Birth: Before 1741
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 1 October 1790 Gillingham, Norfolk, UK
Husband: James Cowles (Cowls) 1729-1796
Death: March 1790 Stockton, Norfolk Kirby Cane, Norfolk, UK
Buried: 9 March 1790 in Kirby Cane, Norfolk, UK
William Cowles 1756
Samuel Cowles 1758
Charles Cowles 1759
James Cowls 1762-1762
James Cowles (Cowel) 1764-1852
Amy Cowles 1766-1767
John Cowles 1769-1826
Two entries in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 for Elizabeth Harrett and James Cowles on 1 October 1753 in St Mary, Gillingham, Norfolk in one and Elizabeth Fanett and James Cowles on 1 October 1753 in Gillingham, Thornham, Norfolk in the other.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 for the marriage of Elizabeth Faurtt (sic) and James Cowles on 1 October 1764 in Gillingham, Norfolk. "James Cowles and Elizabeth Farrett? both single persons of Kirby Cane were married October the first by Licence."
Her children were baptised in Kirby Cane, her first name being spelt Eliz.
Entry in Ancestry All England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 for Elizabeth Cowles, spouse James Cowles, buried on 9 March 1790 in Kirby-Cane, Norfolk. "James Cowles and Elizabeth Farrth [surname is illegible] both single persons of Kirby Cane were married October the first by Licence". There is a correction in the index to Fawcett, but I do not believe this to be correct.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 for Elizabeth Cowles buried on 9 March 1790 in Kirby Cane, Norfolk. "Burials 1789 [...] Elizabeth Cowles Wife of James Cowles of Stockton was Buried March 9th 1790".
There are four entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Elizabeth Farrant, and another for Elizabeth Fawcett. An Elizabeth Fawcett was married in Gillingham on 4 September 1753, but she came from Beccles.
Stockton is immediately east of Kirby Cane, and Gillingam 4 miles SE, and all are 12 miles SSE of Norwich on A413/A416.
Elizabeth Farrant was my third great grandmother.
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