John William Cowell 1894 - c1978

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A police constable and the son of Henry Cowell (a shepherd) and Charlotte Mullen,

John Cowell, the second cousin twice-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Ash, Kent, England on Feb 25, 18941,2,3,4,5 and baptized in East Malling, Kent, England on May 27, 1894. He married Daisy Morgan there at St James, on Dec 25, 19177.

John spent all of his life in Kent, England. Throughout his life, he lived in several places around the county: in Larkfield, Kent, England on Mar 31, 19018; at 3 Illogan Terrace in Larkfield on Apr 2, 19119; on New Hythe Lane in Larkfield in 19154; and at 50 Sandling Lane, Maidstone on Sep 29, 19393. He served in the army from Apr 16, 1915 to Feb 1, 1919 in Abbeville, Oise, Picardie, France (regiment: Grenadier Guards; Service number: 23715 Gun shot wound to right leg 1 Aug 1917).

He died c. Nov 1978 in Maidstone, Kent6.

Parents

Henry John was born on Nov 26, 1867
Charlotte was born c. 1855

Citations

1901 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National
1911 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
1939 Register - Findmypast (was the head of the household)
British Army Service Records - Findmypast
Kent Baptisms - Findmypast
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 - Findmypast
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 7 and the son of the head of the household)
1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 17 and the son of the head of the household)