(20th August 1873  -  1940)

Daughter of  W.P. 'Bill' Richardson's Great Great Uncle, John Howey

 

Esther was the second child of John Howey and his wife Eleanor (nee Bell). She was born on 20th August 1873 and her birth was registered in the Tynemouth Registration District.

She was baptised at Christchurch, Tynemouth on 2nd September 1873, the record says the family lived at Brough Road and Esther's Dad was a husbandman.

The census of 1881 recorded the family at West Percy Street, Tynemouth. Esther was 7 and went to school as did her sisters Annie Mary (10) and Sarah Jane (5), her youngest sister Louisa was 11 months old. Esther also had two brothers, Joseph (3) and John George (2). Their Mam, Eleanor (39) looked after them all and their Dad, John (38) worked as a labourer.

In 1882 another child, William, was born. Sadly he did not live long and his death was registered in the quarter following his birth.

More sadness when  Esther's brother, Joseph, died in 1884 aged 6.

They family were at a different address for the 1891 census, Bedford Street, Tynemouth. Esther was 17, there was no occupation listed for her. Her Mam was 49 and her Dad was 48, he was working as a furnaceman. The other children listed were Sarah (15), John (12) and Louisa (11).

In the third quarter of 1896, Esther married George Henry Vallack. Esther was 22 and George was 23, their marriage was registered in the Tynemouth Registration District.

Esther and George had a son, George Henry Watson Vallack, in 1898 but he died soon after birth. In 1899 they had a daughter, Leonora Eleanor, but she too died soon after.

Esther and George were recorded in the 1901 census at Marlborough Street in South Shields. Esther was 27 and George was 28, he worked as a joiner. They had a son Henry Watson Vallack, who was 6 months old.

Yet more sadness for this family when daughters, Eleanor (born in 1905) and Isabella (born 1906) both died in 1907, then Henry died (aged 7), in 1908.

The census of 1911 recorded Esther and George in Shipcote Terrace, Gateshead. Esther was 37 and Gerge was 38, he was working as a rolleywayman , underground.  The census return stated that they had been married for 15 years and they'd had 7 children only two of whom were still living. The children were both listed in the household, John George (8) and James (3). Esther's Dad, John was living with them, he was 68 and a widower.

Esther died in the third quarter of 1940, she was 66 years old and her death was registered in the Hemel Hempstead Registration District.

 

Esther Howey
(1873 - 1940)

Documents and References
 

Year Date Age Document/Event Reference
1873 20th August *   Birth Registration Ref: BMD England & Wales Q3 1873 Tynemouth 10b 174
1873 2nd September 2 weeks Baptism Record Ref: Christchurch, Tynemouth Baptisms 1873 page 274, page 2191
1881 3rd April 7 Census  11 West Percy St.,Tynemouth, Northumberland Ref: Class: RG11; Piece: 5079; Folio: 34; Page: 61;
1891 5th April 17 Census  52 Bedford St., Tynemouth, Northumberland Ref: Class: RG12; Piece: 4227; Folio 51; Page 28;
1896 Q3 22 Marriage Registration  (to George Henry Vallack) Ref: BMD England & Wales Q3 1896 Tynemouth 10b 310
1901 31st March 27 Census  93 Malborough St., South Shields Ref: Class: RG13; Piece: 4731; Folio 48; Page 31;
1911 2nd April 37 Census  10 Shipcote Terrace, Gateshead, Co. Durham Ref: RG14PN30473 RG78PN1748B RD557 SD2 ED63 SN215
1940 Q3 66 Death Registration Ref: BMD England & Wales Q3 1940 Hemel Hempstead 3a 1925
         

* Birthdate from Baptism Record

 

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