John Coward

1794 - Bef 1861  (< 66 years)

• Name	John Coward
  Born	1794	Knottingley
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	30 Mar 1794	St Botolph, Knottingley   [1]
  Occupation	Waterman
  Died	Bef 1861
  Person ID	I40419	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Coward,   b. 1768, Knottingley ,   d. Abt Nov 1853, Pontefract  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Becket,   d. Bef 1851
  Married	13 Jul 1790	Pontefract   [2]
  Family ID	F12919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Howram,   b. 1792, Knottingley
  Married	16 Aug 1812	St Giles and St Mary, Pontefract   [1]
  Children	1. George Coward,   b. 1812, Knottingley   2. Edward Coward,   b. 1814, Knottingley ,   bur. 12 May 1818, St Botolph, Knottingley  (Age ~ 4 years)   3. Joseph Coward,   b. 1816, Knottingley ,   bur. 12 May 1818, St Botolph, Knottingley  (Age ~ 2 years)   4. John Coward,   b. 1818, Knottingley   5. Charles Coward,   b. 1820, Knottingley ,   d. 1840, Knottingley  (Age 20 years)   6. Sarah Howram Coward,   b. 1823, Knottingley   7. William Coward,   b. 1825, Knottingley   8. Rebecca Coward,   b. 1828, Knottingley
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F12920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A second baptism on the same day at St Giles and St Mary, Pontefract, gives father's name as John.

  
  

• Sources

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