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James Dixon Coward 1859–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1859

Birth Location: Grasmere, Westmorland, England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1927

Death Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Father: William 🧬

Mother: Maria Dixon

Spouse(s): Sarah Airey

Children(s): James Coward, Richard Coward, Maria Coward, Annie Coward, Dorothy Coward, William Coward, Helen Coward, Agnes Coward

James Dixon Coward was born in 1859 in Grasmere, Westmorland, England, the child of William Coward And Maria Dixon. In 1861, James Dixon Coward resided in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England. James Dixon Coward married Sarah Jane Airey, and had children including Agnes Coward, Annie Coward, Dorothy Coward, Helen Coward, James Coward, Maria Coward, Richard Coward, William Coward. James Dixon Coward passed away in 1927 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Dixon Coward was born in 1859 in Grasmere, Westmorland, England, the child of William Coward And Maria Dixon.
  • In 1861, James Dixon Coward resided in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England.
  • James Dixon Coward married Sarah Jane Airey, and had children including Agnes Coward, Annie Coward, Dorothy Coward, Helen Coward, James Coward, Maria Coward, Richard Coward, William Coward.
  • James Dixon Coward passed away in 1927 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William 🧬
1821–1881
Birth Location: Coniston, Lancashire, England
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Maria Dixon
1829–1888
Birth Location: Grasmere, Westmorland, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Airey
1860–1957
Birth Location: Bowness, Westmorland, England
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Children(s)

James Coward
1891–1968
Birth Location: Haverholm, Lincolnshire, England
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Richard Coward
1893–
Birth Location: Haverholme, Lincolnshire, England
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Maria Coward
1897–
Birth Location: Haverholme, Lincolnshire, England
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Annie Coward
1900–1998
Birth Location: Haverholm, Lincolnshire, England
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Dorothy Coward
1902–
Birth Location: Haverholme, Lincolnshire, England
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William Coward
1888–1916
Birth Location: Haverholm, Lincolnshire, England
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Helen Coward
1889–1905
Birth Location: Haverholm, Lincolnshire, England
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Agnes Coward
1895–1895
Birth Location: Haverholm, Lincolnshire, England
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James Coward's Ancestors

Self
James Coward
1859–1927
Birth Place: Grasmere, Westmorland, England
Parents
William Coward 🧬
1821–1881
Coniston, Lancashire, England
Maria Dixon
1829–1888
Grasmere, Westmorland, England
Grandparents
William (Coward) 🧬🧬
1781–1850
Kirkby Ireleth, Beckside, Lancashire, England
Hannah (Jackson) 🧬🧬
1782–1844
Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James 🧬🧬
1755–1817
Betty 🧬🧬
1752–1795
William Jackson
1754–1818
Mary Briscoe
1736–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William 🧬🧬
1720–1774
Elizabeth Park
1722–1762
John Fallows
1720–1799
Mary Baldwin
–1784
Gamaliel Briscoe
1683–1755
Mary Craven
1696–1774

James Coward's Descendants

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James (Dixon) Coward (Oct 1859–24 Mar 1927) m. Sarah (Jane) Airey (15 Feb 1860–Mar 1957)
  1. 1. James Coward 1891–1968 m. Mercy (Millicent) Williamson 1889–1973
  2. 2. Richard Coward 1893–
  3. 3. Maria Coward 1897–
  4. 4. Annie Coward 1900–1998 m. James Stone 1905–1992
  5. 5. Dorothy Coward 1902– m. John Goodings 1895–
    1. 1. Kathleen Goodings 1924–
  6. 6. William Coward 1888–1916 m. Ethel Linford 1887–
    1. 1. Dorothy (Ethel) Coward 1916–
  7. 7. Helen Coward 1889–1905
  8. 8. Agnes Coward 1895–1895

James Coward's Timeline

15 Records

1859
Oct 1859
Birth of James Dixon Coward in Grasmere, Westmorland, England
Grasmere, Westmorland, England
1859
13 Nov 1859
James Dixon Coward was baptized in Grasmere, Westmorland, England
Grasmere, Westmorland, England
1861
1861
Age 2
James Dixon Coward resided here in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England
Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England
1871
1871
Age 12
James Dixon Coward resided here in Grasmere, Westmorland, England
Grasmere, Westmorland, England
1881
3 Apr 1881
Age 22
James Dixon Coward resided here in Staveley, Lancashire, England
Staveley, Lancashire, England
1891
5 Apr 1891
Age 32
James Dixon Coward resided here in Haverholme, Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire, England
Haverholme, Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire, England
1901
31 Mar 1901
Age 42
James Dixon Coward resided here in Anwick, Lincolnshire, England
Anwick, Lincolnshire, England
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 52
James Dixon Coward resided here in Anwick, Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire, England
Anwick, Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire, England
1915
1915
Age 56
James Dixon Coward resided here in West Todge Everoles Park, Winchmore Hill
West Todge Everoles Park, Winchmore Hill
1924
1924
Age 65
James Dixon Coward resided here in Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
1925
1925
Age 66
James Dixon Coward resided here in Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
1926
1926
Age 67
James Dixon Coward resided here in Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
1927
20 Mar 1927
Age 68
Death of James Dixon Coward in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
1927
24 Mar 1927
Age 68
Burial of James Dixon Coward in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
1927
7 Apr 1927
Age 68
James Dixon Coward - Probate in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1859
    Event Place: Grasmere, Westmorland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2577; Folio: 171; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6097687
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4275; Folio: 142; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1342021
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9c; Page: 1270
    [5] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5278; Folio: 38; Page: 2; GSU roll: 847456
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3047; Folio: 162; Page: 10
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3968; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 543214
    [8] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [9] England, Select Marriages
    [10] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1859
    Event Place: Grasmere, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3968; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 543214

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Grasmere, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5278; Folio: 38; Page: 2; GSU roll: 847456

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Staveley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4275; Folio: 142; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1342021

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Haverholme, Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2577; Folio: 171; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6097687

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Anwick, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3047; Folio: 162; Page: 10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Anwick, Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: West Todge Everoles Park, Winchmore Hill
    Record Source: British Army WWI Service Records, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War WO363

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Wheatley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9c; Page: 1270
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1927
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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