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Richard William Cowley 1842 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1842

Birth Location: Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 06 Oct 1919

Death Location: Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Richard Cowley

Mother: Mary Pitts

Spouse(s): Ruth Hewer

Children(s): John Cowley, Flora Cowley, Richard Cowley, Louisa Cowley, Lotty Cowley, Alice Cowley, William Cowley, Arthur Cowley

Richard William Cowley was born in 1842 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Richard Cowley and Mary Ann Pitts. In 1881, Richard William Cowley resided in St Helen, Berkshire, England. In 1891, Richard William Cowley resided in Kent County, Ontario, Canada. Richard William Cowley married Ruth Hewer, and had children including John Robert Cowley, Flora Jane Cowley, Richard Cowley, Louisa Cowley, Lotty 'Lottie' Cowley, Alice Cowley, William Cowley, Arthur B Cowley. Richard William Cowley passed away in 1919 in Kent County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Richard William Cowley was born in 1842 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Richard Cowley and Mary Ann Pitts.
  • In 1881, Richard William Cowley resided in St Helen, Berkshire, England.
  • In 1891, Richard William Cowley resided in Kent County, Ontario, Canada.
  • Richard William Cowley married Ruth Hewer, and had children including John Robert Cowley, Flora Jane Cowley, Richard Cowley, Louisa Cowley, Lotty 'Lottie' Cowley, Alice Cowley, William Cowley, Arthur B Cowley.
  • Richard William Cowley passed away in 1919 in Kent County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Cowley
1795 – 1852
Birth Location: Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
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Mary Pitts
1805 –
Birth Location: Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Hewer
1847 – 1912
Birth Location: Marston Maisey, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

John Cowley
1866 –
Birth Location: Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
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Flora Cowley
1867 – 1881
Birth Location: Northcourt, Berkshire, England
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Richard Cowley
1868 –
Birth Location: Northcourt, Berkshire, England
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Louisa Cowley
1872 –
Birth Location: Northcourt, Berkshire, England
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Lotty Cowley
1874 – 1940
Birth Location: Northcourt, Berkshire, England
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Alice Cowley
1876 –
Birth Location: Abingdon, Berkshire, England
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William Cowley
1881 –
Birth Location: Abingdon, Berkshire, England
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Arthur Cowley
1883 – 1982
Birth Location: Abbington, England
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Richard Cowley's Ancestors

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Richard Cowley
1842 – 1919
Birth Place: Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Richard Cowley
1795 – 1852
Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Ann) Pitts
1805 –
Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cowley's Descendants

