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William Cowen

Birthdate:
Death: 1875 (40-41)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Joseph Cowen and Mary Cowen
Brother of Mary Carr; Elizabeth Cowen; Joseph Cowen; John Anthony Cowen and Edward Cowen

Managed by: Hamish Macleod Thomson
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About William Cowen

From MyHeritage: Joseph Cowen: 1841 England & Wales Census

6 June 1841 Census for residents of Blaydon Burn House, Winlaton, County Durham 54.954284, -1.740907, England

  • Joseph Cowen, head (implied), male, aged 40 - 44 [born between 1797 and 1801], in Durham, England; Fire brick M [Manufacturer?]
  • Mary Cowen, wife (implied), female, aged 40 - 44 [born between 1797 and 1801], in Durham, England
  • William Cowen, son (implied), male, aged 8 [born about 1833], in Durham
  • 4 siblings, 3 servants

From MyHeritage: Joseph Cowen: 1851 England & Wales Census

30 March 1851 Census for residents of Hanover Square, Winlaton, County Durham, England [Hanover Square, now Hanover Drive, Winlaton, Tyne and Wear NE21 6ES 54.9552388, -1.7303155]

  • Joseph Cowen, head, married, male, aged 51 [born about 1800], in Ryton, County Durham; Manufacturer
  • Mary Cowen, wife, married, female, aged 54 [born about 1797], in Winlaton, County Durham; Manufacturer's Wife
  • William Cowen, son, single, male, aged 17 [born about 1834], in Blaydon Burn, County Durham
  • 4 siblings, 3 servants

From freecen - Joseph Cowen 1871 Durham Gateshead born 1800

2 April 1871 Census for residents of Stella Hall, now Stella Hall Drive, Blaydon-on-Tyne, County Durham NE21 4LJ 54.969237, -1.728780, Gateshead, Durham

  • Joseph Cowen, head, widow, male, age 71 [born about 1800] in Greenside, Durham, England; MP, JP, Brick Manufacturer etc
  • William Cowen, son, unmarried, male, age 37 [born about 1834] in Blaydon Burn, Durham, England; Farmer
  • 5 servants, 1 aunt, 1 visitor

From rootschat

Sir Joseph Cowen, born 1800, died 1873. He married Mary Newton in 1822 at All Saints Church in Newcastle. They had the following children:-

  • William Cowen 1834 – 1875 William Cowen never married

From MyHeritage: William Cowen Family Trees

  • name: William Cowen
  • parents: Joseph Cowen, 1800 - 1873, Mary Cowen (born Newton), 1795 - 1851
  • born: 1834
  • died: 1875 at Capheaton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
  • siblings: Mary Carr (born Cowen), 1823 - 1891, Joseph Cowen, 1829 - 1900, Edward Cowen, 1841 - 1867, Elizabeth Cowen, 1825 - 1853, John Cowen, 1831 - 1895
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William Cowen's Timeline

1834
1834
1875
1875
Age 41