Birth: 17 March 1883 Barnet, Hertfordshire, UK
Father: William John Cowles 1853-1906
Mother: Eliza Hannah Horton 1847-1921
Christening: 4 January 1888 St John the Baptist, Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, UK
Marriage: 21 February 1918 St. Mary The Virgin With Christ Church, Wanstead, Essex, UK
Wife: Elsie Elizabeth Goodman 1883-1962
Death: 29 October 1952 249 Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, UK
Buried: Sutton Coldfield Cemetery, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, UK
Elsie Mary Cowles [Wrench] 1923-2012
Birth of William Alexander Cowles in a submitted entry in the IGI on 17 March 1883 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, parents William John Cowles and Eliza Hannah Horton, and his death on 29 October 1952 at Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
His sister was born on 21 November 1887 in Chipping Barnet and registered in October-December in Barnet.Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 for William Alexander Cowles on 4 January 1888 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, parents William John and Eliza Hannah Cowles.
Entry in FreeReg for the baptism of William Alexander Cowles on 4 January 1888 at St John the Baptist, Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, parents William John, an ironmonger, and Eliza Hannah Cowles of Barnet. His sister was baptised on the same day in the next entry.
In the 1891 census as William A Cowles aged 8, born in Barnet, Middlesex, and living with his parents (William J and Eliza H), two sisters (Ellen M. and Jessie H), grandparents (William and Ellen Cowles), a governess (Edith Gregory aged 26, born in Nassington, Northamptonshire and single), and two servants (Elizabeth F Barton aged 18 and born in Harlton, Cambridgeshire, and Fanny C Knightly aged 18 and born in Barnet, Middlesex) at 65 Wood Street, Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire.
In the 1901 census as William Cowles aged 18, born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, single, a pupil marine engineer, and boarding with Elizabeth Jones (aged 53, born in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, married and no stated employment), her son (Walter aged 27, born in Camden, London, single and employed as a railway clerk) and another boarder (Thomas G Longhurst aged 16, born in Finsbury Park, Middlesex and also a pupil marine engineer) at 70 High Street, East Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire.
His father died at 142b Norwood Road, Tulse Hill in 1906.
In the 1911 census as William Alexander Cowles aged 28, born in Barnet, Middlesex, single, an engineer draughtsman, and living with his widowed mother (Eliza Hannah), sister (Jessie Hannah) and a boarder (Arthur Edward Grant aged 40, born in Hackney, Middlesex, single and a book binder) in eight rooms at 55 Fillebrook Road, Leytonstone, Essex.
Entry in FreeBMD for the marriage of William A Cowles and Elsie E Goodman in January-March 1918 in W Ham (4A 460).
Entry in Ancestry Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935 for William Alexander Cowles aged 34, father William John Cowles, and Elsie Elizabeth Goodman on 21 February 1918 at Wanstead, St. Mary The Virgin With Christ Church.
In the 1921 census as William A Cowles born in Barnet, Hertfordshire in 1883 and living with Elsie E Cowles (wife?) in Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Staffordshire.
His daughter was on 30 June 1923 in Sutton Coldfield and registered in July-September 1923 in Tamworth.
Entry in the 1939 England and Wales Register as William A Cowles born 17 March 1883, married, a mechanical draughtsman, and living with Elsie E Cowles (wife?) and one other (daughter?) at Hillside, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
Death of William A Cowles in FreeBMD in October-December 1952 aged 69 in Sutton Coalf'd (9C 993).
Entry in Find a Grave for William Alexander Cowles died 29 October 1952 and buried in Sutton Coldfield Cemetery, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands.
Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for William Alexander Cowles died 29 October 1952 on Warwick, Warwickshire, probate 2 March 1953 in Birmingham. "Cowles William Alexander of 249 Rectory-road Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire died 29 October 1952 Probate Birmingham 2 March to Elsie Elizabeth Cowles widow. Effects £2912 4s. 2d."
There are forty entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William Alexander Cowles.
Information from an email: William John and Eliza Hannah Cowles had the following children [...] William Alexander Cowles. Engineer of Birmingham & Sutton Coldfield, Warwks. He was born 17th March, 1883 at Barnet Herts. He died 29th October, 1952 age 69 years at Sutton Coldfield, his Will being proved 2nd March 1953 at Birmingham. He married 21st February, 1918 Elsie Elizabeth Goodman (In 1956 residing at Hillside, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwks), then of Wanstead, Essex. She was born 8th November 1883 at Stratford, Essex being the daughter of William Goodman, Starch Manufacturer and Alice Charlotte Wichkam his wife. William Alexander and Elsie Elizabeth Cowles had an only child: Elsie Mary Cowles.
William Alexander Cowles was my fifth cousin.
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