See also

Family of Albert Edward Parry Cowie and Alice Down

  • Husband:

  • Albert Edward Parry Cowie (1893-1986)

  • Wife:

  • Alice Down (1895-1971)

  • Children:

  • Albert J Cowie (1919- )

  •  

  • Joan Laura A Cowie (1924-2002)

  • Marriage:

  • 21 Oct 1917

  • St. James Norlands Church, St. James Gardens, Notting Hill, London, England1,2

  •  

  • Albert a sailor, both single and of 13 Penzance Place Notting Hill, groom's father John Parry Cowie labourer, bride's father George Downs deceased, married by banns and witnessed by Essyltha Beatrice Cowie and Frederick Chamberlain

Husband: Albert Edward Parry Cowie

  • Name:

  • Albert Edward Parry Cowie3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Parry Cowie (1871-1956)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Jane Hunt (1874-1926)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cook in the Royal Navy then a house painter and decorator2,5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • 21 Dec 1893

  • Kensington, London, England3,4,5,6,7,8

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7)

  • 62 Princes Road, Kensington, London, England8

  •  

  • son living in two rooms with his parents John and Mary, brother James, sisters Essyltha and Edwina, and his grandfather John Cowie. Born in Kensington London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 17)

  • The London Boys Home, West End, Chobham, Surrey, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried inmate working as a cook and born in Kensington London

  • Military Service:

  • btw 8 Jan 1912 and 2 Jan 1924 (age 18-30)

  • Royal Navy as a cook5

  •  

  • having joined for twelve years. He was born on 21st December 1893 in Hammersmith London and was a cook, 5' 1" tall, with a 36" chest, brown hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion. His conduct was decsribed as excellent and he was invalided out from R.N. Hospital Haslar. See personal file for more details

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 45)

  • 23 Woodstock Grove, Hammersmith, London, England7

  •  

  • a married painter and house decorater living with son Albert, his father John and sister Kate. Born on 21st December 1893. Note he had joined the Royal Navy in 1912 and was invalided out 2nd January 19??

  • Death:

  • Aug 1986 (age 92)

  • Milton Keynes "Registration District", Buckinghamshire, England4

Wife: Alice Down

  • Name:

  • Alice Down9,10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 22 May 1895

  • Kensington, London, England9,10,11,12,13,14

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 23 Fowell Street, Kensington, London, England11

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents George and Eliza, sisters Daisy Mary and Annie, and a visitor. Born in Kensington London

  • Education Start:

  • 25 Aug 1902 (age 7)

  • St. Clements Road School, St. Clements Road, Notting Hill, London, England10

  •  

  • father George of 23 Fowell Street

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 20 Kensington Place, Kensington, London, England12

  •  

  • unmarried servant working as a domestic servant and living in six rooms with Reginald Wise and family. Born in London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • Brickfield Hop Huts, East Malling, Kent, England13

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her daughter Joan, sister-in-law Bessie and her son Kenneth. Born on 22nd May 1895

  • Death:

  • Q2 1971 (age 75-76)

  • Hillingdon "Registration District", Greater London, England14

Child 1: Albert J Cowie

  • Name:

  • Albert J Cowie15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer7

  • Birth:

  • 27 Apr 1919

  • Islington "Registration District", London, England7,15

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 20)

  • 23 Woodstock Grove, Hammersmith, London, England7

  •  

  • an unmarried general labourer registered unde rthe Armed Forces Act 1939 living with his father Albert, his grandfather John and aunt Kate. Born on 27th April 1919

Child 2: Joan Laura A Cowie

  • Name:

  • Joan Laura A Cowie16,17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Russell ( - )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • pickle factory hand13

  • Birth:

  • 18 Oct 1924

  • Kensington "Registration District", London, England13,16,17

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 14)

  • Brickfield Hop Huts, East Malling, Kent, England13

  •  

  • an unmarried pickle factory hand living with her mother, aunt Bessie and a nephew Kenneth. Born on 18th October 1924. Married a Russell at a later date

  • Death:

  • Sep 2002 (age 77)

  • Bangor "Registration District", Gwynedd, Wales17

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Kensington 1917 quarter:4 volume:1a page:314. Cit. Date: 23 June 2018.

2.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Kensington and Chelsea St. James Norlands marriages 1914-1931 page:70 entry:139. Cit. Date: 18 April 2019.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kensington 1894 quarter:1 volume:1a page:99. Cit. Date: 29 January 2018.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Milton Keynes 1986 quarter:3 register:886 volume:19 page:1111. Cit. Date: 19 April 2019.

5.

FindMyPast British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:ADM 188/1025/3976 no:M3976. Cit. Date: 19 April 2019.

6.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:3027 registration district:32 sub-district:? enumeration district:13-15 schedule:? Cit. Date: 19 April 2019.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:227D page:5 line:18 letter code:AJOF. Cit. Date: 29 January 2018.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:23 folio:167 page:23 schedule:175. Cit. Date: 29 January 2018.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kensington 1895 quarter:3 volume:1a page:89. Cit. Date: 18 April 2019.

10.

Ancestry London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Kensington and Chelsea St Clement´s Road School Admission and Discharge Register for Girls page:29 no:3311. Cit. Date: 18 April 2019.

11.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:25 folio:12 page:16. Cit. Date: 18 April 2019.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:98 class:RG78 piece:4 registration district:2 sub-district:1 enumeration district:11 schedule:688. Cit. Date: 18 April 2019.

13.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1831B page:13 line:28 letter code:DJMJ. Cit. Date: 23 June 2018.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hillingdon 1971 quarter:2 volume:5c page:765. Cit. Date: 18 April 2019.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington 1919 quarter:2 volume:1b page:175. Cit. Date: 23 June 2018.

16.

Ibid. Kensington 1924 quarter:4 volume:1a page:192. Cit. Date: 23 June 2018.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bangor 2002 quarter:3 district:8411B register:84B entry:85 date:0902. Cit. Date: 23 June 2018.