COWELL Chart 0800

This is a Chart for Peter Cowell and Sarah Ray

married
 18th November 1824
Saffron Walden
Essex

 
1
PETER COWELL
born about
 1797
Ashdon, Essex
occupation
 1841 Farmer
1851 Farmer of 40 acres employing 2 men
1861 Retired Farmer
died
 27th January 1862 		 

2
SARAH RAY
born about
 1796
Ikleton, Cambridgshire

3
Peter
COWELL
 born about
 1825
Linton
Cambridgeshire
baptised
17th November
1825
 Baileys Lane Particular Baptist
Saffron Walden, Essex
occupation
1851
Farmer of 45 acres
employing 2 men
1861
Farmer of
300 Acres
(A Bell 5  B?)
1871
Farmer 650 Acres
employing
13 neb and 8 boys
1881 
Farmer of
Farmer 360 Acres 20 Men 2 Boys 
1901
Retired Farmer
died
June quarter
1905
Saffron Walden
district
Essex
Aged 79

married(1)
December quarter
1850
Saffron Walden
district
Essex
Elizabeth
GIBLIN
born about
1823
Ashdon, Essex
died
December quarter
1873
Saffron Walden
district
Essex
Aged 53

married(2)
September quarter
1875
Mutford district
Suffolk
Anna
Maria
BARNARD
born about
1832
Beccles
Suffolk 		4
John
Ray
COWELL
 born about
 1827
Linton
Cambridgeshire
baptised
31st May
1827
 Baileys Lane Particular Baptist
Saffron Walden, Essex
occupation
1851
Draper
1861 
Farmer of 466 Acres
1871
Farmer of 300
Acres employing
6 men
1881 
Farmer of 356 Acres
employing 3 men and
3 boys
died
24th November 
1889
registered
December quarter
1889
Bishops Stortford
district
Hertfordshire
Aged 59

married(1)
December quarter
1859
Islington district
Middlesex
Ann Dench
LOW
born about
13th September 1828
City of London
died
December quarter
1871
Saffron Walden
district
Essex
Aged 43

married(2)
December quarter
Brampton district
Cumberland
Susannah
LOW
born about
1830
Camberwell
London		 5
Joseph
COWELL
 born about
 1829
Little
Bardfield
Essex
baptised
15th April
1829
 Baileys Lane Particular Baptist
Saffron Walden, Essex
occupation
1861
Proprietor of Houses
1871
Farmer of 404 Acres employing 15 men and 7 boys
1881
Farmer 472 Acres Employing 18 Labourers 8 Boys
1891 Farmer
1901

married
December quarter
1857
Saffron Walden 
district
Essex
Lydia
GIBLIN
born about
20th July1830
Ashdon
Essex
baptised
28 October 1835
  Abbey Lane Meeting-Independent Saffron Walden, Essex

 6
Jasper
COWELL
 born about
 1831
Bardfield
Essex
baptised
3rd June
1831
 Baileys Lane Particular Baptist
Saffron Walden, Essex
occupation
1851
Farmer's son
1861 
Architect and Surveyor
1891, 1901
Retired Architect

married(1)
September quarter
1854
Saffron Walden
district
Essex
Julia
GIBLIN
born about
3rd July 1828
Ashington
(Ashdon?)
Essex
baptised
28 October 1835
 Abbey Lane Meeting-Independent Saffron Walden, Essex
died before
1885

married(2)
June quarter
1885
Hackney district
Middlesex
Alice
MARSHALL
born about
1857
Oxford Street
London 		7
Ebenezer
COWELL
 born about
 1834
Little Barfield, Essex
baptised
5th July 1833
 Baileys Lane Particular Baptist
Saffron Walden, Essex 
died or buried
 1st January 1906

