Margaret Smith/DILLON 1822-1915
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Born St George in the East ~ 1821-1823
"Afraid I don't know the reason for a name change. Do remember mums cousin (Aunt Cis) telling me that this lady (Dillon) had a shoe repair shop at Aldgate Station".
1821. A Margaret Dillon baptised 22/4/1821, born 29/10/1820 to James, carpenter, & Jane , address Lower Cornwell St , St Geo in the East . On the same day, William Dillon, born 1816 was baptised. Earlier , in 1802, James Dillon was born & baptised; in 1804/5 Thomas Dillon was born/baptised; 1810 James Dillon was born & baptised; in 1812 & 1814 William Dillon was born & baptised, father a soldier, address St Marylebone. And James Dillon 1818 & John Dillon 1823 were baptised together in 1824, father a carpenter, abode Lower Cornwell St , St Geo in the East -Ancestry
I have a feeling this is she, She does call her 2nd daughter Jane and her 2nd son Thomas James
No marriage on Ancestry London marriages or in Cornwall of a James to a Jane
As at least 3 of 'her' children ( Jane 1849, William Henry 1856 & Charles Frederick 1859) were born to Margaret Dillon, but 1861 George's mother was Margaret Smith . Neither of these 2 actually married John Howson
3 other children, John W 1846, Margaret 1848 and Thomas James 1852, baptised Whitechapel, father a saddler, are just NOT registered!
Margaret Dillon, 20, female servant, in Wapping, Tower Hamlests in the 1841C
And a Jane Dillon, b.1791, admitted, destitute, to Tower Hamlets Workhouse from Grays Buildings on 27/11/1851; dies there 22/11/1859, Marylebone Dec 1859. She, 64, in Grays Buildings as a visitor in the house of Ann Kell, 51, widow, , b. Cornwall, in 1851C . Not found in 1841C, but again Workhouse admission 15/3/1840 to 19/5/1841 for a Jane Dillon born 1778!- Ancestry
ALSO a Margaret Smith, b.Mddx, 21, dressmaker, living Stepney, Whitechapel in 1841C,! . But once widowed our Margaret works as a Laundress and a Charwoman rather than doing dress making!
Not found a 1840-1846 marriage on bmd
1842-1846. Margaret Smith / Dillon took John Howson as a common law husband
1849 Jane Howson, born 21/11/1849- mother Dillon, , & Thomas James Howson , born 30/12/1851, were baptised 22/8/1852 to John, saddler, & Margaret in Whitechapel , address Chamber Street -FMP. No bmd reg for Thomas James
1851C. John Howson, 45, jockey carriage driver, was living Chamber Street, St Mary Whitechapel with his 'wife', Margaret, & 3 children
| John | Howson | Head Of Family | Married | Male | 45 | 1806 | Jockey Carriage Driver | Hoxton, Middlesex, England |
| Margaret | Howson | Wife | Married | Female | 31 | 1820 | - | St George in the East, Middlesex, England |
| John | Howson | - | - | Male | 5 | 1846 | At Home | St George in the East, Middlesex, England |
| Margaret | Howson | - | - | Female | 3 | 1848 | At Home | Aldgate, Middlesex, England |
| Jane | Howson | - | - | Female | 1 | 1850 | - | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
1861C. John Howson, 54, hackney carriage driver, was living 11 Davies Building, Whitechapel with his wife, Margaret, & 7 children- mistranscribed on FMP!
| John | Hanson | Husband | Married | Male | 54 | 1807 | Hackney Carriage Driver | Hexton, Middlesex, England |
| Margaret | Hanson | Wife | Married | Female | 41 | 1820 | - | St George in the East, Middlesex, England |
| John | Hanson | Son | Unmarried | Male | 15 | 1846 | Laborer | St George in the East, Middlesex, England |
| Margaret | Hanson | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 13 | 1848 | School | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
| Jane | Hanson | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 11 | 1850 | School | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
| Thomas | Hanson | Son | Unmarried | Male | 9 | 1852 | School | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
| William | Hanson | Son | - | Male | 5 | 1856 | School | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
| Charles | Hanson | Son | - | Male | 2 | 1859 | - | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
| ... | Hanson | Son | - | Male | 0 | 1861 | - | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
1861. George Howson was born Whitechapel Jun 1861 to John & Margaret - her maiden name given as Smith on FMP & is indeed on his b.c- see his page ., He was baptised 2/5/1861 at Goodman's Fields St Mark, Tower Hamlets to John, saddler, & Margaret, address McFarlene? Buildings
1864. Her husband, John Howson , stated age 56, , died 27/4/1864 at Davies Buildings, Whitechapel Whitechapel Jun 1864
1871C. Margart Howson, 46, widow, laundress, b. Whitechapel ,was living Gowers Walk Davis Building, Whitechapel with 6 children
| Margaret | Howson | Head | - | Female | 46 | 1825 | landress- | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
| John W | Howson | Son | - | Male | 25 | 1846 | printer unemployed- | Middlesex, England |
| Jane | Howson | Daughter | - | Female | 21 | 1850 | waistcoatmaker- | Middlesex, England |
| Thomas J | Howson | Son | - | Male | 19 | 1852 | paperfolder- | Middlesex, England |
| William | Howson | Son | - | Male | 15 | 1856 | cigarmaker- | Middlesex, England |
| Charles | Howson | Son | - | Male | 12 | 1859 | - | Middlesex, England |
| George | Howson | Son | - | Male | 9 | 1862 | - | Middlesex, England |
1881C. Margaret Howson, 60, charwoman, was living 3 Tenter Street West, Whitechapel with 2 sons
| Margaret | Howson | Head | Widow | Female | 60 | 1821 | Charwoman | St George in the East, Middlesex, England |
| Charles | Howson | Son | Single | Male | 22 | 1859 | Warehouseman | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
| George | Howson | Son | Single | Male | 19 | 1862 | Ironmongers Assistant | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
1891C. Margaret Howson, 70, no occupation , was living Worley Court, Aldgate
| Margaret | Howson | Head | Widow | Female | 70 | 1821 | - | London, Middlesex,St Geo in East |
1901C. Margaret Howson, 75, no occupation , was living 25 Newnham Street, Whitechapel
| Margaret | Howson | Head | Widow | Female | 75 | 1826 | - | St George in the East, Middlesex, England |
1909.Margaret Hawson was living 4 Tenter Street Whitechapel -London Electoral Registers
1911C. Margaret Howson, 90, no occupation , was living 4 Tenter Street Whitechapel in 1 room
| Margaret | Houson | Head | Widow | Female | 90 | 1821 | - | London |
1915. Margaret Howson, 92, died Stepney Mar 1915. No burial on FMP