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William Coward 1907–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1907

Birth Location: Wythburn, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 23 May 1980

Death Location: Lindal in Furness, Lancashire, England

Father: George 🧬

Mother: Mary Bewley

Spouse(s): Elsie Stalker

Children(s): David Coward, William Coward

William Coward was born in 1907 in Wythburn, Cumberland, England, the child of George Myles Coward And Mary Bewley. In 1911, William Coward resided in Castlerigg St Johns and Wythburn, Cumberland, Engl. In 1939, William Coward resided in Preston, Lancashire, England. William Coward married Elsie Stalker, and had children including David Coward, John E Coward, William Andrew Coward. William Coward passed away in 1980 in Lindal in Furness, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Coward was born in 1907 in Wythburn, Cumberland, England, the child of George Myles Coward And Mary Bewley.
  • In 1911, William Coward resided in Castlerigg St Johns and Wythburn, Cumberland, Engl.
  • In 1939, William Coward resided in Preston, Lancashire, England.
  • William Coward married Elsie Stalker, and had children including David Coward, John E Coward, William Andrew Coward.
  • William Coward passed away in 1980 in Lindal in Furness, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Coward's Ancestors

Self
William Coward
1907–1980
Birth Place: Wythburn, Cumberland, England
Parents
George Myles Coward 🧬
1870–1937
Grassmere, Westmorland, England
Mary Bewley
1882–1944
Wythburn, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
William (Coward) 🧬
1821–1881
Coniston, Lancashire, England
Maria Dixon
1829–1888
Grasmere, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
William 🧬🧬
1781–1850
Hannah 🧬🧬
1782–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James 🧬🧬
1755–1817
Betty 🧬🧬
1752–1795
William Jackson
1754–1818
Mary Briscoe
1736–

William Coward's Descendants

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William Coward (27 Nov 1907–23 May 1980) m. Elsie Stalker (3 Apr 1908–Feb 2002)
  1. 1. David Coward 1938–1940
  2. 2. William (Andrew) Coward 1941–2007

William Coward's Timeline

4 Records

1907
27 Nov 1907
Birth of William Coward in Wythburn, Cumberland, England
Wythburn, Cumberland, England
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 4
William Coward resided here in Castlerigg St Johns and Wythburn, Cumberland, England
Castlerigg St Johns and Wythburn, Cumberland, England
1939
Sep 1939
Age 32
William Coward resided here in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1980
23 May 1980
Age 73
Death of William Coward in Lindal in Furness, Lancashire, England
Lindal in Furness, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1907
    Event Place: Wythburn, Cumberland, 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] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1; Page: 0092
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1014953c

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Castlerigg St Johns and Wythburn, Cumberland, 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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Sep 1939
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1014953c

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1980
    Event Place: Lindal in Furness, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 1; Page: 0092

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