James Peter Howe

  Research Notes:

James Peter Howe, youngest son of William Bryant, mechanical engineer, and Mary Lambert was born 3 November 1854 in Sydney. He was educated in Chippendale under Mr S. Burrows.
From the age of 15 he ,worked as a patent and fancy leather dresser with Alderson & Sons becoming branch manager by 1890 (aged 26 years).
James Peter Howe married Annie Emma Burchmore on 27 November 1878 at St Pauls Sydney
Between 8/9/1888 and 21/10/1891 James Peter was a Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly as the Member for Redfern then Burke. In addition to being a State politician James Peter was an Alderman of the Municipal Council of Waterloo from 1886 and Mayor from 1888 - 1889.
James Peter was also President of Redfern Protection Union, a supporter of friendly and benefit societies, a Freemason becoming Senior Grand Warden of New South Wales.
James Peter and family moved to Melbourne and lived at "Cranford", 12 Hotham St, Sth Preston. In 1910 J.P. Howe & Co leather manufactory started operations in Preston. James Peter continued his interest in local politics and became a Councilor and President of Preston Shire Council.
James Peter and Annie Emma had nine children:
~ Annie Emma 1879 - 1965
~ William Bryant 1881 - 1956
~ Mary Susan 1882 - 1883
~ James Peter 1884 - 1884
~ Nellie Alice 1885 - 1929
~ Ruby Ethel 1887 - 1958
~ Harry Benjamin 1890 - 1932
~ George Frederick 1896 - 1917
~ Dorothy Burchmore 1897 - 1972.
Annie Emma Howe married her first cousin James Fetherstone Howe (son of Benjamin Thomas of Somersby) on 15 November 1905. James Fetherstone was an electrical engineer with the railway works at Redfern. Annie Emma and James Featherstone had two children:
~ Dorothy Anne 1907 - 1988)
~ Harry Featherstone 1914 - 1935.
Harry Featherstone died as a result of burns received at the Howe leather factory when a drum of celluloid, used for manufacture of patent leather, exploded.

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. Cheryl & Alan Willis have a photo of . . .
Harry Howe (1890)
His father was James Howe (1854)
His father was William Howe (1813)
His father was Benjamin Howe (1779)
His father was George Howe (1741) & he also had Sarah Howe (1775) who married John Moss (1771)
He had Alexander Moss (1811)
he had James Moss (c1841) who married Sarah Waldock (1843)
They had Laura Kershaw Moss / Waldock (1864) who married Frederick Larkinson (1865)
They had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

James married Annie Emma Burchmore on 27 Nov 1878 in St Pauls, Sydney, NSW Australia. (Annie Emma Burchmore was born circa 1855.)