William Coward

1783 -

• Name	William Coward
  Born	1783	Knottingley
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	27 Mar 1783	St Giles and St Mary, Pontefract   [1]
  Occupation	Labourer, limeburner
  Person ID	I40315	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	John Coward,   b. 1757, Knottingley
  Mother	Lydia Atkinson
  Married	29 Jul 1782	St Giles, Pontefract   [1]
  Family ID	F12894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Lazenby,   b. 1785,   d. 1838, Knottingley  (Age 53 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1805	Keighley (see note)   [2]
  Notes	Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) lists marriage (or banns) in 1805 at Saxton in Elmet, nr Pontefract.
  Children	1. John Coward,   b. 1806, Knottingley   2. William Coward,   b. 1807, Knottingley ,   d. 1831, Knottingley  (Age 24 years)   3. Shadrack Coward,   b. 1810, Knottingley   4. Matthew Coward,   b. 1812, Knottingley   5. Thomas Coward,   b. 1814, Knottingley   6. Elizabeth Coward,   b. 1817, Knottingley   7. Joseph Coward,   b. 1820, Knottingley   8. Lydia Coward,   b. 14 Mar 1822, Lime Pit Lane, Knottingley   9. Mary Coward,   b. 14 Feb 1824, Knottingley   10. Hannah Coward,   b. 1827, Knottingley
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F12893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S307023] West Yorkshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Ancestry). [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry).