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William Coward 1830–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: Threlkeld, Eden District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: abt Nov 1870

Death Location: Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire, England

Father: John Coward

Mother: Ann Fleming

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilkinson

Children(s): Margaret Newby, John Coward, Emma Coward, Thomas Coward, Mary Coward, Agnes Coward, Elizabeth Coward, Frances Coward, Jackson Coward, Fleming Coward

In 1830, William Coward entered the world in Threlkeld, Eden District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to John Coward And Ann Fleming. William Coward married Sarah Ann Wilkinson, and had children including Agnes Jane Coward, Elizabeth Martha Coward, Emma Coward, Fleming Coward, Frances A Coward, Jackson Coward, John William Coward, Margaret Ellen Newby, Mary Ann Brocklebe Coward, Thomas Coward. William Coward passed away in 1870 in Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1830, William Coward entered the world in Threlkeld, Eden District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to John Coward And Ann Fleming.
  • William Coward married Sarah Ann Wilkinson, and had children including Agnes Jane Coward, Elizabeth Martha Coward, Emma Coward, Fleming Coward, Frances A Coward, Jackson Coward, John William Coward, Margaret Ellen Newby, Mary Ann Brocklebe Coward, Thomas Coward.
  • William Coward passed away in 1870 in Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Coward's Ancestors

Self
William Coward
1830–1870
Birth Place: Threlkeld, Eden District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Coward
1801–1850
Eskdale, Eskdale, Copeland District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Ann Fleming
1801–1860
Cumberland, England
Grandparents
William Coward
1778–1851
Ulpha, Cumberland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Coward's Descendants

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William Coward (1830–abt Nov 1870) m. Sarah (Ann) Wilkinson (abt Nov 1838–abt Feb 1912)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Newby 1873–1959 m. William Newby 1864–1934
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Newby 1904–2003 m. John (Richard) Crowther 1902–1977
      1. 1. Betty Crowther 1923–1923
      2. 2. Muriel Crowther 1924–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Newby 1893–
    3. 3. Margaret Newby 1895–
    4. 4. Thomas Newby 1896–1925
    5. 5. Elsie Newby 1898–
    6. 6. Alice Newby 1900–
    7. 7. William Newby 1902–
    8. 8. Florence (May) Newby 1906–1980
    9. 9. Dorothy Newby 1910–1913
  2. 2. John (William) Coward 1877– m. Annie (J) Coward 1878–
    1. 1. Annie Coward 1899–
  3. 3. Emma Coward 1879–1967
  4. 4. Thomas Coward 1882–1961 m. Orpah Coward 1883–
    1. 1. John Coward 1907–
    2. 2. Thomas Coward 1910–1932
  5. 5. Mary (Ann Brocklebe) Coward 1862–
  6. 6. Agnes (Jane) Coward 1868–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Martha) Coward 1870–
  8. 8. Frances (A) Coward 1875–
  9. 9. Jackson Coward 1859–1862
  10. 10. Fleming Coward 1861–

William Coward's Timeline

2 Records

1830
1830
Birth of William Coward in Threlkeld, Eden District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Threlkeld, Eden District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1870
abt Nov 1870
Age 40
Death of William Coward in Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire, England
Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Threlkeld, Eden District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast, Volume: 10B; Page: 307; Record set: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt Nov 1870
    Event Place: Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast, Volume: 10B; Page: 307; Record set: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom
    [2] Furness burials - Findmypast, Record set: Furness burials; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Furness burials - Findmypast, Record set: Furness burials; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom

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