of place, living with parents John (45, agricultural labourer) and Charlotte (44), and 5 siblings
Census:
1891 (age 23-24)
Colton⁷
Address: Barford Road, Colton

living with husband George (36, gamekeeper) and children Minnie (10, scholar), Gertrude (9, scholar), George (3) and Charlotte (1)
Census:
1901 (age 33-34)
North Runcton⁸
Address: Hilton Lane, North Runcton

living with husband George (45, domestic gardener) and children Charlotte (11), Herbert (9), Ralph (7), Blanche (4), Rufus (3) and John (2 mths)
Census:
1911 (age 43-44)
Tharston⁹
Address: Wood Farm, Tharston

charwoman, living with wife Emma (invalid, 57, farm labourer) and sons Ralph (17, yard boy and bullock tendler), Rufus (13, scholar and errand boy) and Fred (10, scholar)

Child 1: George HARWIN

Name:
George HARWIN
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1888
Saxlingham
Census:
1891 (age 2-3)
Colton⁷
Address: Barford Road, Colton

living with parents George (36, gamekeeper)Emma (26), and siblings Minnie (10, scholar), Gertrude (9, scholar) and Charlotte (1)
Census:
1911 (age 22-23)
Hethersett¹²
Address: Thickthorn Hall, Hethersett

domestic groom, living at the stables
Death:
c. 1976 (age 87-88)¹³

Child 2: Charlotte HARWIN

Name:
Charlotte HARWIN
Sex:
Female
Birth:
3 Nov 1889
Colton^14,15
Baptism:
19 Jan 1890 (age 0)
Colton¹⁴
Census:
1891 (age 1-2)
Colton⁷
Address: Barford Road, Colton

living with parents George (36, gamekeeper)Emma (26), and siblings Minnie (10, scholar), Gertrude (9, scholar) and George (3)
Census:
1901 (age 11-12)
North Runcton⁸
Address: Hilton Lane, North Runcton

living with parents George (45, domestic gardener) and Emma (35), and siblings Herbert (9), Ralph (7), Blanche (4), Rufus (3) and John (2 mths)
Census:
1911 (age 21-22)
Chelsea, London¹⁶
Address: 17 Walpole St., Chelsea, London

house parlour maid in the household of Eleanorm SYNGE (widow, 58, private means)

Child 3: Herbert HARWIN

Name:
Herbert HARWIN
Sex:
Male
Birth:
13 Sep 1891
Colton^17,18
Baptism:
6 Dec 1891 (age 0)
Colton¹⁷
Census:
1901 (age 9-10)
North Runcton⁸
Address: Hilton Lane, North Runcton

living with parents George (45, domestic gardener) and Emma (35), and siblings Charlotte (11), Ralph (7), Blanche (4), Rufus (3) and John (2 mths)

Child 4: Ralph Stanley HARWIN

Son: Ralph Stanley HARWIN

Name:
Ralph Stanley HARWIN
Sex:
Male
Birth:
30 Jun 1893
North Runcton^19,20
Baptism:
6 Aug 1893 (age 0)
North Runcton²⁰
Census:
1901 (age 7-8)
North Runcton⁸
Address: Hilton Lane, North Runcton

living with parents George (45, domestic gardener) and Emma (35), and siblings Charlotte (11), Herbert (9), Blanche (4), Rufus (3) and John (2 mths)
Census:
1911 (age 17-18)
Tharston⁹
Address: Wood Farm, Tharston

yard boy and bullock tendler, living with parents Emma (invalid, 57, farm labourer) and Emma (44, charwoman), and brothers Rufus (13, scholar and errand boy) and Fred (10, scholar)
Enlisted (Military):
18 Nov 1915 (age 22)
Norwich, Norfolk²¹
and joined the 4th Reserve Battalion Norfolk Regiment, Ser. No. 5342; at the time he was living at Wood Lane Cottages, Tharston
Millitary campaign:
btw 18 Nov 1915 and 27 Sep 1916 (age 22-23)
Home²¹
at home
Millitary campaign:
btw 28 Sep 1916 and 13 Nov 1916 (age 23)²¹
as part of the British Expeditionary Force in France
Transferred (Military):
19 Oct 1916 (age 23)²¹
to 12th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, new ser. no. 28185
Death:
13 Nov 1916 (age 23)
France²¹
killed in action, at thye time his parents were living at 3 Scargells Road, High Street, March, Cambridgeshire
Memorial:
Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps²²
Plot IV, Row Q, grave 5