married
 1st October 1861
Widdington Hall
Widdington, Essex
(December quarter
1861
Saffron Walden district)
Essex
Martha
PERRY 		8
Thomas
Brown
COWELL
 born about
 1835
Great Bardfield
Essex
baptised
25th December
1835
 Baileys Lane Particular Baptist
Saffron Walden, Essex
occupation
1861
 Classical and Mathecal? Tutor
1871
Farmer
365 Acres
employing 11 men, 1 woman and 6 boys
1891
Farm Manager
1901
Retired School Master

married(1)
March quarter
1862
Southwark district
Surrey
Elizabeth Dench
LOW
born about
19th December
1930
Great Bardfield
Essex
died 
June quarter
1896
Camberwell district
London
Aged 65

married(2)
September quarter
1897
Hampstead district
London
Margaret
Elizabeth
MUNCASTER
born about
1850
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire 		9
Sarah
COWELL
born about
1838
Great Bardfield
Essex
occupation
1851, 1861
Farmers
Daughter
widow on the
1901 Census

married
June quarter
1862
Saffron Walden
district
John
MOSTYN
born about
1829
Almwch
Anglesey
Wales
occupation
1881
Baptist Minister
St Mary
Stoke Chapel
1891
Retired
Baptist Minister
died 
June quarter
1897
Bishops Stortford
district
Hertfordshire
Aged 68
  1. 1841 Census - Great Hyde, Little Barfield, Essex. 
    1851 Census - Henham Lodge, Henham, Essex. There was an Ann RAY sister of wife, aged 63 an Annuitant born Ikleton, Cambridgeshire and a Sarah CHANDLER, a servant aged 19 born Eastern, Essex with the family.
    1861 Census - High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex. Ann RAY, Sarah's sister was still with them and there was a visitor a Martha PERRY, aged 25 born Widdington, Essex with them, Martha married Ebenezer COWELL later the same year.
    IGI marriage and death from information submitted by a member of the LDS
    IGI information supplied by a member of the LDS Church has the birth of Peter in 1793, but death as I have it, it says his parents were Jasper COWELL and Mary EVES,
  2. 1841 Great Hyde, Little Barfield, Essex. 
    1851 Census - Henham Lodge, Henham, Essex. There was an Ann RAY sister of wife, aged 63 an Annuitant born Ikleton, Cambridgeshire and a Sarah CHANDLER, a servant aged 19 born Eastern, Essex with the family
    1861 Census - High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex. Ann RAY, Sarah's sister was still with them and there was a visitor a Martha PERRY, aged 25 born Widdington, Essex with them, Martha married Ebenezer COWELL later the same year..
    IGI marriage and maiden name from information submitted by a member of the LDS
  3. 1841 Census - Great Hyde, Little Barfield, Essex. 
    1851 Census - Ashdon, Essex. They had two servants, Betsey LISTER, 33 a House Servant born Ashdon, Essex, and a Pharoh LISTER aged 18 a Farm Labourer born Ashdon, Essex.
    1861 Census - Radwinter Road, Ashdon, Essex. (do not know what A Bell 5  B? after Farmer means but think is mean he employed 5 men as that is how all of the Heads are listed). They had the following children all born Ashdon, Essex, Elizabeth 5, Alice 4 and Peter G 2, they also had with them a George S SMITH a Farmers Apprentice aged 19 born Bardfield, Essex, he has the number 8-1-0 with his occupation, Elizabeth LISTER aged43 a Domestic Servant born Ashdon Essex is still with them and there is also a Sarah RICHARDSON aged 15 a Domestic Servant born Debden, Essex.
    1871 Census - Ashby Hall, Ashby, Suffolk. They appear to have moved to Suffolk, the Household was as follows: Peter COWELL Head (details as above), Elizabeth Wife (details as above) then Elizabeth H aged16 a Scholar, born Ashdon, Essex, Alice S aged 14 a Scholar, born Ashdon, Essex, Peter G aged 12 a Scholar, born Ashdon, Essex, Rosetta R aged 10 a Scholar, born Ashdon, Essex, John R aged 8 a Scholar, born Ashdon, Essex, Lauretta E aged 5 a Scholar born Ashdon, Essex, then there are the following, Martha ELLARD, aged 20 a visitor an Instructress, born Yarmouth, Norfolk, Arthur B ROTHWELL a pupil, aged 17 an Apprentice, born St Johns Wood, London, Middlesex, Rosa OSBORNE, aged 19 a Housemaid, born Blundeston, Suffolk, Eliza LEGGETT aged 20 a Dairymaid born Lound, Suffolk, and Ellen HEPPERSON, aged 16 a Scullerymaid, born Lowestoft, Suffolk
