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Churches
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These are some of the churches connected with the Howcutt
family. Unless otherwise stated, they still function as places of worship.
Between 1568 and 1856, a total of 32 baptisms, 16
marriages and 30 burials of people called Howcott, Howcutt etc. have taken
place in the church and churchyard. St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex
Between 1830 and 1838, four children of John & Sarah
Howcutt were christened in this church. Brixworth
parish church
All Saints church, Brixworth is the oldest building in
England that is still in regular use. Much of the structure was built in
Saxon times, the oldest parts dating back to about 680 AD.
Since 1721, a total of 51 baptisms, 10 marriages and 39
burials of people called Howcutt have taken place in the church and
churchyard. St Michael, Coventry, Warwickshire
When making his will in 1510, Edward Holcot asked to be
buried in the Lady chapel at St Michael's church. Many other members of the
Howcott family were associated with St Michael's during the following 200 years.
In 1918, the church was designated as Coventry Cathedral. The building was
devastated by bombing in 1940, but its ruins still stand adjacent to the new
Cathedral. The picture shows the east end, with the Lady chapel in the left
hand section. Great
Linford parish church
Thomas Howcutt of Brixworth and Elizabeth Martin, who was
the living at Great Linford, were married at Great Linford church on 22 July
1800. They are ancestors of most of the people called Howcutt who are alive
today. Great Linford is now in the northern part of Milton Keynes. Great Oxendon parish church
On 28 August 1720, James Houcot
of Oxendon married Mary Ward of Brixworth at this church. It is through their
son William (1726-1782) that all Howcutts now living in the British Isles
have received their surname. Harrington parish church
Harrington church, about seven miles from Brixworth, was a
popular venue for those who - for whatever reason - wanted to marry away from
their home parishes. The position of the church, some distance from the
houses of Harrington village, offered extra privacy. Amongst the many outsiders who married at Harrington were
James Howcot of Howcoot
(i.e. Holcot) and his second wife Anne Ekins (who were both widowed) on 10
February 1738/9. James' first wife, Mary Ward, had been buried at Brixworth
on 5 July 1737. Kingsthorpe parish church
On 16 April 1857, Sarah Ann Howcutt married William
Hollowell at Kingsthorpe church. Sarah Ann's mother, Sarah (Moody) Howcutt
was buried at Kingsthorpe on 6 March 1886. Lamport
parish church
On 1 July 1811, James Howcutt of Brixworth married Maria
Barker of Walgrave at Lamport church. This "James" can be
positively identified as Charles Howcutt (christened in 1792 at Brampton,
Huntingdonshire, died 1860 at Poplar workhouse). The couple were ancestors of
some present-day Howcutts. London - St James, Clerkenwell
In 1619/20 and in 1621/22, John Howkett
and Mr Francis Howcott were buried in the church that formerly stood here.
The present building was designed by James Carr and
opened in 1792. London - Holy Trinity, Marylebone
Sir John Soane designed this edifice, which was consecrated
in 1828. It has been the scene of three Howcutt weddings. George Howcutt
married Mary Ann Death here in 1849. Sixteen years later, his nephew Mark
Michael Howcutt married Sarah Elizabeth Weightman. In 1898, Mark &
Sarah's daughter Matilda married Arthur Laughford
Husband at the same church. The building is no longer used as a church but
functions as an events space called “One Marylebone”. London - St Dunstan, Stepney
The Howcutt family has several links with the church of St
Dunstan, Stepney. The present building is mainly medieval but replaces
earlier structures dating back for over 1,000 years. William Howcott of
Poplar was buried there, probably in the churchyard, on 18 December 1713.
Joseph Howcutt & Elizabeth Linnett married in the church in 1804. Three
children of Charles Howcutt were baptised at St Dunstan's in 1826, as was his
adult daughter Ann in 1849. The six surviving children of William & Emma
Howcutt were also baptised at this church, on 12 February 1862. Lutterworth United Reformed Church
Between 1774 and 1780, four children of Robert Howcutt
& his wife Mary Cowdell of Bitteswell were baptised at the Independent
church at Lutterworth. The present building was erected in 1777 on the same
site as the previous chapel. The congregation that worships there is now part
of the United Reformed Church. South Croxton, Leicestershire
On 9 February 1692/3, Anne Howcot (or Howcut) married
"Will Linfield" at Shearsby. On 15 December 1701, "William
Howcoate" was buried at South Croxton; administration of his estate was
granted to his daughter, Anne Linthwaite. "Ann, wife of William Linfeldes" was buried at South Croxton in 1702. The
three Linthwaite gravestones in the churchyard are of Richard Linthwaite
(1704-1779) and his immediate family, Richard apparently being the son of
William Linthwaite's second marriage. Stoughton,
Leicestershire
Between 1632/3 and 1652, a total of eleven children of
Robert Hol(l)cot(t)/Howcate/Howcoat(e)/Holcoate were
christened at Stoughton. Robert Holcott was still residing at Stoughton in
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