James Henry Norman Cowell 1904 - 1983

A coach station cleaner and the 2nd of 4 children of Charles Cowell (a newsagent) and Elizabeth Russell,

James Cowell, the first cousin once-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Woodchurch, Thanet, Kent, England on Jun 20, 19041,2,3 and. He married Doris Rice (with whom he had 4 surviving children Eileen D, Desmond James, John N and Hazel Florence) in Westhampnett, West Sussex, England on Jun 1, 19265.

Throughout his life, James lived in several places: at Streele Cottages, Billingshurst, West Sussex on Apr 2, 19116; on Full Cottages, Highfield Road, Bognor, West Sussex on Jun 19, 19217; on Hampworth, Felpham Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex on Sep 29, 19392; and on Brackley House Nursing Home, High Street, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England in 1983. James In 1921 he was working at F W Tyler Manager at Milton Stores, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England (in 1939, 1939 Civilian Role: Air Raid Precautions).

He died on Jun 9, 1983 in Brackley3,4.

Parents

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

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. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was the head of the household)
3. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
4. England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 - Findmypast
5. 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
6. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 6 and the son of the head of the household)
7. 1921 Census Of England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 16 and the son of the head of the household)

Media

James Cowell - probate

Family Tree

Generated by Ged2Site. Last updated on Sep 17, 2025