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Thomas Howard

Life In England

Thomas Howard was born May 23, 1868 in Manchester, England, the son of James Sackfield Howard and Sarah Ann Bromelow.

1871 Census

 Name: Tom Howard
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James Sackfield Howard
Mother's Name: Sarah Ann Howard
Gender: Male
Where born: Worsley, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Worsley
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Newtown
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Barton Upon Irwell
Sub-registration district: Worsley ED,
institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 40
Piece: 3967 Folio: 8 Page Number: 9

1881 Census

Name: Thomas Howard
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James S. Howard
Mother's Name: Sarah Ann Howard
Gender: Male
Where born: Worsley, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Worsley
County/Island: Lancashire Country: England
Street Address: 29 Granville St
Education:
Employment status:
Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Barton Upon Irwell Sub-registration district: Worsley ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Neighbors:
Piece: 3878 Folio: 15 Page Number: 24

When did he arrive in the United States?

According to the 1920 census, Tom arrived in the United States in 1889.  Then in the 1930 census, Tom states that he arrived in the United States in 1893. His naturalization record states that he arrived in 1915 but that is when he came back from Vancouver, BC.

Marriage to Alice Georgiana Ireland

Tom Howard married Alice Georgiana Ireland, daughter of George Ireland on 1894 in San Francisco.  Because of the Great Fire of 1906, most vital records were destroyed.

Birth of Only Son

In 1895, Harry James Frederick Howard was born. He was the only child of Tom and Alice.


City Directories

Through the years that Tom lived in California, he is found in city directories in San Francisco and San Diego. He is listed as a barber which helped identify him.