Ashfield, 11 Elmfield Avenue. Leicester

This house is set in quite extensive gardens in the Stoneygate area and cannot be seen from the road. 

John Howcutt JP (1814-1885), a seed merchant and grandson of John & Elizabeth Howcutt of Cotes de val, had moved to Ashfield by 1871. The household included a nursemaid, cook, housemaid, ladies maid and coachman. John was still here with his family and three resident servants in the 1881 census, the coachman having moved to Ashfield Cottage. 

John's wife, Susan (1820-1900), remained at Ashfield for the rest of her life.