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BRYAN COWGILL 1540–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1540

Birth Location: Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Aug 1599

Death Location: Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Cowgill

Mother: AGNES Smith

Spouse(s): Ellen (Cowgill), Elizabeth Craven

Children(s): John England), Robert Cowgill

In 1540, BRYAN COWGILL entered the world in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard G Cowgill And Agnes Smythe Smith. BRYAN COWGILL married Elizabeth Craven, Ellen Or Helen Smith Cowgill, and had children including John Cowgill Of Lothersdale 1572 England, Robert Cowgill. BRYAN COWGILL passed away in 1599 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, BRYAN COWGILL entered the world in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard G Cowgill And Agnes Smythe Smith.
  • BRYAN COWGILL married Elizabeth Craven, Ellen Or Helen Smith Cowgill, and had children including John Cowgill Of Lothersdale 1572 England, Robert Cowgill.
  • BRYAN COWGILL passed away in 1599 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

BRYAN COWGILL's Ancestors

Self
BRYAN COWGILL
1540–1599
Birth Place: Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard G. Cowgill
1515–1569
Thornton In Craven, Yorkshire, England
AGNES (SMYTHE) Smith
1518–1564
Cadden, Devons, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

BRYAN COWGILL's Descendants

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BRYAN COWGILL (7 Oct 1540–Aug 1599) m. Ellen (Or Helen Smith) (Cowgill) (1550–1599) m. Elizabeth Craven (1550–31 December 1583)
  1. 1. John (Cowgill ❤️ of Lothersdale (1572) England) 1572–1654 m. Margaret Gardiner 1580–1635
    1. 1. Edmund (Cowgill Sr-I 1602 ❤️ (m 1617)) ENG 1602–1642 m. Jenet Rideogh 1611–1680
      1. 1. Ralph Cowgill 1635–1682 m. Ellen Stackhouse 1639–1705
        1. 1. Jane Cowgill 1663–1699 m. Stephen (Richard Sands) Sr 1658–1732
  2. 2. Robert Cowgill 1576–1652 m. Jane Cowgill 1584–1622
    1. 1. Anne Stackhouse 1605–1690 m. Lord (Christopher Thomas Stackhouse) I 1601–1686
      1. 1. Ellen Stackhouse 1639–1705 m. Ralph Cowgill 1635–1682

BRYAN COWGILL's Timeline

4 Records

1540
7 Oct 1540
Birth of BRYAN COWGILL in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
1599
7 Oct 1599
Age 59
Death of BRYAN COWGILL in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
1599
7 October 1599
Age 59
Death of BRYAN COWGILL in Thornton In Craven, Yorkshire, England
Thornton In Craven, Yorkshire, England
1599
Aug 1599
Age 59
Burial of BRYAN COWGILL in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1540
    Event Place: Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1599
    Event Place: Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRTNA 11
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1599
    Event Place: Thornton In Craven, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1599
    Event Place: Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRTNA 11

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