Charles Percy Cowell 1879 - 1967

A newsagent and cowman and the son of John Cowell (a farm waggoner) and Emma Culmer,

Charles Cowell, the great-uncle of Nigel Horne, was born in Westbere, Kent, England on Mar 9, 18791,2,3,4,5,6, was baptized there at All Saints on May 4, 1879 and married Elizabeth Russell (with whom he had 4 children: Charles John, James Henry Norman, Elizabeth Emma and Albert Percy) at All Saints Church, Birchington, Kent, England on Oct 29, 19018.

Throughout his life, Charles lived in several places: in Wayborough, Minster, Thanet, Kent on Apr 3, 18811; in Upstreet, Kent on Apr 5, 189110; at 2 Woodchurch Farm Cottages, Acol, Kent on Mar 31, 190112; at Streele Cottages, Billingshurst, West Sussex, England on Apr 2, 19119; on Full Cottages, Highfield Road, Bognor, West Sussex on Jun 19, 19214; and on Saint Stephen, Murina Avenue, Bognor Regis, West Sussex on Sep 29, 19395. Charles In 1921 he was working at A T Collgar Farmer.

He died in 1967 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England7.

Parents

1. John was born on May 17, 1858
2. Emma was born on Nov 15, 1860

Children

1. Charles John was born on Sep 15, 1901
2. James Henry Norman was born on Jun 20, 1904
3. Elizabeth Emma was born on Jun 4, 1906
4. Albert Percy was born on May 15, 1914

Citations

1. 1881 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the
2. 1891 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National
3. 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.
4. 1921 Census Of England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 42 and the head of the household)
5. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was recorded at this address)
6. 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
7. 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
8. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage 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
9. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 32 and the head of the household)
10. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 12 and the son of the head of the household)
11. 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 2 and the son of the head of the household)
12. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 22 and the son of the head of the household)

Media

Charles Percy Cowell - 3

Chichester Observer 30 January 1935

Charles Percy Cowell - Elizabeth Ellen Russell

Bognor Post - 3 Nov 1951

Charles Percy Cowell

Charles Percy Cowell - 2

Bognor Regis Observer - 27 Nov 1943

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