Child 5: Blanche HARWIN

Spouse: Sidney C GRIMWOOD

Name:
Blanche HARWIN
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Sidney C GRIMWOOD (1889-c. 1969)
Birth:
30 Jul 1896
North Runcton²³
Baptism:
6 Sep 1896 (age 0)
North Runcton²³
Census:
1901 (age 4-5)
North Runcton⁸
Address: Hilton Lane, North Runcton

living with parents George (45, domestic gardener) and Emma (35), and siblings Charlotte (11), Herbert (9), Ralph (7), Rufus (3) and John (2 mths)
Census:
1911 (age 14-15)
Morningthorpe²⁴
Address: The Cedar, Morningthorpe

domestic between maid, living in the household of Mabel Annie BARNES (32, private means)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 42-43)
Lincoln, Lincolnshire²⁵
Address: 68 Ripon Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

unpaid domestic duties, b.30.07.1896
Death:
c. 1977 (age 80-81)²⁶

Child 6: Rufus Hartley HARWIN

Son: Rufus Hartley HARWIN

Name:
Rufus Hartley HARWIN
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Maud Elizabeth A KITTSON (1897-c. 1981)
Birth:
11 Mar 1898
North Runcton^27,28
Baptism:
15 May 1898 (age 0)
North Runcton²⁷
Census:
1901 (age 2-3)
North Runcton⁸
Address: Hilton Lane, North Runcton

living with parents George (45, domestic gardener) and Emma (35), and siblings Charlotte (11), Herbert (9), Ralph (7), Blanche (4) and John (2 mths)
Education - Log Book:
4 May 1906 (age 8)
Tharston
Average for the week 45.9. Have admitted one infant Thomas Seaman this wk. Twenty six children have gained Quarterly Cards this Quarter. Two children - Mabel Hacker & Rufus Harwin just missed getting one. The former was absent on two very wet halfdays & the latter has been once absent & once received a black mark for attendance
Education - Log Book:
1 Feb 1907 (age 8)
Tharston
..... Thirty one children have gained Quarterly Cards. Caroline Howell, Polly Sheldrake, Gordon Cooper, Sidney Howell and Rufus Harwin have just missed getting a Quarterly Card. The absences in each case were excusable.
Census:
1911 (age 12-13)
Tharston⁹
Address: Wood Farm, Tharston

scholar and errand boy, living with parents Emma (invalid, 57, farm labourer) and Emma (44, charwoman), and brothers Ralph (17, yard boy and bullock tendler) and Fred (10, scholar)
Union Membership:
14 Mar 1915 (age 17)
March, Cambridgeshire branch of The National Union Of Railwayment - occupation cleaner on the Great Eastern Railway - leaving in June 1924
1939 Register:
1939 (age 40-41)
March, Cambridgeshire²⁹
Address: 32 Station Road, March, Cambridgeshire

locomotive driver L.N.E.R., b.11.03.1898
Death:
9 Feb 1991 (age 92)
March, Cambridgeshire^30,31
Address: 5 Ravenhill Drive, March, Cambridgeshire
Cremation:
18 Feb 1991
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Address: Peterborough Crematory
Probate:
19 Mar 1991
Ipswich³¹
HARWIN, Rufus Hartley of 5 Ravenhall Dv March Cambs died 9 February 1991 Probate Ipswich 19 March. Not exceeding £115000. 91815800964G

