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William Cowgill 1816–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1816

Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Death Date: 18 Sep 1893

Death Location: Rawdon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Joseph (Mawson)

Mother: Elizabeth (Cowgill)

Spouse(s): Mary (Cowgill)

Children(s): William Cowgill

William Cowgill was born in 1816 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK, the child of Joseph Cowgill Mawson And Elizabeth Mawson Cowgill. William Cowgill married Mary Hannah Rawnsley Cowgill, and had children including William Arthur Cowgill. William Cowgill passed away in 1893 in Rawdon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Cowgill was born in 1816 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK, the child of Joseph Cowgill Mawson And Elizabeth Mawson Cowgill.
  • William Cowgill married Mary Hannah Rawnsley Cowgill, and had children including William Arthur Cowgill.
  • William Cowgill passed away in 1893 in Rawdon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph (Mawson)
1793–1866
Birth Location: Briestfield, Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Elizabeth (Cowgill)
1794–1872
Birth Location: Eccup, Adel, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Cowgill)
1826–1921
Birth Location: Pannal, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Children(s)

William Cowgill
1870–1884
Birth Location: Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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William Cowgill's Ancestors

Self
William Cowgill
1816–1893
Birth Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Parents
Joseph Cowgill (Mawson)
1793–1866
Briestfield, Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Elizabeth (Mawson) (Cowgill)
1794–1872
Eccup, Adel, Yorkshire, England, UK
Grandparents
Robert (Cowgill) (Haigh)
1770–1857
Woodhouse, Leed, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Haigh) (Cowgill)
1770–1850
Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, UK
Henry (Mawson) (Walker)
1760–1837
Eccup, Adel
Mary (Walker) (Mawson)
1757–1826
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert (Watson)
1744–
Hannah (Cowgill)
1744–1819
William Mawson
1735–1822
Anne (Mawson)
1732–1814
John (Smith)
1728–1809
Mary Smith
1733–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ottewell (Percy\Naylor)
1726–1771
Mary (Cowgill)
1723–1762
William Mawson
1712–1759
Esther (Mawson)
1709–1743
Henry Harrison
1699–1761
Elizabeth (Harrison)
1703–1703
John (Hudson)
1696–1748
Grace (Walker)
1695–1740

William Cowgill's Descendants

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William Cowgill (8 Mar 1816–18 Sep 1893) m. Mary (Hannah Rawnsley) (Cowgill) (abt 1826–28 Mar 1921)
  1. 1. William (Arthur) Cowgill 1870–1884

William Cowgill's Timeline

9 Records

1816
8 Mar 1816
Birth of William Cowgill in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
1816
8 Mar 1816
Birth of William Cowgill in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
1819
Abt. 1819
Age 3
Birth of William Cowgill in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rawdon, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1861
1861
Age 45
William Cowgill resided here in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England
Rawdon, Yorkshire, England
1870
3 March 1870
Age 54
William Cowgill resided here in Yorkshire - West Riding, England
Yorkshire - West Riding, England
1883
27 Dec 1883
Age 67
Death of William Cowgill in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1884
4 Feb 1884
Age 68
William Cowgill - Probate in Wakefield
Wakefield
1893
18 Sep 1893
Age 77
Death of William Cowgill in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
1893
18 Sep 1893
Age 77
Death of William Cowgill in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1819
    Event Place: Rawdon, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3215; Folio: 80; Page: 25; GSU roll: 543096
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Rawdon, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3215; Folio: 80; Page: 25; GSU roll: 543096

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 March 1870
    Event Place: Yorkshire - West Riding, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rawdon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1884
    Event Place: Wakefield
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
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