Charles John Cowell 1901 - c1980

A tin smith and the eldest of 4 children of Charles Cowell (a newsagent) and Elizabeth Russell,

Charles Cowell, the first cousin once-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Woodchurch, Thanet, Kent, England on Sep 15, 19011,2,3,4 and married Elizabeth Wall (a chocolate packer with whom he had 3 children: Joyce Elizabeth, Maurice J and David Frank, along with 2 surviving children) in Tooting, London, England on Jan 20, 19246.

Throughout his life, he lived at Streele Cottages, Billingshurst, West Sussex, England on Apr 2, 19117; and on Full Cottages, Highfield Road, Bognor, West Sussex on Jun 19, 19218. During 1921, he was serving in the army (regiment: The Royal Regiment Of Artillery; Service number: 741617. Tank corps Service number: 741617. Tank corps). Charles In 1921 he was working at F J Seymour.

He died c. Aug 1980 in Surrey, England5.

Parents

1. Charles Percy was born on Mar 9, 1879
2. Elizabeth Ellen was born on Mar 5, 1877

Children

1. David Frank was born on Jun 11, 1933

Citations

1. 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.
2. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
3. Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942 - Findmypast
4. World War 2 Allies Collection - Findmypast
5. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
6. London, England; London Metropolitan Archives; Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921; Reference Number: P95/NIC/026
7. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 8 and the son of the head of the household)
8. 1921 Census Of England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 18 and the son of the head of the household)

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