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John Coward 1795 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Father: Edmund Coward

Mother: Mary Shepherd

Spouse(s): Sarah Merwood

Children(s): Edith Coward

John Coward was born in 1795 in Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England, the child of Edmund Coward and Mary Shepherd. John Coward married Sarah Merwood, and had children including Edith Coward. John Coward passed away in 1863 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Coward was born in 1795 in Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England, the child of Edmund Coward and Mary Shepherd.
  • John Coward married Sarah Merwood, and had children including Edith Coward.
  • John Coward passed away in 1863 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Coward
1755 – 1844
Birth Location: Cerne Abbas Dorset, England
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Mary Shepherd
1766 – 1851
Birth Location: Piddletrenthide, Dorset
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Merwood
1797 – 1868
Birth Location: Shorwell, Isle of Wight, England
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Children(s)

Edith Coward
1834 – 1916
Birth Location: Brixton, Hampshire, England
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John Coward's Ancestors

Self
John Coward
1795 – 1863
Birth Place: Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England
Parents
Edmund Coward
1755 – 1844
Cerne Abbas Dorset, England
Mary Shepherd
1766 – 1851
Piddletrenthide, Dorset
Grandparents
John Coward
1722 – 1765
Melbury osmond Dorset, England
Anne Hodder
1718 – 1782
Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Coward
1695 – 1765
Elizabeth Coward
1700 – 1768
Johannis Hodder
1675 – 1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Coward
1675 – 1712
Stephen Endal
1675 –
Guilielmus\Guileilmi Hodder
1655 – 1682
Joañam\ Showers
1660 – 1735

John Coward's Descendants

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John Coward (1795 – 1863) m. Sarah Merwood (1797 – 1868)
  1. 1. Edith Coward (abt 1834 – May 1916) m. John Harding (abt 1820 – 1899)
    1. 1. Edward Harding (abt 1854 – )
    2. 2. Fanny Harding (1857 – )
    3. 3. Jane Harding (1859 – )
    4. 4. Mary Harding (abt 1862 – )
    5. 5. John Harding (abt 1864 – )
    6. 6. George (A.) Harding (abt 1868 – April 1913)
    7. 7. Lucy (Ellen) Harding (abt 1869 – 10 Sep 1896)
    8. 8. Emily Harding (abt 1872 – ) m. George (Henry) Kemp (Jan 1872 – ) m. George Kemp
      1. 1. Hilda (Emily) Harding (09 Apr 1892 – 29 Jul 1976) m. Wilfred (George) Stevenson (1892 – 1973)
        1. 1. Doreen (Emily) Stevenson (1918 – 1921)
        2. 2. Rita (Joan) Stevenson (05 Feb 1921 – 2002)
        3. 3. Sylvia (Joyce) Stevenson (14 Jan 1922 – 13 Apr 2012) m. Railton (Sharpe) Michaelis (30 Nov 1915 – 4 Dec 2012)
      2. 2. Stanley (George) Kemp (3 Feb 1900 – 1977)
      3. 3. Stanley (George) Kemp (1900 – ) m. Marjorie Unknown
        1. 1. June Kemp (1932 – 2000) m. John Ingle
    9. 9. Kate (E.) Harding (abt 1876 – )

John Coward's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of John Coward in Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England
Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England
1863
1863
Age 68
Death of John Coward in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
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