See also

Family of Joseph Henry Cowey and Mary Ann Armstrong

  • Husband:

  • Joseph Henry Cowey (1873-1922)

  • Wife:

  • Mary Ann Armstrong (1881-1965)

  • Marriage:

  • Q4 1913

  • Carlisle "Registration District", Cumberland, England1

Husband: Joseph Henry Cowey

  • Name:

  • Joseph Henry Cowey2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Stephen Cowey (1844?- )

  • Mother:

  • Susannah Brown (1844- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayers labourer, soldier then an inn keeper3 4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1873

  • Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England2 7 3 4 5 6

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 6)

  • 6 Northbrook Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Stephen and Susan, brother Stephen, and sisters Jessie, Florence and Nellie. Born in Portsea Hampshire

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 17)

  • near Broke Hall Farm, Levington, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a bricklayers labourer and living with his parents Stephen and Susan, brother Stephen, and sisters Florence, Nellie, Daisy and May. Born in Portsmouth Hampshire

  • Military Service:

  • frm 5 Oct 1892 to 16 Oct 1913 (age 18-40)

  • British Army Border regiment no:36078 4

  •  

  • a horseman being 5' 7" tall, with a chest of 35½-38" rising to 46- 49", a pale complexion, grey eyes, and light brown hair. Joseph rose through the ranks becoming a colour sergeant and served in the East Indies (India) and South Africa

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)4

  •  

  •  

  • as he was serving in India

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • 6 Low Cross Street, Brampton, Cumberland, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder working as a colour sergeant instructor for the Territorials and living in five rooms with his future mother-in-law widowed Mary Armstrong, future sister-in-law Jane Armstrong, his future wife Mary Armstrong, future niece Florence, and future nephew Freddie Armstrong. Born in Portsmouth Hampshire

  • Medals:

  • 19134

  •  

  •  

  • India Medal with clasp, Long Service and Good Conduct medals

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 47)

  • Walton, Cumberland, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an inn keeper on his own account and living in ten rooms with his wife Mary, his sister May Carrington, and niece Valda Carrington. Born in Portsmouth Hampshire

  • Death:

  • Q1 1922 (age 48)

  • Brampton "Registration District", Cumberland, England9

Wife: Mary Ann Armstrong

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann Armstrong10 11 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant, cook then a hotel keeper12 5 13

  • Birth:

  • 14 Jun 1881

  • Brampton, Cumberland, England10 14 12 5 6 13

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Tera End Cumberland

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Sep 1881 (age 0)

  • St. Martin's Church, Front Street, Brampton, Cumberland, England11

  •  

  • daughter of Archibald Armstrong and Mary Ann

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 9)

  • Low Cross Street, Brampton, Cumberland, England14

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Archibald and Mary Ann, brothers Archibald and Richard, and sister Jane. Born in Brampton Cumberland

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 19)

  • Low Cross Street, Brampton, Cumberland, England12

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a domestic servant and living with her widowed mother Mary, and brother Archibald. Born in Tera End Cumberland

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 29)

  • 6 Low Cross Street, Brampton, Cumberland, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried daughter working as a general domestic cook and living in five rooms with her widowed mother Mary Armstrong, sister Jane Armstrong, niece Florence, nephew Freddie Armstrong, and her future husband boarder Joseph Cowie. Born in Brampton Cumberland

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 39)

  • Walton, Cumberland, England6

  •  

  • married wife assisting her husband on her own account and living in ten rooms with her husband Joseph, her sister-in-law May Carrington, and niece Valda Carrington. Born in Sackin (sic) Cumberland

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 58)

  • 16 Park Head, Brampton, Cumberland, England13

  •  

  • a widowed hotel keeper living with her brother Archibald Armstrong and nephew Frederick Armstrong. Born on 14th June 1881

  • Death:

  • 1 Oct 1965 (age 84)

  • Border "Registration District", Cumberland, England15 16

  • Probate:

  • 3 Dec 1965

  • Probate Registry, Carlisle, Cumberland, England16

  •  

  • of Black Bull Inn Walton Brampton Cumberland died 1st October 1965, administration of £2,207 (~£39,000 in 2017) to Lily May Richardson married woman

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Carlisle 1913 quarter:4 volume:10b page:1039. Cit. Date: 15 December 2022.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Portsea Island 1873 quarter:4 volume:2b page:392. Cit. Date: 16 January 2022.

3.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1476 folio:74 page:4. Cit. Date: 26 August 2020.

4.

FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:WO 364 Border Regiment no:3607. Cit. Date: 15 December 2022.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:31261 class:RG78 piece:1792 registration district:572 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:79. Cit. Date: 15 December 2022.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:25778 registration district:572 sub-district:3 enumeration district:5, 6, 7 schedule:49. Cit. Date: 15 December 2022.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1142 folio:94 page:37 schedule:872. Cit. Date: 25 March 2022.

8.

Ancestry UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Pensioner and Discharges, 1715-1925, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Border regiment no:3607. Cit. Date: 15 December 2022.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Brampton 1922 quarter:1 volume:10b page:910. Cit. Date: 16 December 2022.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Brampton 1881 quarter:3 volume:10b page:441. Cit. Date: 16 December 2022.

11.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Cumberland Brampton. Cit. Date: 16 December 2022.

12.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:4859 folio:16 page:1 schedule:4. Cit. Date: 16 December 2022.

13.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:3069I page:7 line:22 letter code:HCCD. Cit. Date: 16 December 2022.

14.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:4280 folio:17 page:3 schedule:20. Cit. Date: 16 December 2022.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Border 1965 quarter:4 volume:1a page:4. Cit. Date: 16 December 2022.

16.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Carlisle 1965 page:603. Cit. Date: 16 December 2022.