BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Charles Cowley

Male 1809 - 1887  (78 years)


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  • Name Charles Cowley 
    Born 1809  Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1809  Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Nov 1887  Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 Nov 1887  Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I22361  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father John Cowley,   b. 22 Oct 1781, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1858, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Nancy Gresty,   b. 1781, Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1852, Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1801  Great Budworth, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F06791  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Palin,   b. 1814, Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1852, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1830  Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Nancy Cowley,   b. 12 Oct 1830, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Martha Cowley,   b. 1832, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John Cowley,   b. 21 Sep 1834, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1856, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     4. Sarah Cowley,   b. 1836, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Robert Cowley,   b. 1838, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1874, Birkenhead Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     6. Charles Cowley,   b. 1840, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1901  (Age < 60 years)
     7. Kitty Cowley,   b. 1842, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1951, Barnton Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 109 years)
     8. Hannah Cowley,   b. 1844, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Elizabeth Cowley,   b. 1846, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. James Cowley,   b. 1848, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Mary Cowley,   b. 1850, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F06789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ann Boswell,   b. 1817, Weaverham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 25 Sep 1853  St Paul, Warrington Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Ann Cowley,   b. 1855, Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Ellen Cowley,   b. 1857, Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Thomas Cowley,   b. 1859, Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 51 years)
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F06772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • No date, only year given in baptism record.
      One of nine captains,including his brother-in-law Joseph Palin and cousin Charles Cowley, fined for breaking through the gates at Pickering's Lock on the River Weaver in 1860. A report of the Magistrates Court proceedings is in the Media/Documents section of the website.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010067] IGI.

    2. [S010113] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (Ancestry).

    3. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.




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