See also

Family of George Cowie and Elizabeth Dobbing

Husband: George Cowie

  • Name:

  • George Cowie

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Daniel Cowey (1794-1855)

  • Mother:

  • Martha Smith (1799?-1865?)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer, coal miner then a horse driver carman3

  • Birth:

  • Jul 1834 (app)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England4 3

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Jul 1834 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England5

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 7)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son born in Suffolk living with parents

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 17)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England

  •  

  • unmarried, working as an agricultural labourer. Born in Levington, living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 46)

  • 5 Resevoir Row, Heworth, County Durham, England7

  •  

  • head of the household aged 45, Coal miner. Born in Levington,

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 54)

  • 6 Gibson Street, Consett, County Durham, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a horse driver carman and living with his wife Elizabeth, daughter Martha and sons George and Daniel. Born in Levington Suffolk

Wife: Elizabeth Dobbing

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Dobbing1 2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1840 (app)

  • Sunderland, County Durham, England8 3

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 40-41)

  • 5 Resevoir Row, Heworth, County Durham, England7

  •  

  • wife 41. Born in Sunderland, living with her husband.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 49)

  • 6 Gibson Street, Consett, County Durham, England3

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband George, daughter Martha and sons George and Daniel. Born in Sunderland Durham

Child 1: Martha Isabella Cowie

  • Name:

  • Martha Isabella Cowie9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1871

  • Sunderland, County Durham, England9 8 3

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 10)

  • 5 Resevoir Row, Heworth, County Durham, England7

  •  

  • aged 11, attending school born Sunderland, living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 20)

  • 6 Gibson Street, Consett, County Durham, England3

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living with her parents George and Elizabeth, and brothers George and Daniel. Born in Sunderland Durham

Child 2: Elizabeth Cowie

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Cowie

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1874

  • Chester le Street "Registration District", County Durham, England

  • Death:

  • Q2 1876 (age 1)

  • Sunderland "Registration District", County Durham, England10

  •  

  • there is a possible alternative death record in the fourth quarter of 1875 in Sunderland

Child 3: George William Cowie

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Son: George William Cowie

  • Name:

  • George William Cowie11 12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Cuskern (1878-1953)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carman, miner hewer then a general labourer13 14 15

  • Birth:

  • 26 Jan 1877

  • Wardley, County Durham, England11 8 3 13 15 14

  •  

  • 1881 census says born in Sunderland

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 4)

  • 5 Resevoir Row, Heworth, County Durham, England7

  •  

  • aged 4. Born in Sunderland, living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • 6 Gibson Street, Consett, County Durham, England3

  •  

  • unmarried son living with his parents George and Elizabeth, sister Martha, and brother Daniel. Born in Wardley Colliery Durham

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 24)

  • 4 Queen Street, Sacriston, County Durham, England13

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carman in the furniture trade and living in two rooms with his wife Mary. Born in Wardley, Durham

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 34)

  • 1582 Walker Road, Walker, Northumberland, England14

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a miner hewer and living in two rooms with his wife Mary, daughters Georgina and Hannah, and sons Daniel, George and John. Born in Wardley Colliery

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 62)

  • 1591 Walker Road, Walker, Northumberland, England15

  •  

  • a married general labourer (heavy worker) living with his wife Mary, sons Andrew and James, and a closed record (unsure who this might be if the younger children Thomas and Mary had died). Born on 26th January 1877

  • Death:

  • Q2 1944 (age 67)

  • Newcastle-upon-Tyne "Registration District", Northumberland, England12

  • Miscellaneous:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • was active as a colour sergeant in the Salvation Army all his married life along with his wife Mary

Child 4: Daniel Cowie

  • Name:

  • Daniel Cowie

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1881

  • Wardley, County Durham, England3

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 10)

  • 6 Gibson Street, Consett, County Durham, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents George and Elizabeth, sister Martha, and brother George. Born in Wardley Colliery Durham

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Sunderland 1861 quarter:2 volume:10a page:604. Cit. Date: 25 May 2020.

2.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury 8th June 1861 page:8. Cit. Date: 26 May 2020.

3.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:4090 folio:42 page:11. Cit. Date: 25 May 2020.

4.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

5.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Levington St. Peter. Cit. Date: 22 May 2005. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

6.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1021/P81.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1881/5030/35/9.

8.

Ibid.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Sunderland 1870 quarter:1 volume:10a page:502. Cit. Date: 25 May 2020.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Sunderland 1876 quarter:2 volume:10a page:324 (or Sunderland 1875 quarter:4 volume:10a page:333). Cit. Date: 25 May 2020.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Gateshead 1877 quarter:1 volume:10a page:855. Cit. Date: 25 May 2020.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1944 quarter:2 volume:10b page:69. Cit. Date: 25 May 2020.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:4701 folio:140 page:5. Cit. Date: 25 March 2020.

14.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:30790 class:RG78 piece:1759 registration district:559 sub-district:3 enumeration district:18 schedule:168. Cit. Date: 26 May 2020.

15.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:2942D page:6 line:15 letter code:GAUU. Cit. Date: 25 May 2020.