See also

Family of William Daniel Cowie and Emily Florence Barrows

  • Husband:

  • William Daniel Cowie (1905-1978)

  • Wife:

  • Emily Florence Barrows (1913-1991)

  • Marriage:

  • Q4 1933

  • Kensington "Registration District", London, England1

Husband: William Daniel Cowie

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William Daniel Cowie

  • Name:

  • William Daniel Cowie2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Parry Cowie (1871-1956)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Jane Hunt (1874-1926)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gear cutter machinist then cafe proprietor3 4

  • Birth:

  • 22 Nov 1905

  • Kensington, London, England2 5 6 3 7

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 6)

  • 13 Penzance Place, Kensington, London, England5

  •  

  • son as Willie Cowie attending school and living in three rooms with his parents John and Mary, sisters Essie, Nellie, Bessie and Kate, and brothers James. Born in Kensington London

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 17)

  • 103 Princes Road, Kensington, London, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an errand boy for Mac Fish Shops of Notting Hill Gate and living in three rooms with his parents John and Mary, brothers James and George, and sisters Bessie, Kate and Clara. Born in Kensington London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 33)

  • 11 Princes Place, Notting Hill, London, England3

  •  

  • a married gear cutter machinist living wth his wife Emily, and a closed record. Born on 22nd November 1905

  • Death:

  • 8 Dec 1978 (age 73)

  • Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA7 4

  • Burial:

  •  

  • El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, Orange County, California, USA4

  •  

  • Arrived in America departing Liverpool,England in 1957 aboard the Rms Scythia II. Proprieter of the Horseshoe Cafe

Wife: Emily Florence Barrows

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Emily Florence Barrows

  • Name:

  • Emily Florence Barrows8 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 30 Oct 1913

  • Kensington, London, England8 9 3 10

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 8)

  • 36 Princes Place, Kensington, London, England9

  •  

  • a child attending school and living in five rooms with her grandparents Alfred and Mary Barrows, her parents William and Jane Barrows, sister Nellie, and brothers William and Albert. Born in Kensington

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 11 Princes Place, Notting Hill, London, England3

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living wth her husband William, and a closed record. Born on 30th October 1913. Note there is an amendement to the birth date of 10th October 1913

  • Death:

  • 24 Dec 1991 (age 78)

  • Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA10

  • Cremation:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • ashes scattered at sea off Newport Beach California

Note on Wife: Emily Florence Barrows

Daughter of William Alfred Barrows and Jane Young nee Wiseman. Following William's death Emily married Wilfred Bentham (1906-1982) in 198111 10 12

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Kensington 1933 quarter:4 volume:1a page:331. Cit. Date: 13 July 2018.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kensington 1906 quarter:1 volume:1a page:103. Cit. Date: 29 January 2018.

3.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0330B page:16 line:5 letter code:AMQV. Cit. Date: 13 July 2018.

4.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). memorial ID:9918181. Cit. Date: 13 July 2018.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:158 class:RG78 piece:5 registration district:2 sub-district:2 enumeration district:18 schedule:140. Cit. Date: 29 January 2018.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:196 registration district:2 sub-district:2 enumeration district:55 schedule:213. Cit. Date: 16 February 2023.

7.

Ancestry U.S. California Death Index 1940-1997, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). SSN:401543879. Cit. Date: 13 July 2018.

8.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kensington 1913 quarter:4 volume:1a page:224. Cit. Date: 13 July 2018.

9.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:198 registration district:2 sub-district:2 enumeration district:57 schedule:90. Cit. Date: 12 November 2024.

10.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). memorial ID:15302767. Cit. Date: 13 July 2018.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Oldham 1906 quarter:2 volume:8d page:665. Cit. Date: 13 July 2018.

12.

Roger J Cowie personal communication. email dated 12th November 2024. Cit. Date: 12 November 2024.