Hi Caroline, I am Martin Lowery b1955, Middlesbrough, N Yorks. All this computer FH is very new to me, and to be honest I just put in a search and this thread came up. I suppose I was just excited to find others researching Howgego, which wasn,t the case back in the 80,s. Anyway, my Grandmother(Dad,s mum) Annie Eleanor was born in Stockton 18.11.1891. Going back in order; Edward John Howgego b1848 Whitby; Joseph Jeremiah Howgego b 1826 Newton, Northumberland; John Howgego b 1793 Harwich; Jeremiah Howgego b1752 Bradfield; Jeremiah Howgego b1728 Lawford; Robert Hugegoe b c1700 Lawford. They moved up and down the east coast as Master Mariners,Coastguards, Preventive boatmen and Sailmakers.
Many years ago I made a note of a Mahala Youngs /Howgego that I found at a local LDS library, for no other reason than I,d never come across a Mahala before and wondered if there may be a connection to my Howgego,s. Years later I was contacted by a lovely lady in Wales who also was descended from Howgego,s , and was a distant cousin. In the course of swapping information she sent me a copy of a tree from Australia of a Dr Francis G Smith and his wifes Grandmother was Ada Hannah Howgego b1862 Bradfield d. of a Jeremiah Howgego b 1841 Manningtree, who was the son of Thomas Howgego b 1797 Manningtree and Mahala Youngs b 1805.
Only recently, through info from this thread and others and subsequently using the computer have I managed to find the link, I hope. I only have this rough sketched at the moment to try and get it in order, but if Thomas Howgego b 1797 Bradfield is descended from Thomas b 1736 with a Thomas b 1736 Manningtree who marries Eliz Polly in between, the link is then with Jeremiah b 1728 Lawford and their father is Robert Hugegoe b c1700 Lawford
If you have any info that can prove or disprove this, that would be great. Look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Martin