Dorothy Helen Pearson (née Cowell) 1917 - 2003

The daughter of James Cowell (a seaman collier with the whitstable shipping company) and Emily Lawrence,

Dorothy Cowell, (also known as Dolly Cowell) the aunt of Nigel Horne, was born in Sutton, Kent, England on Nov 14, 19171,2,3,4,5 and married Henry Pearson (with whom she had 2 children: Helen Anne and Jill, along with 1 surviving child) at St Mary's Church, Minster, Thanet, Kent, England on Oct 21, 19396.

Throughout her life, she lived at 7 Pouces Cottages, Minster in Thanet on Jun 19, 19211 and on Sep 29, 19392; and on 3 Laundry Road, Minster in Thanet in 19657.

She died on Jan 14, 2003 in Herne Bay, Kent5.

Parents

1. James Frederick was born on Mar 2, 1887
2. Emily Jane was born on Sep 30, 1887

Children

1. Helen Anne was born c. Aug 1940

Citations

1. 1921 Census Of England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 3 and the daughter of the head of the household)
2. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was recorded at this address)
3. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
4. England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
5. England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
6. England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
7. 1965 Kelly's Thanet Directory

Media

Dorothy Cowell - Henry Pearson - marriage

Dorothy Cowell

Thanet Advertiser 19 Jul 1929

Thanet Advertiser 27 Oct 1939

Dorothy Cowell - 2

1965 Kelly's Thanet Directory

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