Sarah Elizabeth Townsley

1856 -

• Name	Sarah Elizabeth Townsley
  Born	2 Aug 1856	Brotherton, Yorkshire
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	12 Aug 1856	Brotherton   [1]
  Person ID	I05125	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	George Townsley,   b. Abt 1830, Brotherton ,   d. Bef 1903  (Age < 72 years)
  Mother	Ann Shooter,   b. 1836, Brotherton, Yorkshire
  Married	15 Oct 1855	Pontefract Register Office   [2]
  Family ID	F00314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jonathan Taylor Cowman,   b. 1853, Leeds
  Married	4 Apr 1874	St Peter, Leeds   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Jane Cowman,   b. Abt Feb 1875, Shipley   2. George Robert Cowman,   b. 29 May 1876, Shipley ,   d. 1965  (Age 88 years)   3. Clara Cowman,   b. Abt Feb 1878, Shipley   4. Martha Elizabeth Cowman,   b. Abt Jan 1880, Shipley   5. Alice Cowman,   b. 24 Dec 1883, Shipley   6. Jonathan Cowman,   b. 21 Aug 1885, Shipley   7. Ruth Cowman,   b. Abt Feb 1889, Bingley   8. Annie Cowman,   b. Abt Feb 1891, Shipley ,   d. Bef 1923  (Age < 31 years)   9. Walter Cowman,   b. Abt Nov 1892, Bingley   10. Sarah Ellen Cowman,   b. 31 Jan 1895, Rodley, Leeds ,   d. Abt Feb 1897, Bramley  (Age 2 years)   11. Emily Cowman,   b. Abt May 1897, Shipley   12. Sarah Helen Cowman,   b. Abt May 1900, Shipley
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F02709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Confusingly gives father's name as William in marriage record, but appears in censuses as daughter of George, as also in IGI baptism record.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010067] IGI. [S010088] Townsley Family History Database. [S010059] IGI & parish record.