BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

First Name Last Name
Home Search  
Print Bookmark

William Coward

Male 1827 - 1911  (84 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name William Coward 
    Born 1827  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 9 Dec 1827  St Botolph, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Mariner Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 16 Apr 1911  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Knottingley Churchyard Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I52162  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2026 

    Father John Coward,   b. 1794, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ann Lambert,   b. 1796, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1870, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1818  Stillingfleet, nr Selby Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F16690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Cockerham,   b. 1830, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1909, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 24 May 1854  St Peter, Leeds Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. John William Coward,   b. 19 Feb 1859, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1915, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. Emma Coward,   b. 1862, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Edwin Coward,   b. 1864, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1904, At sea Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     4. Mary Ann Coward,   b. Abt May 1872, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1905, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2026 
    Family ID F16689  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S373592] West Yorkshire CofE Births and Baptisms (Ancestry).

    2. [S010074] MI.

    3. [S373606] Yorkshire Bishop's Transcripts (Findmypast).

    4. [S010069] MC.



This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, v. 13.1.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2026.