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George Henry Cowper 1838–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1838

Birth Location: Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Oct 1914

Death Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Henry 🧬

Mother: Lucy 🧬

Spouse(s): Ruth Smith

Children(s): George Cowper, Samuel Cowper, Grace Cowper, Ruth Cowper, Lucy Cowper, William Cowper, Elizabeth Cowper

In 1838, George Henry Cowper entered the world in Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, England, born to Henry William Cowper And Lucy Briant. In 1841, George Henry Cowper resided in Atherstone, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England. George Henry Cowper married Ruth Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Cowper, George Henry Cowper, Grace Darling Cowper, Lucy Marion Cowper, Ruth Alice Cowper, Samuel James Montague Cowper, William Osman Cowper. George Henry Cowper passed away in 1914 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1838, George Henry Cowper entered the world in Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, England, born to Henry William Cowper And Lucy Briant.
  • In 1841, George Henry Cowper resided in Atherstone, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England.
  • George Henry Cowper married Ruth Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Cowper, George Henry Cowper, Grace Darling Cowper, Lucy Marion Cowper, Ruth Alice Cowper, Samuel James Montague Cowper, William Osman Cowper.
  • George Henry Cowper passed away in 1914 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry 🧬
1821–1855
Birth Location: Surrey, England
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Lucy 🧬
1813–1889
Birth Location: Hornchurch, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Smith
1848–1933
Birth Location: Eversholt, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

George Cowper
1869–1934
Birth Location: Chelsea, London, England
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Samuel Cowper
1871–1933
Birth Location: Clapham, Surrey, England
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Grace Cowper
1884–
Birth Location: Clapham, Surrey, England
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Ruth Cowper
1874–1955
Birth Location: Clapham, London, England
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Lucy Cowper
1874–
Birth Location: Clapham, Surrey, England
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William Cowper
1876–
Birth Location: Clapham, Surrey, England
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Elizabeth Cowper
1879–
Birth Location: Clapham, Surrey, England
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George Cowper's Ancestors

Self
George Cowper
1838–1914
Birth Place: Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, England
Parents
Henry William Cowper 🧬
1821–1855
Surrey, England
Lucy (Briant) 🧬
1813–1889
Hornchurch, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Cowper's Descendants

1.
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George (Henry) Cowper (12 Aug 1838–Oct 1914) m. Ruth Smith (abt 1848–Jan 1933)
  1. 1. George (Henry) Cowper 1869–1934 m. Elizabeth (Jan) Hatch 1869–1957
    1. 1. Olive (Elizabeth M) Cowper 1899–1978 m. Frederick (Karl) Stockman 1879–1963
      1. 1. Phyllis (A) Stockman 1923– m. George (Charles) Weaver 1920–1975
      2. 2. Frederick (George) Stockman 1933–2012 m. Teresa (Clara) Caruso 1933–2015
      3. 3. Dorothy Stockman 1920–1921
      4. 4. Baby (Girl) Stockman 1924–1924
      5. 5. Baby (Boy) Stockman 1925–1925
    2. 2. Dorothy (Victoria Elizabeth) Cowper 1900– m. Ralph (Zeigler) Deighton 1894–1970
      1. 1. Elizabeth Deighton 1926–2007
    3. 3. Ivy (Ruby Grace) Cowper 1902–1979 m. Eugene Ashline 1906–1965
    4. 4. Daisy (M L) Cowper 1905–1932
    5. 5. Elsie (Beatrice) Cowper 1909–1973 m. Kenneth (Carl) West 1912–1986
    6. 6. Hazel (Elizabeth) Cowper 1920–1986 m. Jack (E) Cederberg 1916–1978
      1. 1. David (E.) Cederberg 1939–2010
      2. 2. Diane (Lee) Cederberg 1943–1976
  2. 2. Samuel (James Montague) Cowper 1871–1933
  3. 3. Grace (Darling) Cowper 1884–
  4. 4. Ruth (Alice) Cowper 1874–1955 m. Richard (H) Shoyer 1870–1956
    1. 1. Ruth (Gladis) Shoyer 1894–1963 m. Hugh (Hamilton) Gregory 1881–1953
      1. 1. John (H) Gregory 1913–
      2. 2. Mary (R) Gregory 1915–
      3. 3. Barbara (Anne) Gregory 1919–2001
      4. 4. Julian (Brian) Gregory 1921–1999
    2. 2. Richard (W) Stoyer 1899–1981
    3. 3. Isabel Shoyer 1902–1984
  5. 5. Lucy (Marion) Cowper 1874–
  6. 6. William (Osman) Cowper 1876–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Mary) Cowper 1879–

George Cowper's Timeline

7 Records

1838
12 Aug 1838
Birth of George Henry Cowper in Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, England
Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, England
1841
1841
Age 3
George Henry Cowper resided here in Atherstone, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
Atherstone, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
1843
1 Oct 1843
Age 5
George Henry Cowper was baptized in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
1851
1851
Age 13
George Henry Cowper resided here in Benson, Oxfordshire, England
Benson, Oxfordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 33
George Henry Cowper resided here in St James, Surrey, England
St James, Surrey, England
1881
1881
Age 43
George Henry Cowper resided here in Clapham, London, England
Clapham, London, England
1914
Oct 1914
Age 76
Death of George Henry Cowper in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1838
    Event Place: Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21188; Document Reference: DR 322
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1690; Folio: 369; Page: 7; GSU roll: 193598
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1843
    Event Place: Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21188; Document Reference: DR 322
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Atherstone, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1127; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Mancetter; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 27; Page: 15; Line: 18; GSU roll: 464170

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Benson, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1690; Folio: 369; Page: 7; GSU roll: 193598

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St James, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 698; Folio: 53; Page: 8; GSU roll: 823338

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Clapham, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 636; Folio: 4; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341147

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1914
    Event Place: Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
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