Mary Cowell (née Castle) c1796 - 1877

The child of William Castle and Sarah Marley,

Mary Castle, the 3 times great-grandmother of Nigel Horne, was born in Womenswold, Kent, England c. 17961,2,3,4,5,6, was baptized there at St Margaret of Antioch Church on Jan 12, 1800 and also married Troward Cowell (an agricultural laborer with whom she had 9 children: Sarah, Mary Ann, Charlotte, William, Troward, Ann, Hannah, Jane and John) there, on Feb 6, 18198 (St. Margaret's Church according to IGI).

Mary spent all of her life in Kent, England. Throughout her life, she lived in several places around the county: in Wingham Well, Kent, England on Jun 6, 184111; at Old Farm House, Wingham on Mar 30, 18519; at Wingham Street, Wingham on Apr 7, 186110 and in 18714; and in hospital at East Kent County Lunatic Asylum, Chartham, Kent from May 27, 1875 to Nov 12, 187712 which is where she died on Nov 127 (senile decay) (senile Decay).

Parents

1. William was born in 1773
2. Sarah was born in 1773

Children

1. Sarah was born c. 1823
2. Mary Ann was born c. 1825
3. Charlotte was born c. 1826
4. William was born c. 1829
5. Troward was born c. 1831
6. Ann was born in 1832
7. Hannah was born c. 1836
8. Jane was born c. Nov 1839
9. John was born in Jul 1843

Citations

1. 1841 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National
2. 1851 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National
3. 1861 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National
4. 1871 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National
5. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death 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
6. Public Member Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.
7. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
8. Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.Original data - The original paper slip index, from which this database was created, is owned by The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury, England.Original data:
9. 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 55 and the wife of the head of the household)
10. 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 65 and the wife of the head of the household)
11. 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 45 and the wife of the head of the household)
12. UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846-1912

Media

Troward Cowell - Mary Castle - marriage

Mary Castle - Death Certificate

Mary Castle - Chartham Hospital Record

Family Tree

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