| ![Show Contents]() Howse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Howse familyThe surname Howse was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Early History of the Howse familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Howse research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Howse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Howse Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: House, Houssay, Housset, La Houssay, La Housset, La House, Du Houssay, Du Houssaye, Houssaye, de la Houssaye, Housset, Houssoye, Haussoye, Hausset, LaHauss and many more. Early Notables of the Howse familyMore information is included under the topic Early Howse Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Howse RankingIn the United States, the name Howse is the 8,378th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Howse is ranked the 324th most popular surname with an estimated 143 people with that name. 2
| Howse migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Howse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Robert Howse, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 3
- William Howse, who landed in Virginia in 1653 3
- John Howse, who arrived in Maryland in 1653 3
| Howse migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Howse Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Joseph Howse, (House), (b. 1815), aged 21, English sawyer who was convicted in Berkshire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 4th August 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1884 4
- George Howse, English convict from London, who was transported aboard the "Anson" on September 23, 1843, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 5
- Mr. George Howse, English convict who was convicted in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 9th May 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6
- Edward Howse, aged 30, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "South Sea"
| Howse migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Howse Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. George Howse, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Spray of the Ocean" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 1st September 1859 7
- J. Howse, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
| Howse migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 8Howse Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Jo Howse, aged 41, who landed in Barbados in 1635 3
- Mr. John Howse, (b. 1594), aged 41, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Alexander" arriving in Barbados in 1635 9
| Contemporary Notables of the name Howse (post 1700) | + |
- Ron Howse, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2008 10
- Hilary Ewing Howse (1866-1938), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, 1909-15, 1924-38; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912, 1916 10
- A. E. Howse, American politician, Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, 1956-57 10
- Joseph Howse (1774-1852), English-born, Canadian fur trader, explorer, and linguistic scholar from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, eponym of Howse Peak, the highest mountain in the Waputik Mountains, Canada
- Sir Neville Reginald Howse VC (1863-1930), English-born, Australian Major General, the first Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, born in Somerset; he emigrated to Australia in 1889 and eventually settled in Orange, New South Wales
- Donald Gordon Howse (b. 1952), Newfoundland born, Canadian retired professional NHL ice hockey player
- Geoffrey Howse (b. 1955), British actor and author
- John Brooke Howse (1913-2002), Australian politician, son of Sir Neville Howse
| Historic Events for the Howse family | + |
- Mr. Thomas Howse (b. 1902), English Leading Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Kingston, Surrey, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 11
- Mr. William Palmer Howse, British passenger who was Royal Air Force Corporal from Winnipeg, Manitoba was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anson voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1843 with 499 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anson/1843
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 28th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
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