See also

Family of Stephen Cowey and Sarah Burroughs

Husband: Stephen Cowey

  • Name:

  • Stephen Cowey

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Henry Cowey (1785?-1851?)

  • Mother:

  • Rebecca Goram (1792?-1866?)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer4

  • Birth:

  • 1818 (app)5

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 18 May 1818 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 22-23)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • head of the household aged 24 working as an agricultural labourer born in Suffolk

  • Religion:

  • 1 Dec 1842 (age 23-24)

  • Baptist; Baptist Church, Maidstone Road, Walton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • but separated in 1845

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 32-33)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 32, working as an agricultural labourer. Born/living Levington.

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 42-43)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • head of the household aged 41, working as an agricultural labourer. Born in Levington

  • Witness:

  • 25 Dec 1876 (age 57-58)

  • Stephen Cowey witnessed the marriage of Richard Cripps Smith and Ellen Cowie on Monday on 25 December 1876 in St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • Jan 1879 (age 60)

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 23 Jan 1879

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • aged 60

Wife: Sarah Burroughs

  • Name:

  • Sarah Burroughs8 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1820 (app)

  • Harkstead, Suffolk, England8

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 20-21)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • Wife aged 23 born in Suffolk living with her husband

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 30-31)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • Wife aged 31. Born in Harkstead, living with her husband.

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 40-41)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • wife aged 40. Born in Holbrook Suffolk, living with her husband

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 60-61)

  • Salisbury Place, Applethwaite, Westmorland, England10

  •  

  • aged 60, widow, mother. Born in Ipswich Suffolk, living with son James COWIE #3218

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 70-71)

  • Levington Green, Levington, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • head of the household aged 70 unmarried, living in two rooms on own means. Born in Harkstead Suffolk

Child 1: Anna Maria Cowie

  • Name:

  • Anna Maria Cowie12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Jul 1839 (app)12

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Jul 1839 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England12 1

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 1)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter aged 2 born in Suffolk living with parents

  • Death:

  • bef 1851 (age 11-12)8

  •  

Child 2: Henry Cowie

  • Name:

  • Henry Cowie8

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Maria Noller (1849?- )

  • Birth:

  • Sep 1841 (app)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Sep 1841 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England12 1

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 9)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 9. Born in Levington, living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 19)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 19, Shepherd. Born in Levington, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 39)

  • Lower Street, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • head of the household aged 39, working as an agricultural labourer. Born in Levington.

Child 3: Stephen Cowey

  • Name:

  • Stephen Cowey8

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Susannah Brown (1844- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • naval seaman (gunners mate then a Chief Petty Officer), bricklayer's labourer, plumber and a diver14 15 16 17 18 19

  • Birth:

  • 1844 (app)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8 15 16 17 18 19

  •  

  • 1881 navy census says born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 6-7)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 6. Born in Levington, living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 27)

  • 23 William Street, Morice Town, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England15

  •  

  • a married lodger working as a seaman and living with Emma Vasper, three servants, and four other lodgers. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 36)

  • HMS Excellent, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England16

  •  

  • a married chief gunners mate living on board. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 37)

  • 6 Northbrook Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England17

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy and living with his wife Susan, sons Stephen and Joseph, and daughters Jessie, Florence and Nellie. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Witness:

  • 28 Sep 1888 (age 43-44)

  • Stephen Cowey witnessed the marriage of Albert Charles Gillingham and Rosetta Boulter on Friday on 28 September 1888 in St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 46)

  • near Broke Hall Farm, Levington, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • married head of the household described as a naval pensioner and a bricklayers labourer living with his wife Susan, sons Stephen and Joseph, and daughters Florence, Nellie, Daisy and May. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 56)

  • The Street, Nacton, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a harbour diver on his own account and living with his wife Susannah, daughters Daisie and May, and a boarder. Born in Levington Suffolk

Child 4: James Cowey

  • Name:

  • James Cowey8 20

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Catherine J Luce (1847?-1881)

  • Birth:

  • 1847 (app)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 3-4)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8

