John Howarth was born in 1787 in Waddington, Yorkshire. [147, 148]
He was the son of John Howarth and Ann Smith.
John was baptised in Waddington, Yorkshire, on 29th April 1787. [11, 149, 150] at Waddington Methodist Capella.
He died in Clitheroe, Lancashire, between April and June 1859. [141]
More facts and events for John Howarth:
- Residence: June 1841. Waddington, Yorkshire [147] Occupation: Parish Clerk.
- Residence: 1851. Waddington, Yorkshire [146] Relationship to Head of House: Lodger. Widow. Occupation: Parish Clerk.
Note: In the 1841 census, John is living with his son Charles. His wife Esther is not present in the census.
John married Esther Geldart on Saturday, 26th August 1809, at Waddington Methodist Capella, in Waddington, Yorkshire. [148, 151-153] (Transcription error Haworth instead of Howarth)
They had four children: Alice, Charles, Ann and Elizabeth.
Esther Geldart was born about 1791. [154]
Esther died in Clitheroe, Lancashire, between July and September 1848. [70]
There is no record of Esther Geldart's birth or baptism that I can find nor her age at death. Therefore, her birth date is uncertain.
There are clear records of her marriage to John Howarth and of the birth of their children Alice, Charles and Ann.
Esther disappears from records after the birth of Ann and does not reappear until her death record in 1848.
More facts and events for Esther Geldart:
- Residence: 25th August 1809 Chorley, Lancashire [152]
Children of John Howarth and Esther Geldart:
f 1. Alice Howarth was born in Waddington, Yorkshire, in 1812. [70, 146, 155-157]
She was baptised in Waddington Methodist Capella, Waddington, Yorkshire, England. (Recorded as Haworth a & o transposed), on 22nd November 1812. [158]
Alice died in Clitheroe, Lancashire, between April and June 1881. [70]
More facts and events for Alice Howarth:
- Residence: 1841. Waddington, Yorkshire [153]
- Residence: 1851. Waddington, Yorkshire [146] Relationship to Head of House: Wife.
- Residence: 1861. 3 High Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire [154] Relationship to Head of House: Wife. Occupation: At Home.
- Residence: 1871. 36 Albert Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe, Lancashire [155] Relationship to Head of House: Wife.
- Residence: 1881. Part of Edisford Hall Farm, Great Mitton, Yorkshire [156] Relationship to Head of House: Mother-in-Law. Marital Status: Widow.
m II. Charles Howarth was born in Waddington, Yorkshire, in 1817. [147, 159]
He died in Clitheroe, Lancashire, on 29th August 1866, at the age of 49. [30]
- Marriage: 11 Sep 1841 St Mary Magdalene, Clitheroe, Lancs.
- Charles Howarth - Full Age Blacksmith Bachelor of Waddington
- Margaret Tomlinson - (X), Full Age Weaver Spinster of Low Moor
- Groom's Father: John Howarth, Clerk
- Bride's Father: Thomas Tomlinson, Labourer
- Witness: Gabriel Tomlinson; Mary Clapham
- Married by Reg.Cert. by: RWB Marsh
More facts and events for Charles Howarth:
- Residence: June 1841. Waddington, Yorkshire [147] Occupation: Blacksmith.
- Residence: 1861. Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancashire [158] Relationship to Head of House: Head. Marital Status: Married. Occupation: Beer-seller & Grocer
f III. Ann Howarth was born in Waddington, Yorkshire, in1820 [160, 161]
She was baptised in Waddington, Yorkshire, on 23rd April 1820. [11]
Ann emigrated from England on 5th February 1842. [162] Ship Name: Hope. Departing Liverpool.
She immigrated to USA on 1st April 1842. [161] Ship Name: Hope. Arriving New Orleans.
Ann died in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA, on 1st October 1844, at the age of 24. [163]
She was buried in USA, Illinois, Hancock County, Navoo, in October 1844. [162]
Ann and husband Thomas Cottam emigrated from England to the USA assisted by the Mormon Perpetual Emigration Fund.
Birth of son John Alma Cottam (1842-1854) on 9 July 1842.
The first group of Mormon missionaries from the USA arrived in England on 20 July 1837 at the port of Liverpool.
Two days later they arrived in Preston on election day and began preaching as guests at the Vauxhall Chapel.
Within a week nine of the Chapel's flock were following the Mormon missionaries and sought baptism. The baptisms and conversions took place on Sunday 30 July 1837 in the River Ribble before a crowd of thousands, which included the miracle of an invalid woman being cured.
In August 1837 the first branch of the Mormon Church in England was established in Preston.
The first general conference of the LDS Church in the UK was held on Christmas Day 1837. By this conference there were several branches, or small congregations, established in Alston, Bedford, Whittle, Daubers, Hunter's Hill, Chatburn (3 miles from Waddington), and Penwortham, among other places.
By 1838 the church had grown to over 15,200 in membership
By 1850 British membership had risen to 30,747 members (which was slightly more than the total in the United States at that time) and a further 7,500 had already emigrated to the United States.
Following the subsequent migration west of the Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City, migration from the British Isles to the United States increased greatly. This emigration was aided by the church's Perpetual Emigration Fund which provided economic assistance for those wishing to emigrate.
After Ann's death Thomas remarried and fathered a further eight children. Throughout his life he worked as a chair maker. He was very active in the Mormon church up to his death, especially organising Sunday Schools.
More facts and events for Ann Howarth:
- Residence: 1841. Waddington, Yorkshire [160]
f IV. Elizabeth Betty Howarth was born in Waddington, Yorkshire, in 1822. [38, 39, 103]
She died in Clitheroe, Lancashire, between October and December 1881. [47]
