Alfred Howitt

1832 - 1896  (63 years)

• Name	Alfred Howitt
  Born	17 Oct 1832	Long Eaton, Erewash Borough, Derbyshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-57612
  Died	8 Jul 1896	, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Howitt Memorial Cemetery (formerly Kirkland Cemetery), Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I57612	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann Parks,   b. CALC 29 Oct 1843, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1892, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth "Lillie" Howitt,   b. 5 Apr 1867, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1947, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   2. Ethel Howitt,   b. Between 1886 and 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Dr. John Alexander Howitt,   b. 7 Dec 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1907, Etiomani, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 13 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F21493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DARBY, ALICE MAUDE HEWITT (Nee Howitt) At her home on the Waterloo Rd. in Gourock on Thursday, July 19, 1923, aged 54 years. Daughter of the late Alfred Howitt. Born in Puslinch, she lived there all her life. Previous to her marriage, she lived with her sister, Mrs. Douglas Sorby. She married thirteen years ago to William Darby, who survives her. There were no children. She had been in failing health for the last five months but hopes were held out for her recovery till the last, when she slept peacefully away. Her illness was due to goitre. She was a devoted member of the Methodist Church and always took a great interest in Kirkland Memorial Church and was a member of the choir for some years. Besides her husband, she leaves three sisters, Mrs. Sorby of Waterloo Rd. ; Mrs. W. Ireland of Hespeler; and Mrs. Robert Fyfe of Paisley Block. The funeral, which took place on Saturday, was largely attended. The obsequies were conducted by Rev. Green of Freelton, a former pastor at Zion Methodist Church. Six brothers-in-law acted as pallbearers: R. Fyfe, C. Darby, W. Friendship, F. Barber of Salem, M. Colling of Lovell and E. Holm. Interment Guelph Cemetery. -Information from the death certificate: Born on March 3, 1869, daughter of Alfred Howitt and Elizabeth Parkes. Informant - her husband, Alex Darby of R. R. #6, Guelph. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211942596.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 8 Jul 1896 - , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Howitt Memorial Cemetery (formerly Kirkland Cemetery), Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth