Howes story
A clutch of families, many times intermarried, dominated the South Gloucestershire hatting villages: Bryant, Hicks, Holder, Hollister, Jefferis, Short and Simmonds with perhaps a dozen others of lesser, but still important extent. However, it was the Howes, in association with the Flook and Maggs, whose regional influence as rabbit warreners and furriers in the early nineteenth century spread furthest; lasted longest in the industry because they alone embraced mechanisation; and, for 30 years from 1870, achieved the greatest wealth. The collapse when it came, in 1909, was total: there was only £25 left.
Howes story
Howes Brothers
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Thomas Howes 1720 – 1774
Robert Howes 1755 – 1812
Jason Howes 1784 – 1869
Thomas Howes 1806 – 1882
Robert Howes 1831 – 1896
Frederick Charles Howes 1872 – 1939
Dimon Frederick Howes 1903 - 1982
Howes in directories
Howes crime and punishment
Howes churches
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Howes in the newspapers
A clutch of families, many times intermarried, dominated the South Gloucestershire hatting villages: Bryant, Hicks, Holder, Hollister, Jefferis, Short and Simmonds with perhaps a dozen others of lesser, but still important extent. However, it was the Howes, in association with the Flook and Maggs, whose regional influence as rabbit warreners and furriers in the early nineteenth century spread furthest; lasted longest in the industry because they alone embraced mechanisation; and, for 30 years from 1870, achieved the greatest wealth. The collapse when it came, in 1909, was total: there was only £25 left.
Howes story
Howes Brothers
Specific information for our direct line of ancestors
Thomas Howes 1720 – 1774
Robert Howes 1755 – 1812
Jason Howes 1784 – 1869
Thomas Howes 1806 – 1882
Robert Howes 1831 – 1896
Frederick Charles Howes 1872 – 1939
Dimon Frederick Howes 1903 - 1982
Howes in directories
Howes crime and punishment
Howes churches
Random Howes Info
Howes pubs
Howes in the newspapers