See also

Family of Robert Alfred Cowles and Alice Maud Pulham

Husband: Robert Alfred Cowles

  • Name:

  • Robert Alfred Cowles2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic gerdener, foundry labourer then a cinema commissionaire4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • 1 Jan 1895

  • Wymondham, Norfolk, England2 7 4 5 6

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • Rattle Row, Wymondham, Norfolk, England7

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his widowed mother Sarah, and brothers John, Herbert, Frederick, Sydney and Ernest. Born in Wymondham Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  • Rattle Row, Wymondham, Norfolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a domestic gardener and living with his widowed mother Sarah, and brothers Herbert and Ernest. Born in Wymondham Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 26 yrs 6 mns)

  • 214 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a foundry labourer for Manganese Bronze and Brass Ltd. of Handford Road Ipswich living in five rooms with his wife Alice, son Frederick, and daughter Rose. Born in Wymondham Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 199 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a married cinema commissionaire living with his wife Alice, a closed record (presumably daughter Rose), and son Reginald. Born on 1st January 1895

  • Death:

  • 30 Sep 1963 (age 68)

  • Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital, Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8 9 3

  • Burial:

  • 4 Oct 1963

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • died 30th September 1963 aged 68 and buried with his son Frederick

  • Probate:

  • 19 Dec 1963

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • of 199 Sidegate Lane Ipswich died 30th September 1963 at the Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital (Anglesea Road Wing) Ipswich, probate of effects of £3,635 16s 10d (~£69,000 in 2017) to Rose Beatrice Kathleen Pizzey married woman

Wife: Alice Maud Pulham

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St Mary at Elm 18 04 2017

  • Name:

  • Alice Maud Pulham10 11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Walter Edward Pulham (1866-1937)

  • Mother:

  • Alice Susannah Grimwood (1862-1944)

  • Birth:

  • 21 Dec 1888

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England10 11 12 13 5 6 14

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 23rd December 1888

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 4)

  • 38 Milton Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Edward and Alice, and brothers Walter, Arthur and Frederick. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 12 May 1895 (age 6)

  • St. Mary at Elm Church, Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter of Walter Edward Pulham (labourer) and Alice Susanna of Wrights Yard, born on 21st December 1888, baptised with sister Emily and brother Frederick

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • 9 Waterloo Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • daughter as Maud living in four rooms with her parents Edward and Alice, brothers Walter and Frederick, and sister Beatrice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 22)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 30 yrs 6 mns)

  • 214 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife as Alice Maude Eva Cowles doing home duties and living in five rooms with her husband Robert, son Frederick, and daughter Rose. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 50)

  • 199 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Robert, a closed record (presumably daughter Rose), and son Reginald. Born on 23rd December 1891 but corrected to 23rd December 1888

  • Death:

  • 22 Apr 1978 (age 89)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England14 15 16

  • Burial:

  • 27 Apr 1978

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • died 22nd April 1978 aged 89 and buried with her son Frederick and husband Robert

  • Probate:

  • 9 Jun 1978

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • of 50 Cliff Lane Ipswich died 22nd April 1978, probate of £628 (~£3,400 in 2017)

Child 1: Frederick Thomas Leslie Cowles

  • Name:

  • Frederick Thomas Leslie Cowles17 18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1918

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England17 5

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 3 yrs 5 mns)

  • 214 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son living in five rooms with his parents Robert and Alice, and sister Rose. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 23 Aug 1922 (age 4)

  • Norwich "Registration District", Norfolk, England18 19

  • Burial:

  • 28 Aug 1922

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • died 23 August 1922 aged 4

Child 2: Rose Beatrice Kathleen Cowles

  • Name:

  • Rose Beatrice Kathleen Cowles20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Richard Ernest Pizzey (1919-1999)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • waitress21

  • Birth:

  • 26 Jan 1921

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England20 5 22

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 4 mns)

  • 214 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living in five rooms with her parents Robert and Alice, and brother Frederick. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Administrator:

  • 19 Dec 1963 (age 42)

  •  

     

    Rose Beatrice Kathleen Cowles was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Robert Alfred Cowles on Thursday on 19 December 1963 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  • Death:

  • 23 Feb 2000 (age 79)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22 23

  • Cremation:

  • 2 Mar 2000

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Cemetery Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • as Rose Kathleen Beatrice Pizzey retired of Kesgrave, died 23rd February 2000 aged 79

Child 3: Reginald Stanley Cowles

  • Name:

  • Reginald Stanley Cowles24

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • school teacher25

  • Birth:

  • 27 Feb 1924

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England24 6

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 15)

  • 199 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents Robert and Alice, and a closed record (presumably sister Rose). Born on 27th February 1924

  • Emigration:

  • 12 Feb 1948 (age 23)

  • from Southampton, Hampshire, England to Durban, Natal, South Africa25

  •  

  • a schoolmaster of 199 Sidegate Lane Ipswich travelling alone on the Union Castle Line vessel Warwick Castle intending to reside in Mauritius

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2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Forehoe 1895 quarter:1 volume:4b page:205. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

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England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:11342 class:RG78 piece:616 registration district:226 sub-district:2 enumeration district:7 schedule:127. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9406 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:14 schedule:183. Cit. Date: 28 February 2026.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6606K page:9 line:16 letter code:TVNP. Cit. Date: 28 February 2026.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1851 folio:29 page:18 schedule:130. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

8.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery 1963 plot:X/8/29. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

9.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1963 page:680. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

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11.

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12.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1472 folio:11 page:15 schedule:99. Cit. Date: 24 February 2026.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1774 folio:59 page:40 schedule:247. Cit. Date: 24 February 2026.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1978 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2468. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

15.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1978 page:1847 no:781005842H. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

16.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery 1978 plot:X/8/29. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1918 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1419. Cit. Date: 28 February 2026.

18.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Norwich 1922 quarter:3 volume:4b page:131. Cit. Date: 28 March 2026.

19.

Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Ipswich Old Cemetery 1922 plot:X/8/29. Cit. Date: 1 March 2026.

20.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1921 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1866. Cit. Date: 28 February 2026.

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22.

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23.

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24.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1924 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1685. Cit. Date: 28 February 2026.

25.

FindMyPast Board Of Trade: Commercial And Statistical Department And Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). series BT:26 Southampton 1948 Wawick Castle. Cit. Date: 28 February 2026.