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Richard (William) Cowley (Dec 1842 – 06 Oct 1919) m. Ruth Hewer (30 Jul 1847 – 22 Apr 1912)
  1. 1. John (Robert) Cowley (1866 – )
  2. 2. Flora (Jane) Cowley (1867 – Dec 1881)
  3. 3. Richard Cowley (abt 1868 – )
  4. 4. Louisa Cowley (3 March 1872 – ) m. Isaac Cowan (18 SEP 1869 – 3 AUG 1934)
    1. 1. Wilfred (Isaac) Cowan (10 Nov 1894 – 1965) m. Louisa m. Ada (Cowley) Buckland (Mar 1898 – 1965)
      1. 1. Audrey (Lois) Cowan (2 Mar 1923 – 18 March1993) m. Barker
    2. 2. Ruby (Beryl) Cowan (18 Jan 1896 – ) m. Herbert (Henry) Smith (abt 1888 – 07 Apr 1967)
    3. 3. Ruth Cowan (14 Jul 1897 – 1969) m. Arthur (William) Johnston (Apr 1893 – 3 May 1949)
      1. 1. Walter (Wilfred) Johnson (21 Aug – 22 Dec 1991)
      2. 2. Vernon (George) Johnson (1922 – June 10 1981)
    4. 4. Louise (Irene) Cowan (8 Jan 1900 – 15 Nov 1953) m. Howard Morris (abt 1904 – 4 Aug 1981)
      1. 1. Howard (Morley) Morris (16 Dec 1928 – 13 April 1988) m. Donna (Madeline) Reid (16 Nov 1930 – 07 May 2006)
        1. 1. Morris
      2. 2. Donald ((Donnie)) Morris (1 Jun 1938 – 24 Apr 2005)
      3. 3. Linda (Diane) Morris (30 Sep 1945 – 16 Oct 2011)
    5. 5. Franz Cowan (abt 1899 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Edith) Cowan (1899 – 15 Nov 1953) m. Thomas (William) Taylor (24 Aug 1896 – 2 Oct 1969)
      1. 1. Gordon (Stanley) Taylor (2 Oct 1919 – 10 Jan 1979) m. Doreen (Rose) Carron (17 Jan 1934 – 12 Jan 2017)
      2. 2. William (Oswald) Taylor (1923 – 1984) m. Margaret (Bernice) Bird (1929 – 26 Jun 2019)
      3. 3. Audrey (Louise) Taylor (11 May 1925 – )
      4. 4. Beverley-Jean (Elizabeth) Taylor (24 Aug 1931 – )
      5. 5. Marion (Lillian Eva) Taylor (23 Jul 1940 – 15 Nov 1996) m. Duain (George) Imeson (19 Mar 1940 – 28 Feb 2011)
        1. 1. John (Duain) Imeson (02 Jul 1962 – ) m. Eilene Harrietha (1963 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Rose Marian) Imeson (23 Oct 1964 – ) m. John (Garfield) Innes (31 Mar 1962 – 03 Jun 2024)
        3. 3. Tammy (Lynn) Imeson (15 Aug 1969 – ) m. Fleury m. Scott Deslippe
        4. 4. Brain Imeson (Aft. 1970 – ) m. Rachelle
    7. 7. Arthur (Alvin) Cowan (18 FEB 1902 – 25 Oct 1963) m. Elva Wetherald (abt 1901 – )
      1. 1. Murray Cowan (5 May 1941 – 17 Feb 2025) m. Linda Imeson (bef 1944 – )
        1. 1. Brenda Cowan
        2. 2. Kathie Cowan
        3. 3. Arthur Cowan
      2. 2. Joyce Cowan m. Joe Hickson
        1. 1. David Hickson
        2. 2. Arthur Hickson
        3. 3. Marilyn Hickson
    8. 8. George (Darrel) Cowan (27 Nov 1903 – 08 June 1999) m. Annie Day (26 Oct 1908 – 27 Oct 1977)
      1. 1. Barbara (Rose) Cowan (1940 – 2007)
      2. 2. Douglas Cowan ( – 15 May 2010) m. Bertha Lee ( – 21 Nov 2011) m. Valerie (Ann) Parker (1936 – 24 Apr 2003)
        1. 1. private Cowan
        2. 2. James Cowan
        3. 3. Shirley Cowan ( – 1997)
        4. 4. Kenneth Cowan
        5. 5. Douglas Cowan
        6. 6. Lynda Cowan
      3. 3. Helen Cowan m. Wayne Notling m. Sterling
      4. 4. James Cowan
      5. 5. Shirley (Mae) Cowan ( – 1997) m. Provost
    9. 9. Gordon Cowan (2 Oct 1919 – 1979)
  5. 5. Lotty ('Lottie') Cowley (1874 – Aug 1940) m. William Cowan (28 Oct 1868 – 18 Jul 1943)
    1. 1. Vera (Alice) Cowan (17 Aug 1899 – 10 Aug 1962) m. John (Wesley) Abray (07 OCT 1895 – 28 MAY 1963)
      1. 1. Violet (Jean) Abray (1922 – 11 Sep 1996) m. Romeo Girard ( – 1995) m. Rudolph Oscity ( – 1993)
        1. 1. John Girard
        2. 2. Diane Girard
      2. 2. Thelma (Joyce) Abray (1924 – bef 2000) m. Bert (Allen) Mennie
        1. 1. Roger (Allen) Mennie (1948 – 21 May 2010) m. Wendy Bursk
        2. 2. Valerie Mennie
        3. 3. Carola (Ann) Mennie
        4. 4. Gail Mennie
        5. 5. Mark Mennie
        6. 6. Paul Mennie
    2. 2. William (Cecil) Cowan (01 Mar 1901 – 25 Nov 1965) m. Mary Linline (abt 1902 – )
    3. 3. Gordon (Russell) Cowan (21 Dec 1902 – 12 Oct 1914)
    4. 4. Nowel (Frank) Cowan (27 Mar 1906 – ) m. Anna (Matilda) Wootton (Jun 1906 – 17 Dec 2002)
      1. 1. John (William) Cowan (20 Aug 1934 – 4 Jan 1938)
    5. 5. Hazel (Fern) Cowan (07 Dec 1907 – )
    6. 6. Jane (Aleene) Cowan (06 Oct 1909 – )
  6. 6. Alice Cowley (1876 – )
  7. 7. William Cowley (abt 1881 – )
  8. 8. Arthur (B) Cowley (abt 1883 – 1982) m. Ellen (Amelia) Taylor (20 May 1884 – 12 Aug 1922)

Richard Cowley's Timeline

4 Records

1842
Dec 1842
Birth of Richard William Cowley in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
1881
1881
Age 39
Richard William Cowley resided here in St Helen, Berkshire, England
St Helen, Berkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 49
Richard William Cowley resided here in Kent County, Ontario, Canada
Kent County, Ontario, Canada
1919
06 Oct 1919
Age 77
Death of Richard William Cowley in Kent County, Ontario, Canada
Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1842
    Event Place: Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1282; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341312
    [3] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St Helen, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1282; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341312

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .
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