Elizabeth Weston Phillips

Will of Elizabeth Howard is available at: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D45001

Thomas, second son of Thomas and Mary Howard married Elizabeth Phillips of Doncaster in 1798. Their family of two sons and seven daughters are all living, except one daughter. Thomas Howard Junr. died in the midst of an active life, carrying on a large retail business in Ironmongery and plated ware in St. Paul’s Churchyard, leaving his widow with nine children, the eldest a girl under fifteen years of age. Elizabeth Thomas Howard went to live at Ipswich with her family in 1821 or 1822 and continued there until her death in 1853 having been thirtynine years a widow. The children of Thomas and Elizabeth Howard of St Paul’s Churchyard:-

Caroline, married William Matravers of Westbury

Mary, married Jeremiah Head of Ipswich

Emma, married Henry Alexander of Ipswich. Henry Alexander is deceased, the widow with one son and daughter went to Australia. The son is since deceased and the daughter married.

Thomas Henry, born in 1805 is a clergyman, married and has a large family.

Ann Elizabeth, married Charles Bolton, Lieutenant in the Navy

Lucy, married Richard Nelson, Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Engineers.

Edward, not a satisfactory character

Isabella, married to the dissatisfaction of the family and not now living.

Sarah, of weak intellect from infancy.

In 1841 and 1851 censuses, living with her daughter Sarah in Ipswich, at 41 Woodbridge Road, with two servants. Described as 'annuitant'.