The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William Cowley (1846-1905)

Personal data William Cowley 

  • He was born on 2ND Q 1846 in Crick, Northamptonshire, England.Source 1
    Name: William Cowley Year of Registration: 1846 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Rugby County: Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire Volume: 16 Page: 489

    First name(s) WILLIAM
    Last name COWLEY
    Birth year 1846
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District RUGBY
    County Warwickshire
    Country England
    Volume 16
    Page 489
  • He was baptized on October 18, 1846 in Crick, Northamptonshire, England.
    First name(s) William Last name Cowley Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1846
    Baptism date 18 Oct 1846 Residence Northampton, England Place Crick County Northamptonshire
    Country England Father's first name(s) George Father's last name Cowley Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
    Mother's last name -
    Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
  • Occupations:
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1851: Crick, Northamptonshire, England.Sources 1, 4
      Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2070; Folio: 103; Page: 26; GSU roll: 87334.
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2213; Folio: 41; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542936.

      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Crick, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Cowley Head Married Male 26 1825 Blacksmith Northamptonshire, England
      Elizabeth Cowley Wife Married Female 28 1823 - Northamptonshire, England
      William Cowley Son - Male 4 1847 - Northamptonshire, England
      Mary Ann Cowley Daughter - Female 3 1848 - Northamptonshire, England
      John Cowley Son - Male 1 1850 - Northamptonshire, England
    • in the year 1861: Crick, Northamptonshire, England.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Crick, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Cowley Head Married Male 35 1826 Blacksmith Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      Elizabeth Cowley Wife Married Female 57 1804 - Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      William Cowley Son - Male 14 1847 Blacksmith Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      Mary A Cowley Daughter - Female 13 1848 - Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      John Cowley Son - Male 12 1849 Carpenter Apprentice Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      Thomas R Cowley Son - Male 9 1852 Scholar Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      Sarah H Cowley Daughter - Female 4 1857 Scholar Crick, Northamptonshire, England
    • in the year 1871: Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 3185; Folio: 41; Page: 15; GSU roll: 839250.

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Hillmorton Road, Lower, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Cowley Head - Male 24 1847 - Northamptonshire, England
      Eliza Cowley Wife - Female 25 1846 - Buckinghamshire, England
      Roger George Cowley Son - Male 2 1869 - Northamptonshire, England
      William John Cowley Son - Male 0 1871 - Warwickshire, England
    • in the year 1881: 25 Arnold Street, Rugby. Warwickshire.Source 5
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3078; Folio: 57; Page: 43; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341734.

      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      25, Arnold Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Cowley Head Married Male 34 1847 Blacksmith Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      Eliza Cowley Wife Married Female 40 1841 - Buckinghamshire, England
      George Cowley Son Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
      William Cowley Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England
      Emma Cowley Daughter Single Female 9 1872 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England
      Eliza Cowley Daughter Single Female 4 1877 - Rugby, Warwickshire, England
      Arthur Cowley Son Single Male 3 1878 - Rugby, Warwickshire, England
      George Bromwich Boarder Single Male 16 1865 Blacksmith Crick, Northamptonshire, England
    • in the year 1891: 95 Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2458; Folio 13; Page 20; GSU roll: 6097568.
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2916; Folio: 68; Page: 9.

      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Cowley Head Married Male 44 1847 Blacksmith Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      Eliza Cowley Wife Married Female 48 1843 - Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
      George Cowley Son Single Male 21 1870 Blacksmith Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
      William Cowley Son Single Male 20 1871 Blacksmith Rugby, Warwickshire, England
      Emma Cowley Daughter Single Female 18 1873 Dressmakers Apprentice Rugby, Warwickshire, England
      Lily Cowley Daughter - Female 14 1877 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England
      Arthur Cowley Son - Male 13 1878 Scholar Rugby, Warwickshire, England
    • in the year 1901: 95 Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      95, Railway Terrace, Town, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Cowley Head Widower Male 54 1847 Blacksmith Crick, Northamptonshire, England
      Lily Cowley Daughter Single Female 24 1877 - Rugby, Warwickshire, England
      Arthur Cowley Son Single Male 23 1878 Blacksmith Rugby, Warwickshire, England
  • He died on July 9, 1905 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, he was 59 years old.
    Name: William Cowley Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846 Year of Registration: 1905 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep Age at Death: 59 District: Rugby County: Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 311
  • Probate on September 9, 1905 naar Birmingham, Warwickshire. England.
    Effects 866-14s-7d To Roger George Cowley. Blacksmith.
  • A child of George Cowley and Elizabeth Haddon
  • This information was last updated on January 30, 2022.

Household of William Cowley

He is married to Elizabeth Mary Burrows.

They got married on August 30, 1868 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Kettering, Northamptonshire. England, he was 22 years old.

First name(s) WILLIAM Last name COWLEY Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1868 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ WILLIAM COWLEY married one of these people ELIZABETH ANN WILSON, ELIZA BURROWS District KETTERING District number - County Northamptonshire Country England Volume 3B Page 275

Name: William Cowley Gender: Male Age: 22 Event Type: Marriage Birth Year: abt 1846 Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1868
Marriage Place: Kettering, St Peter and St Paul, Northamptonshire, England Register Type: Parish Registers
Parish as it Appears: Kettering Father: George Cowley Spouse: Eliza Burrons

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Cowley

John Cowley
± 1805-????
Ann Butlin
± 1805-????
Watts Haddon
1797-1865
Mary Bennett
1803-1872
George Cowley
1826-1895

William Cowley
1846-1905

1868

Elizabeth Mary Burrows
1840-1901


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    Sources

    1. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
    2. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871
    3. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
    4. 1851 Census England, 1851 Census
    5. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census

    Historical events

    Christening day October 18, 1846

    • The temperature on October 18, 1846 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken dampig. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1846: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • February 20 » Polish insurgents lead an uprising in Kraków to incite a fight for national independence.
      • May 7 » The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
      • May 11 » President James K. Polk asked for a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War.
      • July 7 » US troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the US conquest of California.
      • August 22 » The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established.
      • September 24 » Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.

    Day of marriage August 30, 1868

    • The temperature on August 30, 1868 was about 20.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
      • May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
      • July 28 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
      • October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
      • December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
      • December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.

    Day of death July 9, 1905

    • The temperature on July 9, 1905 was between 13.1 °C and 29.5 °C and averaged 21.3 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
      • June 30 » Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
      • August 13 » Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
      • September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
      • October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
      • November 28 » Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
    

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