Maureen Joyce Baker (née Cowell) 1946 - 2023

The twin sister of Melvin James and the daughter of Frederick Cowell (a truck driver) and Doris Maxted,

Maureen Cowell, a cousin on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Thanet, Kent, England on Feb 9, 19461 along with her twin brother Melvin James and. She was orphaned at the age of 14 following the death of her father in 1953 and mother in 1960.

She married Colin Baker (with whom she had 2 surviving children Annette Jane and Caroline) in Bridge, Kent, England around Feb 19692 (Jan/Feb/Mar Confirmed that this is the correct husband for Maureen Cowell in e-mail conversation.) On Aug 21, 2015, she lived in Bishopsbourne, Kent.

She died on Nov 8, 2023.

Parents

1. Frederick James was born on Apr 16, 1909
2. Doris Annie Minnie was born on Apr 5, 1911

Citations

1. 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
2. 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

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