On 14 Oct 1889 Joseph married Bertha Fielding in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in 1870 in Breaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Bertha was baptized in Breaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, on 3 Oct 1870. Bertha died in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, in 1951; she was 81.
birth Shardlow R.D., Sept 1870 quarter, 7b, p. 359
marriage Bakewell R.D. Dec 1889 quarter, v. 7b, p. 1327
The 1881 census states that Joseph Howes was an agricultural labourer residing in his father's household. (RG 11, piece 1604, folio, 79, p. 6)
n the 1891 census, Joseph Howes and his wife Bertha resided in Northwood village, Darley, Derbyshire. He was a railway shunter. (RG 12, piece 2775, folio 81, p. 16)
The 1901 census indicates that Joseph Howes, his wife Bertha and their children resided at 16 Midland Cottages, Darley, Derbyshire. He was a foreman with the Midlands Railway Company. He was born at Great Stukeley, Hunts. His wife and children were born in Darley. Two lodgers with the railway resided in their household: John R. Bennett, a 20-year-old railway engine cleaner; and Thomas Haynes, a 22-year-old railway fireman. (RG 13, piece 3266, folio 36, p. 29)