Individual Details
Ruby Howson [Corr]
(16 August 1924 - 25 September 2001)
Events
| Birth | 16 August 1924 | informant: F. Howson, father - The Lodge, Horner House, Stocksbridge, Yorkshire, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 14 September 1924 | St Ann's Church, Deepcar, Yorkshire, England |  | | |
| Residence | 24 September 1924 | at the time of her birth - The Lodge, Horner House, Stocksbridge, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Education | 1938 | Carbrook Council School, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Residence | 29 September 1939 | at the time of the 1939 register - 356, Attercliffe Common, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | 29 September 1939 | artisan clothing manufacturer machinist learner | | | |
| Marriage | 24 December 1945 | witnesses: Oliver Charles Corr, Frank Howson - Holy Trinity Church, Wicker, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England - Harold Corr | | ||
| Occupation | 24 December 1945 | shop assistant | | ||
| Residence | 24 December 1945 | at the time of her marriage - 12, Nottingham Street, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Residence | 13 April 1948 | at the time of the birth of her son Alan - 12, Nottingham Street, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Residence | Bef 9 March 1955 | at the time of her departure for Hong Kong - 3, Married Quarters, Manor Territorial Army Centre, Mansfield Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Departure | 9 March 1955 | on the P. and O. ship ''Asturias'' - Southampton, Hampshire, England | | ||
| Arrival | 4 April 1955 | Hong Kong | | ||
| Departure | 24 July 1957 | on the Bibby Line ship ''Oxfordshire'' - Hong Kong | | ||
| Arrival | 21 August 1957 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | | ||
| Residence | From 1961 to 1963 | according to stamps in her passport - Germany | | ||
| Residence | 4 June 1968 | at the time of the death of her father Frank - 2, Railway Cottage, Spilsby Road, New Leake, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Residence | From 1969 to 1976 | according to the electoral register - 2, Railway Cottage, Spilsby Road, New Leake, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Divorce | 2 November 1972 | Boston County Court, 1, Wide Bargate, Boston, Lincolnshire, England - Harold Corr | | ||
| Residence | 2 November 1972 | according to her divorce papers - 2, Railway Cottage, Spilsby Road, New Leake, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Residence | 1975 | according to the telephone directory - 2, Railway Cottage, Spilsby Road, New Leake, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Residence | From 1979 to 1984 | according to the telephone directory - Flat 2, 23, High Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Residence | From 1979 to 1989 | according to the electoral register - Flat 2, 23, High Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Abt 20 February 1986 | attended the funeral of her friend Mrs Beatrice Jessie Lindsey Irving - St Mary's Church, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | | |
| Residence | From 1990 to 2001 | according to the electoral register - 1, Hodson Green, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 5 February 1992 | was an assistant at the Citizens Advice Bureau - Holmeleigh, Foundry Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1 June 1994 | was involved in the "Sunshine Club" - Community Centre, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 19 March 1997 | was involved in a society providing information and support for carers - St Mary's Church, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 19 May 1999 | was involved in the Horncastle and District Cancer Support Group - Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Residence | Bef 25 September 2001 | at the time of her death - 1, Hodson Green, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Occupation | Bef 25 September 2001 | caterer (retired) | | ||
| Death | 25 September 2001 | cause of death: I (a) haemorrhage, (b) peripheral vascular disease, II coronary artery desease; informant: Janet Swift, daughter - 1, Hodson Green, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 4 October 2001 | was the subject of a funeral service - St Mary's Church, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Cremation | 4 October 2001 | Boston Crematorium, Marian Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 5 December 2001 | admon - Leeds, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Alt name | Maria Ruby Howson | | |
Families
| Spouse | Harold Corr (1921 - 1999) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Frank Howson (1897 - 1968) |
| Mother | Jessie Hazeldine Poyser [Howson] (1898 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Albert Howson (1920 - 1920) |
Notes
Baptism
(Roman Catholic. Baptismal name: Maria Ruby.)Occupation
She lived in Sheffield during the Sheffield Blitz (December 1940). On the eve of the Millennium, 31 December 1999, at a family party in Swansea, Wales, she told a story about walking to work through bombed streets after the city's tram tracks had been destroyed.Miscellaneous
Mrs Irving lived in the flat at 18A, Bull Ring, Horncastle.Alt name
(Baptismal name.)Endnotes
1. Birth: England and Wales, birth certificate (certified copy) for Ruby Howson, born 16 August 1924; registered September Quarter 1924, Wortley registration district, volume 9c, page 654; General Register Office, Southport.
2. Baptism: St Ann's Church (Deepcar, Yorkshire, England), register of baptisms, 1913–1932, Maria Ruby Hooson, baptised 14 September 1924, page 68; Sheffield City Archives, archive reference Cath 13, microfilm reference RC (PR Mf) 19.