    1881 Census - Houses Farm, Great Sampford, Essex. Peter appears to have a different wife and there is only one child with them Elizabeth aged 25 born Ashdon, Essex, I am certain correct family as Elizabeth LISTER now 63 and down as a Dairy Woman is with them and she appears on the 1851 and 1861 Census. Also Peter's new wife was born in Suffolk which is where they were in 1871. There was a visitor and another servant on the Census.
    1901 Census - Hill Place, Great Bardfield, Essex. There was just Peter and Anna (no children) but they had a servant a Minnie RIDGEWELL.
    IGI baptism information, from exact records.
    The marriage which I am certain is correct shows two Elizabeth's, GIBLIN and WESSON, I think is was more than likely GIBLIN and Peter's brother Jasper married a GIBLIN, as did his brother Joseph. Having found the GIBLIN family with Elizabeth the correct age I have removed the name WESSON from the above Chart.
  4. 1841 - Not with parents on this Census
    1851 Census - Henham Lodge, Henham, Essex. There was an Ann RAY sister of wife, aged 63 an Annuitant born Ikleton, Cambridgeshire and a Sarah CHANDLER, a servant aged 19 born Eastern, Essex with the family.
    1861 Census - 30 Pelham Street, Hastings in the Castle, Hastings, Sussex. John and Ann were visitors with a David PARKES and his wife Harriett and his family. David was a Plasterer.
    1871 Census - Galverston Farm, Ashdon, Essex. Two visitors and two servants on this Census.
    1881 Census - Goldston Farm, Redwinter Road, Ashdon, Essex. (was this really the same farm as the 1871 Census)?, It would appear that John had married again to a Susannah, I think it is this Susannah who is with Sarah MOSTYN née COWELL, the youngest child above, on the 1901 Census). With the was a Laurette Emily COWELL a niece aged 15 born Ashdon, Essex, a Scholar, also two servant. One of these is a Lydia Sarah LISTER aged 16 born Ashdon, Essex, the name LISTER has come up as servants for other COWELL families, the other was Elizabeth Susannah MARSH, aged 21 also born Ashdon, Essex
    IGI baptism information, from exact records.
    So why did John remarry in Cumberland when he came from Essex and his new wife came from Camberwell, it would appear that she was related, to his first wife, possibly her sister. His brother Thomas had also married a member of this family. 
  5. 1841 Census - Great Hyde, Little Barfield, Essex. 
    1861 Census - Cottages, Bartlow, Essex. They had a son Joseph Frederick aged2 months born Bartlow Hamlet, Essex.
    1871 Census - Battles Hall, Manuden, Essex. Children Joseph F Aged 10  Scholar, born Ashdon, Essex, Lydia F 8 born Manuden, Essex, Emma A 6 born Manuden, Essex, Julia 1 born Manuden, Essex. There was a Mary DRUKEFIELD aged 24 a Governess born Leicester, Leicestershire
    1881 Census - Battles Hall, Manuden, Essex. Children Frederick 20 Farmers son born Ashdon, Essex, Flora 18 born Manuden, Essex, Emma 16 born Manuden, Essex, Julia 11 a Scholar born Manuden, Essex. There were two servants and four visitors on this Census
    1891 Census - Battles Hall, Manuden, Essex. Children Frederick 20 Farmers son assistant born Ashdon, Essex, Lydia F 28 born Manuden, Essex, Julia 21 born Manuden, Essex. There were two servants on this Census.
    1901 Census - Manuden Hall, Manuden, Essex. Children - Lydia F 38 Living on Own Income, Julia 31 Living on Own Income both born Manuden, Essex. There was a Servant and a Visitor on this Census.
