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William Papali'i Cowley 1805–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Oct 1805

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1889

Death Location: Fagoia, Upolu, Samoa

Father: John Cowley

Mother: Ann Gorree

Spouse(s): Tasiaeafe Laumatiamanu

Children(s): George Cowley

William Papali'i Cowley was born in 1805 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of John Cowley And Ann Gorree. William Papali'i Cowley married Tasiaeafe Laumatiamanu, and had children including George Cowley. William Papali'i Cowley passed away in 1889 in Fagoia, Upolu, Samoa.

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Biography

  • William Papali'i Cowley was born in 1805 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of John Cowley And Ann Gorree.
  • William Papali'i Cowley married Tasiaeafe Laumatiamanu, and had children including George Cowley.
  • William Papali'i Cowley passed away in 1889 in Fagoia, Upolu, Samoa.

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Spouses(s)

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William Cowley's Ancestors

Self
William Cowley
1805–1889
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
John Cowley
1775–1826
Kirk Malew, Isle of Man, England
Ann Gorree
1776–1840
Kirk Malew, Isle of Man, Isle of Man
Grandparents
Robert Cowley
1745–
Bradden, Isle of Man, England
Catherine Quine
1739–1819
of, Kirk Malew, Isle of Man, Eng
William (Gorry) (Gorrie)
1740–1789
Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland
Ann Murray
1740–1812
Meath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Willm Cowley
1716–1788
John Quine
1691–1768
Margaret Crebbin
1698–1768
John Gorry
1720–
Elizabeth Gorry
1720–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cowley
1695–1733
Sarah Taylor
1695–
William Quine
1665–1730
Isabel Callow
1667–1716
William Crebbin
1671–1729
Alice Oates
1668–1734

William Cowley's Descendants

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William (Papali'i) Cowley (03 Oct 1805–22 Jul 1889) m. Tasiaeafe Laumatiamanu (Abt. 1831–)
  1. 1. George Cowley 1857–1932
    1. 1. Senmillie Cowley 1904–1984 m. Jaffa ((Japa) Japar Ah) Wang 1901–1963
      1. 1. Wanda (Marjorie) Ahwang 1931–2018 m. Daniel (Lepau) Saylor 1926–1983

William Cowley's Timeline

2 Records

1805
03 Oct 1805
Birth of William Papali'i Cowley in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1889
22 Jul 1889
Age 84
Death of William Papali'i Cowley in Fagoia, Upolu, Samoa
Fagoia, Upolu, Samoa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Oct 1805
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Samoa, Select Baptisms, 1805-1910
    [2] Samoa, Select Burials, 1895-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Fagoia, Upolu, Samoa
    Record Source: Samoa, Select Burials, 1895-1970

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