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Benjamin William Cowell 1858–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1858

Birth Location: Thanet, Kent, England

Death Date: 1 Jul 1937

Death Location: Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England

Father: Benjamin Cowell

Mother: Sarah Ewen

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The story of Benjamin William Cowell began in 1858 in Thanet, Kent, England. Benjamin William Cowell passed away in 1937 in Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin William Cowell began in 1858 in Thanet, Kent, England.
  • Benjamin William Cowell passed away in 1937 in Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England.

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Benjamin Cowell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cowell
1858–1937
Birth Place: Thanet, Kent, England
Parents
Benjamin Cowell
1825–1862
Ramsgate, Kent, England
Sarah Ewen
1827–1893
Ramsgate, Kent
Grandparents
Benjamin Cowell
1780–1841
Margate, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Taylor
1792–1849
Hythe, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Troward Paternal
1748–1835
Sarah Paternal
1756–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John COWELL
1701–1752
Susannah Troward
1713–1753
John Paternal
1733–1800
Elizabeth Castel\Castle
1737–1818

Benjamin Cowell's Timeline

2 Records

1858
October 1858
Birth of Benjamin William Cowell in Thanet, Kent, England
Thanet, Kent, England
1937
1 Jul 1937
Age 79
Death of Benjamin William Cowell in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1858
    Event Place: Thanet, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 880
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1937
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 880
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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