    IGI baptism information, from exact records.
    Lydia's parents on the IGI are down as William and Hannah
  6. 1841 Census - Great Hyde, Little Barfield, Essex. 
    1851 Census - Henham Lodge, Henham, Essex. There was an Ann RAY sister of wife, aged 63 an Annuitant born Ikleton, Cambridgeshire and a Sarah CHANDLER, a servant aged 19 born Eastern, Essex with the family.
    1861 Census - Great Gloucester Road? Islington, Middlesex. Two sons on this Census, Jasper G COWELL aged 4 born Islington, Middlesex and William I aged 2 born Islington, Middlesex and a daughter, Julia aged 8 months born Islington, Middlesex. With the family, as a visitor was Thomas B COWELL (a brother of Jasper's) he is down as being 25 born Great Bardfield, Essex, he is down as a Classical and Mathecal? Tutor, (other wording I cannot read under this). Then there is a Susannah A GIBLIN? (cannot make out last name exactly, but have found that Jasper married Sarah GIBLIN so it appears Susannah was her sister), aged 21 a Fund Holder, born Ashdon, Essex and a servant a Rhoda F HETHERIDGE, aged 18 born Ashdon, Essex
    1871 Census - Not found at present
    1881 Census - Not found at present
    1891 Census - Church Walk, Seldon, Worthing, Sussex. It would appear that Jasper married again and had more children by his second wife. The children on this Census were Annie M aged 28 Islington, Middlesex, then the following who I think are children of his second marriage, Ernest 5 a Scholar, born Clapton, London, Percy C 3 born Worthing, Sussex, Irene M 1 born Worthing, Sussex and Stewart J aged 2 months born Worthing, Sussex. There were two servants, one of them a Nurse.
    1901 Census - Goring Road, Steyning St Andrew, Sussex. Children Annie 38 Islington, Middlesex, Minnie 34 Islington, Middlesex a Hospital Nurse, Ernest 15 Clapton, Middlesex, Irene 11 Worthing, Sussex, Stuart 10 born Worthing, Sussex. There were two nieces with the family, Annie MARSHALL, (Single) aged 26 born St John's Wood, Middlesex and Ada MARSHALL (married) aged 31, born Braintree, Essex ( I think the second one is the daughter of Sarah COWELL, the youngest sister of Jasper who married John MOSTYN, she appears on the 1891 Census, (see note 9) as being 21 and born in Braintree, so I would think this is the correct person, and I have found she married a James Arnott MARSHALL in the September quarter of 1897 in the Bishops Stortford district, Essex so certain correct. There was also two servants.
    IGI baptism information, from exact records.
    Julia's parents on the IGI are down as William and Hannah
  7. 1841 Census - Great Hyde, Little Barfield, Essex.  Father Peter, Mother Sarah, four siblings with Ebenezer. The IGI shows the baptism of Ebenezer from records, at Bailey Lane Particular Baptist. There are five other COWELL baptisms at the same church with Peter and Sarah as the parents
    1861 Lodge Farm, Henham, Essex. With Ebenezer was Ellen BRAY born about 1835 Granchester  a Housekeeper  and John BARTHOP about about 1844 Henham a Lodger he was a Labourer
    1871 Fields, Little Henham, Essex
    1881 Clays, Ashdon, Essex
    1900 US Census  - 1900; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: T623 474; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7.- There was a Granddaughter an Emma K MOUTELL, born February 1888,  (age 12) born Kansas, USA, At School, living with them. They are next door to Alfred YARROW and family.
    Ebenezer and family emigrated to the US on the "Sythia" from Liverpool arriving in New York on 18th December 1884.
    IGI - Actual birth date and death date submitted by a member of the LDS
  8. 1841 Census - Great Hyde, Little Barfield, Essex. 