  •  

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

  • Baptism:

  • 23 May 1858 (age 10-11)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England1 20

  •  

  • son of Stephen Cowey (labourer) and Sarah of Levington

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 13-14)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 14, Gardeners boy. Born in Levington, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 23-24)

  • Haverthwaite, Colton, Lancashire, England21

  •  

  • head of the household aged 23, Groom & valet. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 33-34)

  • Salisbury Place, Applethwaite, Westmorland, England10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 33, Widower, Coachman (Dom). Born in Ipswich

Child 5: Letitia Maria Cowey

  • Name:

  • Letitia Maria Cowey22

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Lettie

  • Spouse:

  • Thomas David Hayward (1853- )

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1850

  • Levington, Suffolk, England22 8 23 24 25 26

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 0)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 9 months. Born in Levington, living with parents.

  • Baptism:

  • 23 May 1858 (age 7)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 10)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 10, attending school born in Levington, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 27)

  • Middle Road, Frant, East Sussex, England23

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Thomas, and son Percy. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 39)

  • Pembury End Lodge, Pembury Road, Tonbridge Kent, England24

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Thomas, sons Percy and Harold, and daughter Violet. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 49)

  • 78 Shatters Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England25

  •  

  • married wife as Lettie living with her husband Thomas, sons Percy and Harold, and daughter Violet. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 59)

  • 92 Silverdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England26

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Thomas, and daughter Violet. Born in Levington Suffolk and married for thirty-two years with three children, all of whom are still living

Child 6: Miles Cowey

  • Name:

  • Miles Cowey12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • aft 1851

  • Levington, Suffolk, England12

  • Baptism:

  • 23 May 1858 (age 6-7)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England12 1

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 9-10)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 7, attending school born in Levington, living with parents

Child 7: Ellen Cowie

  • Name:

  • Ellen Cowie9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Richard Cripps Smith ( - )

  • Birth:

  • 1858 (app)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 2-3)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 3,attending school born in Levington, living with parents

Child 8: Matilda Levinia Cowie

  • Name:

  • Matilda Levinia Cowie27

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1860

  • Levington, Suffolk, England27 9

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 1)

  • Levington, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • aged 1. Born in Levington, living with parents

  • Baptism:

  • 3 Mar 1876 (age 15-16)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England2 4

  •  

  • daughter of Stephen Cowey (labourer) and Sarah of Nacton

Sources

1.

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

2.

Ibid. Cit. Date: 1 June 2005. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

3.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). England Marriages, 1538–1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLMY-F4D : 13 March 2020. Cit. Date: 18 September 2024.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Cit. Date: 25 January 2017.

5.

Harold Cowie personal communication.

6.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1021/P84.

7.

Felixstowe Family History Society - Parish Records. Walton Baptist Chapel, Membership.

8.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 51/264.

9.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1168/Levington/166.

10.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1881/5206/80/30.

11.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1476 folio:86 page:4.

12.

Vital Record Index of LDS Church.

13.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1881/1881/156/1.

14.

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

15.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:2138 folio:50 page:17 schedule:106. Cit. Date: 5 August 2024.

16.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1149 folio:96 page:3 schedule:14. Cit. Date: 8 February 2022.

17.

Ibid. National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1142 folio:94 page:37 schedule:872. Cit. Date: 25 March 2022.

18.

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.

19.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1783 folio:94 page:15. Cit. Date: 26 August 2020.

20.

Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Cit. Date: 27 January 2017.

21.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1850 volume:12 poage:507. Cit. Date: 9 February 2021.

23.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1049 folio:40 page:13 schedule:246. Cit. Date: 9 February 2022.

24.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:680 folio:51 page:14 schedule:74. Cit. Date: 9 February 2022.

25.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:754 folio:122 page:53 schedule:338. Cit. Date: 9 February 2022.

26.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:4062 class:RG78 piece:156 registration district:50 sub-district:1 enumeration district:23 schedule:170. Cit. Date: 9 February 2022.

27.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1860 quarter:2 volume:4a page:636. Cit. Date: 18 September 2024.