Hi Sadsack,

It appears Margaret was the second wife of Charles, therefore a later marriage than some might anticipate.
In 1881 he was married to Sarah, who, it appears died in between 1881 and 1891.
The most likely death being in Auckland, Jun. qtr. 1884
The only marriage that would qualify and fit in with the census on FreeBMD is:
Marriage - Dec. qtr. 1884
Easington, Vol.10a page 501
Charles Howard - Margaret Mewse
If this is correct Charles didn't hang around before tying the knot again!
You can double check all this info. on Ancestry to confirm, their version is complete.
Do you have access to the census returns prior to 1901?
If not we can help.
Cheers,
Pels