    1861 Census - Great Gloucester Road? Islington, Middlesex. (with his brother Jasper on this Census)
    1871 Census - Wadling Way, Somerleyton, Suffolk. Children - Lilian A aged 7 born Dulwich, Surrey, a Scholar, Edith M 3 born Dulwich, Surrey, Harold 2 born Somerleyton, Suffolk. There was a Catherine O SQUIRELL aged 30 a Governess born Stowmarket, Suffolk and two servants with the family
    1881 Census - Not found at present
    1891 Census - 54 Bushey Hill Road, Camberwell, London. Children Lilian Annie aged 29 a Mathematical Teacher born Dulwich, London, Harold 23 a Commercial Traveller, born Dulwich, London, Frank, 19 a Commercial Clerk born Somerleyton, Suffolk, There was a visitor and a servant on this  Census. (it appears that they had moved back to London, but Thomas was a Farm Manager in London)
    1901 Census - High Street, Brasted, Kent. Thomas had married again, although a Farmer for most of his life has put himself down as a Retired School Master which appears to be what he possibly was on the 1861 Census. No family with them.
    IGI baptism information, from exact records.
  9. 1841 Census - Not with parents on this Census
    1851 Census - Henham Lodge, Henham, Essex. There was an Ann RAY sister of wife, aged 63 an Annuitant born Ikleton, Cambridgeshire and a Sarah CHANDLER, a servant aged 19 born Eastern, Essex with the family. 
    Not recorded as a baptism on the IGI
    1861 Census - High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex. Ann RAY, Sarah's sister was still with them and there was a visitor a Martha PERRY, aged 25 born Widdington, Essex with them, Martha married Ebenezer COWELL later the same year.
    1871 Census - Not found at present, but as children on 1881 Census were born between 1861 and 1871 in Braintree, Essex I will try and find the family again. (still cannot find on this Census)
    1881 Census - 59 Whersted Road, Ipswich, Suffolk. Children: Sarah E 17 a Scholar, born Braintree, Essex, Herbert S 16 a Clerk at Iron Works, born Braintree, Essex, Sydney G 14 a Scholar, born Braintree, Essex and Ada A(Annie) 11 a Scholar born Braintree, Essex. There was a Servant a Clara CHAMBERLAIN aged 14 born Ipswich, Suffolk
    1891 Census - 100 London Road North, Ipswich, Suffolk. Children Herbert S 26 a Woollen Warehouseman, born, Braintree, Essex, Sydney G 24 a Lecturer in Mathematics born Braintree, Essex, Ada A 21 Teacher of Cookery born Braintree, Essex. There was a servant a Kate GARROD aged 18 born Halstead, Suffolk and a visitor a Samuel WOODROW aged 49 a Baptist Minister born Downton, Wiltshire with the family.
    1901 Census - 21 Audley Road, Saffron Walden, Essex. Sarah is a widow on this Census, with her is a Susannah COWELL also a widow aged 72 born Camberwell, London. Must be related somewhere. The is also another boarder, a Sarah Jane MASDEN,  single aged 50 born Sheffield, Yorkshire

    I put this Chart on because of Ebenezer and I was interested to see if any other members of the family had gone to the US. Having found all of the family on various Censuses this was not the case, but it has turned out to be most interesting. Three of the family appeared to have married sisters from one family (GIBLIN), whilst two others did the same (LOW) the youngest daughter married a Baptist Minister, this goes along with the fact that they were baptised in a Baptist church in Saffron Walden, They all appears to be quite well off, and although some were in London at some stage they then went to being Farmers in the Country. A lot of work to put all the charts on for the children, and I might not do this as they are a long way from my own family. There were also three second marriages so it has all become rather complex.

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