The Howlett family

Whilst my connection to the Howlett family is a Cambridgeshire one, the Howlett family were previously in Suffolk (1851-?) and before that, Norfolk.

The most recent Howlett in my tree was my Great Great Grandmother - Elizabeth Howlett - the only daughter of Thomas Howlett and Caroline Clark of Mildenhall. Elizabeth was born the year after her parents' marriage of 1855 but by 1858, her father, Thomas Howlett had died after suffering 'Phthisis' for nine months. He was 23 years old.

Caroline, just 24 years old was left to look after her daughter Elizabeth alone until she re-married to Robert Coe in 1859.

Thomas Howlett was one of the children of John Howlett and Elizabeth Poll who had come from the Wymondham (pronounced 'Win-dum') are of Norfolk. Whilst John's family may end here for now, the Poll family have been traced a generation further back.

Further Information

The Howlett Family of Norfolk and Suffolk (67.5Kb)
The Howlett family from the late 1700's in Norfolk to the 1850s in Cambridgeshire.
www.skiphowlett.com
Fellow Howlett descendant, Skip Howlett, has information about his Howlett family at his site. As yet, there's no known connection but the coincidence of the surname and the place names must provide a connection at some point.