In the July to September 1867 birth index Francis Edward Howard, Henley, Oxfordshire, volume 3a, page 546

Parish Records St. Mary, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Personal baptism July 28, 1867 Francis Edward Howard, parents Francis and Fanny Howard, residence Henley, father is a Dyer, ceremony by M. Chapman.

In the 1871 census Glen Cottage, Petersham, Surrey
Head Francis Howard, age 33?, butler/domestic servant, born Henley, Oxfordshire
Wife Fanny C. Howard, age 22, charwoman, born Marlowe, Buckinghamshire
Son Francis Jr. Howard, age 4, scholar, born Henley
Daughter Annie Howard, age 1, born Henley

In the 1881 census Petersham Road, Ham, Surrey
Head Francis Howard, age 34, porter, born Henley, Berkshire?
Wife Fanny Howard, age 32, born Henley?, Berkshire?
Son Francis Howard, age 13, scholar, born Henley
Daughter Annie Howard, age 11, scholar, born Henley
Son Frederick Howard, age 9, scholar, born Petersham, Surrey
Daughter Mary Howard, age 7, scholar, born Petersham
Son Arthur Howard, age 4, scholar, born Ham, Surrey

Military Records
Joined March 3rd, 1884, Hounslow
Francis Edward Howard, Middlesex Regiment, Private, Regimental Number 928
born Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Age 19 years, no months, Domestic Servant
[He was only 16 years old when he enlisted.]
March 4 1884 Home
January 19 1886 East Indies
Landed India February 14 1888
Home November 30 1891
[Can’t decipher location] December 9 1891
March 3 1896 end of service?
Next of kin father and mother Francis Edward Howard and Fanny Howard, 1 Hope Place, Petersham Road, Ham, London
3 brothers (younger) Frederick William and Arthur
2 sisters Mary and Annie
Not now married establishment
[Some documents were endorsed by an officer in the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, so he may have served most of his time with that Battalion.]

In the April to June 1892 marriage index Francis Earnest [as recorded] Howard and Lucy Elizabeth Morris, Eton, Buckinghamshire, volume 3a, page 912.

In the 1901 census 2 Ram? Alley, New Brentford, Middlesex [Ram Alley is between 174 and 175 High Street. It likely no longer exists.]
Head Frances E. Howard, age 38?, general labourer, worker, born Henley, Berkshire
Wife Lucy C? Howard, age 28, born Slough, Buckinghamshire
Daughter Annie E. Howard, age 8, born Kew, Surrey
Daughter Daisy E. Howard, age 4, born Brentford, Middlesex
Son Arthur W. Howard, age 1, born Brentford

In the 1911 census 1 Hope Terrace, Hope Road, West Ealing, Middlesex
Head Francis Edward Howard, age 43, married 19 years, 7 children born alive - 6 still living, carman “railway”, worker, born Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Wife Lucy Elizabeth Howard, age 39, born Slough, Buckinghamshire
Daughter Annie Elizabeth Howard, age 18, single, laundry, born Kew, Surrey
Daughter Daisy Emily Howard, age 16, at home, born Brentford, Middlesex
Son Arthur William Howard, age 12, born Brentford
Son Henry Albert Howard, age 8, born Brentford
Daughter Lucy Maud Howard, age 5, born Ealing, Middlesex
Daughter Dorath [as spelled], May Howard, age 1, born Ealing, Middlesex

1939 England and Wales Register
4 Jessamine Road, Ealing, London
1. Francis E. Howard, born Jul 22 1866, married, retired labourer
[Often in this register the birth dates are out by one year, Francis birth was registered in 1867.]
2. Lucy E. Howard, born Jul 10 1872, married, unpaid domestic duties

In the April to June 1941 death index Francis E. Howard, died age 74, Brentford, Middlesex, volume 3a, page 419.

In the July to September 1872 birth index Lucy Elizabeth Morris, Eton district, Buckinghamshire, volume 3a, page 464.

In the 1891 census Eton College, Eton, Buckinghamshire
Servant Lucy Elizabeth Morris, single, age 20, kitchenmaid domestic, born Slough Buckinghamshire