3. Birth: England and Wales, birth certificate (certified copy) for Ruby Howson, born 16 August 1924; registered September Quarter 1924, Wortley registration district, volume 9c, page 654; General Register Office, Southport.
4. School Record: City of Sheffield Education Committee (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), certificate of merit awarded to Ruby Howson, 1938; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2017.
5. 1939 National Registration: England and Wales, Yorkshire (West Riding), Sheffield C.B., enumeration district KIQS, schedule number 223, Frank Howson [household]; image copy, "1939 Register", database with digital images, Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA%2FR39%2F3547%2F3547F%2F019%2F36 : accessed 15 March 2023); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 101, piece 3547F.
6. 1939 National Registration: England and Wales, Yorkshire (West Riding), Sheffield C.B., enumeration district KIQS, schedule number 223, Frank Howson [household]; image copy, "1939 Register", database with digital images, Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA%2FR39%2F3547%2F3547F%2F019%2F36 : accessed 15 March 2023); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 101, piece 3547F.
7. Marriage: Holy Trinity Church, Wicker (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), register of marriages, 1941–1954, Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945, page 73, number 145; image copy, "Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1965148:62204 : accessed 26 September 2024); citing Sheffield Archives, archive reference PR50/2/19.
8. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945; registered December Quarter 1945, Sheffield registration district, volume 9c, page 1421; General Register Office, Southport.
9. Marriage: Holy Trinity Church, Wicker (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), register of marriages, 1941–1954, Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945, page 73, number 145; image copy, "Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1965148:62204 : accessed 26 September 2024); citing Sheffield Archives, archive reference PR50/2/19.
10. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945; registered December Quarter 1945, Sheffield registration district, volume 9c, page 1421; General Register Office, Southport.
11. Marriage: Holy Trinity Church, Wicker (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), register of marriages, 1941–1954, Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945, page 73, number 145; image copy, "Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1965148:62204 : accessed 26 September 2024); citing Sheffield Archives, archive reference PR50/2/19.
12. Marriage: England and Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Harold Corr and Ruby Howson, married 24 December 1945; registered December Quarter 1945, Sheffield registration district, volume 9c, page 1421; General Register Office, Southport.
13. Birth: England and Wales, birth certificate (certified copy) for Alan Corr, born 10 April 1948; registered June Quarter 1948, Sheffield registration district, volume 2d, page 22; General Register Office, Southport.
14. Passenger List: ship ''Asturias'' (P. & O. Steam Navigation Company), March 1955, Southampton, page 2; image copy, "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/2997/images/41039_b001768-00221 : accessed 14 May 2011); citing The National Archives, Kew, "Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists", archive reference BT 27, piece 1769.
15. Passenger List: ship ''Asturias'' (P. & O. Steam Navigation Company), March 1955, Southampton, page 2; image copy, "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/2997/images/41039_b001768-00221 : accessed 14 May 2011); citing The National Archives, Kew, "Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists", archive reference BT 27, piece 1769.
16. Passport: United Kingdom, passport in the name of Ruby Corr, circa 1955, passport number 870778; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2015.
17. Ship Repair Sheet: ship ''Oxfordshire'' (Bibby Line), from 15 February 1957 to 30 December 1957, page reference TCA. 8274B; The National Archives, Kew, "MT 40 - Sea Transport: Correspondence And Papers", History and Repair Sheets of Ships Off Service: Ships' Names, O - R, 1939-1962, archive reference MT 40/148.
18. Passenger List: ship ''Oxfordshire'' (Bibby Line), August 1957, Liverpool, [page 2]; image copy, "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1518/images/30807_A001387-00205 : accessed 14 May 2011); citing The National Archives, Kew, "Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists", archive reference BT 26, piece 1387, item 48.
19. Passport: United Kingdom, passport in the name of Ruby Corr, circa 1955, passport number 870778; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2015.
20. Death: England and Wales, death certificate (certified copy) for Frank Howson, died 1 June 1968; registered June Quarter 1968, Spilsby registration district, volume 3b, page 396; General Register Office, Southport.
21. Electoral Register: County of Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey, Register of Electors, 1969/70 (Lincoln: Electoral Registration Officer, 1970), Horncastle constituency, New Leake polling district, page 2; Lincolnshire Archives, St Rumbold Street, Lincoln, archive reference ELECTORAL REGISTER/LINDSEY/1969.
22. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1975/76 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1976), Horncastle constituency, New Leake polling district, page 2; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
23. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1976/77 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1977), Horncastle constituency, New Leake polling district, page 2; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
24. Divorce: Boston County Court (Lincolnshire, England), "Investigation and report on Respondent's application under S.6 Divorce Reform Act, 1969" between Harold Corr (petitioner) and Ruby Corr (respondent), 16 November 1972, Wide Bargate, Boston, Lincolnshire, reference 1971 D No. 200; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2021.
25. Divorce: Boston County Court (Lincolnshire, England), "Investigation and report on Respondent's application under S.6 Divorce Reform Act, 1969" between Harold Corr (petitioner) and Ruby Corr (respondent), 16 November 1972, Wide Bargate, Boston, Lincolnshire, reference 1971 D No. 200; in family artefacts privately held by Janet Swift, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, 2021.
26. Telephone Directory: Post Office (United Kingdom), Telephone Directory, Section 225, Peterborough Area, November 1975 (London: Post Office Telecommunications, 1975), page 70, Corner-County; image copy, "British Phone Books, 1880-1984", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1025/images/RDUK1850_901352-00100 : accessed 11 October 2024); citing BT Archives, London.
27. Telephone Directory: Post Office (United Kingdom), Telephone Directory, Section 246, Mid-Lincolnshire, April 1979 (London: Post Office Telecommunications, 1979), page 39, Cornish-Courts; image copy, "British Phone Books, 1880-1984", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1025/images/RDUK1850_901534-00069 : accessed 11 October 2024); citing BT Archives, London.
28. Telephone Directory: British Telecom, Telephone Directory, Section 246, Mid-Lincolnshire, February 1984 (London: British Telecom, 1984), page 49, Cooper-Cory; image copy, "British Phone Books, 1880-1984", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1025/images/RDUK1850_901758-00129 : accessed 11 October 2024); citing BT Archives, London.
29. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1979/80 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1980), Horncastle constituency, Horncastle (No. 1) polling district, page 5; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
30. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1984/85 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1985), Gainsborough and Horncastle constituency, Horncastle (North) polling district, page 4; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
31. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1989/90 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1990), Gainsborough and Horncastle constituency, Horncastle (North) polling district, page 5; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
32. Newspaper Article: "Mrs B. J. L. Irving", obituary, Louth Standard, 28 February 1986, page 10.
33. Electoral Register: County of Lincolnshire, East Lindsey District, Register of Electors, 1990/91 (Manby: Electoral Registration Officer, 1991), Gainsborough and Horncastle constituency, Horncastle (North) polling district, page 5; Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln.
34. Electoral Register: "UK Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors", database, Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=192%2FCORR%2FRUBY%2FLN9%2F511437194 : accessed 19 March 2022), Ruby Corr, 2002, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England; citing 192.com.
35. Newspaper Article: "Advice Bureau needs more central base", Horncastle Target, 5 February 1992, page 1.
36. Newspaper Article: "Horncastle's Sunshine Club, which meets regularly at the Community Centre, celebrated their first anniversary with a party...", photograph, Horncastle Target, 1 June 1994, page 3.
37. Newspaper Article: "New help for carers", Horncastle Target, 19 March 1997, page 7.
38. Newspaper Article: "Horncastle and District Cancer Support Group held a fundraising coffee evening at Sellwood Gardens Community Centre...", photograph, Horncastle Target, 19 May 1999, page 17.
39. Death: England and Wales, death certificate (certified copy) for Ruby Corr, died 25 September 2001; registered September 2001, Horncastle registration district, district number 6171, register number 15B, entry number 76; General Register Office, Southport.
40. Death: England and Wales, death certificate (certified copy) for Ruby Corr, died 25 September 2001; registered September 2001, Horncastle registration district, district number 6171, register number 15B, entry number 76; General Register Office, Southport.
41. Death: England and Wales, death certificate (certified copy) for Ruby Corr, died 25 September 2001; registered September 2001, Horncastle registration district, district number 6171, register number 15B, entry number 76; General Register Office, Southport.
42. Newspaper Article: "Ruby Corr", funeral notice, Horncastle News [microfilm], 17 October 2001, page 30; Lincolnshire Libraries, Wharf Road, Horncastle.
43. Newspaper Article: "Ruby Corr", funeral notice, Horncastle News [microfilm], 17 October 2001, page 30; Lincolnshire Libraries, Wharf Road, Horncastle.
44. Probate: High Court of Justice (England and Wales), grant of probate (letters of administration) for Ruby Corr, died 25 September 2001; probate granted 5 December 2001, District Probate Registry, Leeds; HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Probate, Harlow.
45. Baptism: St Ann's Church (Deepcar, Yorkshire, England), register of baptisms, 1913–1932, Maria Ruby Hooson, baptised 14 September 1924, page 68; Sheffield City Archives, archive reference Cath 13, microfilm reference RC (PR Mf) 19.