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James Coward 1788–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Stourton, Mere, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1 Nov 1846

Death Location: Mere, Wiltshire, England

Father: James Coward

Mother: Mary Ruddock

Spouse(s): MARY Goverd

Children(s): Isaac Coward, Jane Coward, CAROLINE Short, Charles Coward, William Coward, Elizabeth Coward, Thomas Coward, Mary Coward, *** Coward

James Coward was born in 1788 in Stourton, Mere, Wiltshire, England, the child of James Coward And Mary Ruddock. In 1841, James Coward resided in Blandford, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. James Coward married Mary Goverd, and had children including Caroline Coward M Short, Charles Coward, Elizabeth Coward, Isaac Coward, Jane Coward, Mary Coward, Sophia Coward, Thomas Robert Coward, William Coward. James Coward passed away in 1846 in Mere, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Coward was born in 1788 in Stourton, Mere, Wiltshire, England, the child of James Coward And Mary Ruddock.
  • In 1841, James Coward resided in Blandford, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England.
  • James Coward married Mary Goverd, and had children including Caroline Coward M Short, Charles Coward, Elizabeth Coward, Isaac Coward, Jane Coward, Mary Coward, Sophia Coward, Thomas Robert Coward, William Coward.
  • James Coward passed away in 1846 in Mere, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Coward
1769–1821
Birth Location: Semley, Nr West Knoyle, Wiltshire. England
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Mary Ruddock
1769–1818
Birth Location: West Knoyle (West Knoyle Civil Parish, Mere Dist.), Wiltshire, England.
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Spouses(s)

MARY Goverd
1793–1846
Birth Location: Mere, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Isaac Coward
1826–1873
Birth Location: Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
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Jane Coward
1832–1892
Birth Location: SHAFTESBURY Dorset England
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CAROLINE Short
1821–1886
Birth Location: Hindon, Wiltshire, England
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Charles Coward
1826–
Birth Location: Dorset, England
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William Coward
1832–
Birth Location: Blandford Forum, Dorset
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Elizabeth Coward
1818–1838
Birth Location: Mere, Wiltshire, England
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Thomas Coward
1835–1857
Birth Location: Chelsea, Middlesex, England
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Mary Coward
1812–
Birth Location: Mere, Wiltshire, England
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*** Coward
1816–1881
Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
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James Coward's Ancestors

Self
James Coward
1788–1846
Birth Place: Stourton, Mere, Wiltshire, England
Parents
James Coward
1769–1821
Semley, Nr West Knoyle, Wiltshire. England
Mary Ruddock
1769–1818
West Knoyle (West Knoyle Civil Parish, Mere Dist.), Wiltshire, England.
Grandparents
John Coward
1741–1814
Dorset, England
Mary Chalk
1737–1825
Mere, Wiltshire, England
Thomas Ruddock
1743–1796
Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire, England.
Tabitha Small
1745–1812
East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England.
Great-Grandparents
William Coward
1707–1742
Lydia Mathews
1708–1782
Thomas Chalk
1700–1763
Ralph Ruddock
1709–1779
ELIZABETH SHEPHERD
1707–1754
Melchisidec Small
1701–1774
ANNE MATTHEWS
1707–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Coward
1685–1725
Katherine Stephens
1679–1745
JOHN RUDDOCK
1665–1741
Abigail
1665–1740
John Shepperd
1675–1759
Elizabeth Earle
1679–1710
Richard SMALL
1676–1709
Susan DENNYS
1676–1747

James Coward's Descendants

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James Coward (1788–1 Nov 1846) m. MARY Goverd (20 Jan 1793–23 Mar 1846)
  1. 1. Isaac Coward 1826–1873 m. Sarah Hardy 1825–1909
    1. 1. Henry (James) Coward 1858–
    2. 2. Isaac Coward 1861–1866
    3. 3. Louisa (Jane) Coward 1865–
    4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Coward 1850–1916
    5. 5. Julia Coward 1853–1924 m. James Morgan 1854–1904
      1. 1. Ernest (Evelyn) Morgan 1891–1892
      2. 2. Amy (Hilda) Morgan 1885–1971 m. Thomas Whitelock 1886–1950
        1. 1. Beatrice (May) Whitelock 1910–1983 m. Richard Atkinson 1907–1981
        2. 2. Thomas (Lionel Francis) Whitelock 1915–1982 m. Joyce Butcher 1923–2002
        3. 3. Phineas (Donald) Whitelock 1916–1942 m. Doris (Gwendlyne) Brace 1915–2007
        4. 4. Violet (W M) Whitelock 1912–1917
      3. 3. James Morgan 1876–1961 m. Harriet 1873–1944
        1. 1. Cecil (James Frederick) Morgan 1904–1943 m. IRIS WALKER 1908–
        2. 2. Albert (Edward) Morgan 1907–1994
        3. 3. Hilda (Margery) Morgan 1909–1958
      4. 4. Jette (Agnes) Morgan 1877–1885
      5. 5. Ella (May) Morgan 1879–1894
      6. 6. Harry Morgan 1885–1971
      7. 7. Ada Morgan 1888–1977 m. John (Robert) Frampton 1884–1946
        1. 1. Edward (James) Frampton 1916–1986
        2. 2. Ronald (Douglas) Frampton 1920–2004
        3. 3. Dorothy (Margaret) Frampton 1928–1937
      8. 8. Walter Morgan 1890–1979
        1. 1. W (George) Morgan 1923–
      9. 9. Albert (Henry) Morgan 1882–1948 m. Gertrude (Alice) Sexstone 1882–1967
        1. 1. Mabel Morgan 1910–2007
        2. 2. Ernest Morgan 1908–1987 m. catherine (bessie) pitman 1910–1997
      10. 10. Jetty Morgan 1885–
  2. 2. Jane Coward 1832–1892
  3. 3. CAROLINE (Coward m.) Short 1821–1886
  4. 4. Charles Coward 1826–
  5. 5. William Coward 1832–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Coward 1818–1838
  7. 7. Thomas (Robert) Coward 1835–1857
  8. 8. Mary Coward 1812–
  9. 9. *** (Sophia) Coward 1816–1881

James Coward's Timeline

6 Records

1788
1788
Birth of James Coward in Stourton, Mere, Wiltshire, England
Stourton, Mere, Wiltshire, England
1788
23 Mar 1788
James Coward was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1841
1841
Age 53
James Coward resided here in Blandford, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Blandford, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
1846
abt 1846
Age 58
Death of James Coward in Mere, Wiltshire England
Mere, Wiltshire England
1846
1846
Age 58
Death of James Coward in Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Wiltshire, United Kingdom
1846
1 Nov 1846
Age 58
Burial of James Coward in Mere, Wiltshire, England
Mere, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Stourton, Mere, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 294; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Blandford Forum; County: Dorset; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 10; Page: 14; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241343
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1788
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 497/3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Blandford, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 294; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Blandford Forum; County: Dorset; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 10; Page: 14; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241343

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mere
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mere, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1846
    Event Place: Mere, Wiltshire England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1846
    Event Place: Mere, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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