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John William Cowley 1849–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1849

Birth Location: Hall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 23 December 1932

Death Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand

Father: Septimus Cowley

Mother: Emma Cowley

Spouse(s): Mary Parkin, Alice Cowley

Children(s): Herbert Cowley, Fanny Cowley, Arthur Cowley

John William Cowley was born in 1849 in Hall, Yorkshire, England, the child of Septimus Cowley And Emma Cowley. In 1851, John William Cowley resided in Aby, Lincolnshire, England. In 1861, John William Cowley resided in Aby with Greenfield, Lincolnshire, England. John William Cowley married Alice C Cowley, Mary Jane Parkin, and had children including Arthur Edward Cowley, Fanny Cowley, Herbert Henry Cowley. John William Cowley passed away in 1932 in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John William Cowley was born in 1849 in Hall, Yorkshire, England, the child of Septimus Cowley And Emma Cowley.
  • In 1851, John William Cowley resided in Aby, Lincolnshire, England.
  • In 1861, John William Cowley resided in Aby with Greenfield, Lincolnshire, England.
  • John William Cowley married Alice C Cowley, Mary Jane Parkin, and had children including Arthur Edward Cowley, Fanny Cowley, Herbert Henry Cowley.
  • John William Cowley passed away in 1932 in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Septimus Cowley
1825–1912
Birth Location: Belleau with Aby, Lincolnshire, England
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Emma Cowley
1826–
Birth Location: Tuxford, Northamptonshire, England
EC

Spouses(s)

Mary Parkin
1856–1928
Birth Location: Heworth, Durham, England
MP
Alice Cowley
1859–
Birth Location: Barton On Humber, Lincoln, England
AC

Children(s)

Herbert Cowley
1883–1975
Birth Location: Tariki, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
HC
Fanny Cowley
1876–1876
Birth Location: –
FC
Arthur Cowley
1880–1957
Birth Location: –
AC

John Cowley's Ancestors

Self
John Cowley
1849–1932
Birth Place: Hall, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Septimus Cowley
1825–1912
Belleau with Aby, Lincolnshire, England
Emma Cowley
1826–
Tuxford, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Cowley
1789–1876
Muckton, Lincolnshire, England
Lucy Caldecote
1790–1863
Markby, Lincolnshire, England
Samuel Johnson
1795–1869
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Ward
1797–1868
Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
john cowley
1754–1806
Ann Blanshard
1765–1826
William Johnson
1771–
Martha Wildon
1774–1841
William Ward
1764–1834
Ellen Betts
1774–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Cowley
1730–1786
Mary Smith
1730–1808
Thomas Blansherd
1730–
Hannah Bowes
1735–
Michael Johnson
1740–1812
Ann Lawrence
1742–
Francis Betts
1745–1838
Ann Radcliffe
1743–1795

John Cowley's Descendants

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John (William) Cowley (abt 1849–23 December 1932) m. Mary (Jane) Parkin (1856–26 August 1928) m. Alice (C.) Cowley (abt 1859–)
  1. 1. Herbert (Henry) Cowley 1883–1975 m. Mabel (Jane) Hincho 1889–1945
    1. 1. Eva (Eileen) Cowley 1911–1975
    2. 2. Edna (May) Cowley 1909–2005 m. Fredrick (James) Ranger 1907–1991
      1. 1. James (Nelson) Ranger 1931–2002
    3. 3. Ngaire Cowley 1925–2010 m. Desmond (Rae) Thomson 1921–1987
    4. 4. Harry (Stanley) Cowley 1922–1939
    5. 5. Laura (Kathleen) Cowley 1915–1957
    6. 6. Annie (Mavis (Nancy)) Cowley 1917–2007
    7. 7. Rotha (Isabel) Cowley 1920–2007
    8. 8. Dorothy (Mary) Cowley 1908–1908
    9. 9. William (Bernard (Ben)) Cowley 1913–1971 m. Wanda (Cowley) McKenzie 1924–2017
      1. 1. Anne (Louise) Cowley 1951–1997
  2. 2. Fanny Cowley 1876–1876
  3. 3. Arthur (Edward) Cowley 1880–1957

John Cowley's Timeline

8 Records

1849
abt 1849
Birth of John William Cowley in Hall, Yorkshire, England
Hall, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 2
John William Cowley resided here in Aby, Lincolnshire, England
Aby, Lincolnshire, England
1861
1861
Age 12
John William Cowley resided here in Aby with Greenfield, Lincolnshire, England
Aby with Greenfield, Lincolnshire, England
1881
1881
Age 32
John William Cowley resided here in Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England
Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 42
John William Cowley resided here in Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire, England
Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire, England
1911
1911
Age 62
John William Cowley resided here in Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 79
John William Cowley resided here in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1932
23 December 1932
Age 83
Death of John William Cowley in New Plymouth, New Zealand
New Plymouth, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1849
    Event Place: Hall, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2630; Folio: 103; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6097740
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4771; Folio: 74; Page: 27; GSU roll: 1342152
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2379; Folio: 34; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542962
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2111; Folio: 40; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87740
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Aby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2111; Folio: 40; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87740

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Aby with Greenfield, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2379; Folio: 34; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542962

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4771; Folio: 74; Page: 27; GSU roll: 1342152

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2630; Folio: 103; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6097740

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1928

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1932
    Event Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964
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