Child 7: John Frederick HARWIN

Name:
John Frederick HARWIN
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Muriel V CHISHOLM ( - )
Birth:
7 Jan 1901
North Runcton^32,33
Baptism:
17 Feb 1901 (age 0)
North Runcton³²
Census:
1901 (age 0)
North Runcton⁸
Address: Hilton Lane, North Runcton

living with parents George (45, domestic gardener) and Emma (35), and siblings Charlotte (11), Herbert (9), Ralph (7), Blanche (4) and Rufus (3)
Census:
1911 (age 9-10)
Tharston⁹
Address: Wood Farm, Tharston

scholar, living with parents Emma (invalid, 57, farm labourer) and Emma (44, charwoman), and brothers Ralph (17, yard boy and bullock tendler) and Rufus (13, scholar and errand boy)
Union Membership:
14 Jan 1917 (age 16)
March, Cambridgeshire branch of The National Union Of Railwayment - occupation unclear on the Great Eastern Railway
Death:
c. 1933 (age 31-32)³⁴

Sources

1.: Civil Registration - marriage. 1889 Q2 Forehoe 4B 297. Cit. Date: Q2 1889.

2.: Civil Registration - birth. 1854 Q3 Henstead 4B 163. Cit. Date: Q3 1854.

3.: Parish register - baptism. Saxlingham Nethergate. Cit. Date: 2 July 1855.

4.: 1861 Census. RG09 1225 104 19. Cit. Date: 1861.

5.: 1871 Census. RG10 1827 18 29. Cit. Date: 1871.

6.: 1881 Census. RG11 1958 34 3. Cit. Date: 1881.

7.: 1891 Census. RG12 1533 51 10. Cit. Date: 1891.

8.: 1901 Census. RG13 1886 29 4. Cit. Date: 1901.

9.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11462 RD230 SD3 ED8 SN70. Cit. Date: 1911.

10.: 1871 Census. RG10 1826 122 1. Cit. Date: 1871.

11.: 1881 Census. RG11 1957 118 19. Cit. Date: 1881.

12.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11352 RD227 SD1 ED5 SN105. Cit. Date: 1911.

13.: Civil Registration - death. 1976 Q4 Norwich 10 1712. Cit. Date: Q4 1976.

14.: Parish register - baptism. Colton. Cit. Date: 19 January 1890.

15.: Civil Registration - birth. 1889 Q4 Forehoe 4B 181. Cit. Date: Q4 1889.

16.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN397 RD4 SD2 ED2 SN174. Cit. Date: 1911.

17.: Parish register - baptism. Colton. Cit. Date: 6 December 1891.

18.: Civil Registration - birth. 1891 Q4 Forehoe 4B 189. Cit. Date: Q4 1891.

19.: Ibid. 1893 Q3 Freebridge Lynn 4B 323. Cit. Date: Q3 1893.

20.: Parish register - baptism. North Runcton. Cit. Date: 6 August 1893.

21.: Service record.

22.: Memorial - CWGC.

23.: Parish register - baptism. North Runcton. Cit. Date: 6 September 1896.

24.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11461 RD230 SD3 ED7 SN64. Cit. Date: 1911.

25.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6424D/010/17 : TLAQ. Cit. Date: 1939.

26.: Civil Registration - death. 1977 Q2 Lincoln 7 1814. Cit. Date: Q2 1977.

27.: Parish register - baptism. North Runcton. Cit. Date: 15 May 1898.

28.: Civil Registration - birth. 1898 Q2 Freebridge Lynn 4B 319. Cit. Date: Q2 1898.

29.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6333J/002/21 : TCCG. Cit. Date: 1898.

30.: Civil Registration - death. 1991 Q1 Fenland 9 1536. Cit. Date: Q1 1991.

31.: National Probate Calendar. 1991 Page 3806. Cit. Date: 19 March 1991.

32.: Parish register - baptism. North Runcton. Cit. Date: 17 February 1901.

33.: Civil Registration - birth. 1901 Q1 Freebridge Lynn 4B 311. Cit. Date: Q1 1901.

34.: Civil Registration - death. 1933 Q3 North Witchford 3B 492. Cit. Date: Q3 1933.