George Cartlidge Howey was born at Elemore Lane in the village of Easington Lane on the 17/18th April 1891, the eldest boy of seven children to George Henry Howey, [born Sunderland 1863, died 4th October 1931], and his wife, Hannah Howey, [nee Dover], born Easington Lane, 1868, who were married in 1888.

The other children were Joseph Howey, born February 1901, at 11 Wilson Street, Sunderland, died in 1963, [he married Mary Branwell in 1925]. Florence Howey, born at Elemore Lane in Easington Lane on the 18th October 1889, [married John W. Middleton in 1912], Eleanor Howey, born 1906 in Sunderland, John William Howey, born 31st July 1908 at 12 Eglington Street, Sunderland and Ernest Howey, born 1896. Another child died, name is not known.

George Howey the father, was born at 32 Vine Street, Sunderland, [he himself was one of eight children to his father], another George Cartlidge Howey, [born 7th February 1828, baptised 22nd February 1828, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, died 29th August 1891], and his wife Ann [nee Ellington], Howey, born 21st October 1830, who were married on the 19th June 1855 at the Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland. George Cartlidge Howey's parents were George Howey, born 1807, died 1869, and his wife Selina Cartlidge Howey, born 1808 died 1875.

George Cartlidge Howey with the rest of the family was residing at 11 Wilson Street in 1901, after moving from Hetton-le-Hole in 1892. By 1911, they are all then residing at 12 Eglinton Street North, Sunderland, George was a Rulleyman and his father was a Labourer at Monkwearmouth Colliery.

George married Mary Ann Wheatley, [born on the 17th August 1889, she died in 1994], on the 27th May 1911, and they resided at 68 York Street, Sunderland.

They went on to have three children, George William, born 18th November 1911, Wilfred, born 9th February 1917 and Ernest, born 28th October 1919. In 1939, the three children were residing at 25 Wreath Quay Road, Sunderland with their parents, Ernest was working at the local colliery telephone exchange, he died in 2004, and Wilfred, who died in 1979, was a qualified Colliery Surveyor.

On the 29th August 1891, George Cartlidge Howey's grandfather, also called George Cartlidge Howey, died at home before he set off for work.

Sunderland Echo Saturday, 29/08/1891 reported

A man named George Cartledge [sic] Howey, 63 years of age, died suddenly this morning at his residence, No 21 Wayman Street, Monkwearmoith. He was a potter by trade, employed at Millfield. Howey got up this morning, as usual, to go to his work. About 6.20 he was seated in an armchair in the kitchen, smoking a pipe. He complained of a pain in the chest and bowels, and shortly after fell from the chair on to the floor. Dr Wilson and Dr Stobo were at once sent for, but Howey died at about 6.30, before medical aid could arrive.

There was an inquest at Monkwearmouth held in the Colliery Tavern, Southwick Road, on the body of Geo, C. Howey, who died suddenly that morning, at his residence 21, Wayman Street. The jury, on the evidence of Dr R. Stobo, returned a verdict of 'Death from angina pectoris.'
Source : Sunderland Echo Monday 31/08/1891.

On the anniversary of his death there was a Memorium to him.

George Cartlidge Howey attested into the 3rd Battalion Durham Light Infantry at Sunderland for the Duration of the War, service number 96374 on the 23rd May 1918, he was 27 years and 1 month old. Occupation then was a Stonemason. Enlisted on the 19th June 1918, George was 5 feet 5 and a half inches tall, weighed 214 lbs, brown hair, a fresh complexion and grey eyes. His address was 18 York Street, Monkwearmouth.

George was posted on the 20th to South Shields where the 3rd Battalion Durham Light Infantry were located. On the 28th August 1918, he was appointed to an Acting unpaid Lance-Corporal whilst at Gosforth.

He embarked for France on the 9th November 1918 and was posted to the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry on the 10th November.

On the 20th November, George joined the Battalion in the field. On the 18th December 1918 he is returned back to the UK as he was a miner and was released from the army as a Class Z. He was examined at Ripon on the 30th December 1918 and was finally demobilised.

George worked at the Monkwearmouth Colliery and became a Colliery Manager.

In the Second World War, George signed up to be in the Local Defence Volunteers, [sometimes the initials L.D.V. was jokingly meant Look, Duck, Vanish], later called the Home Guard, 9th Battalion Durham Home Guard on the 21st June 1940, however he resigns on the 18th February 1942 after completing 1 year and 243 days service with the Home Guard. Confirmed by Army Order no 25 Part II. Dated 27th February 1942.

George Cartlidge Howey died on the 27th March 1945.