1911 England Census Name: John Cowling Age in 1911: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England *** Civil Parish: Oldham County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 79 Eldon St Oldham Lancashire Marital Status: Married Occupation: Railway Goods Porter
John Cowling 53 b Sheffield, Yorkshire Elizabeth Cowling 47 b Montreal, Canada * William Edward Cowling 27 b Oldham, Lancashire occ Railway Goods Porter Hubert Cowling 20 b Oldham, Lancashire occ Brick Letters Labourer Mary Ellen Smith 29 b Oldham, LancashireDaughter (widow) Lucy Cowling 1 b Oldham, Lancashire, grandaughter
Married 30 years, number of children born 8 still living 3
1901 England Census Name: John Cowling Age: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1857 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Spouse: Elizth Cowling Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Oldham Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity Town: Oldham Street address: 105 Henshaw Street Occupation: out of employment
John Cowling 44 Elizth Cowling 38 Mary E Cowling 18 William E Cowling 16
1881 England Census Name: John Cowling Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1857 Relationship to Head: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Oldham County/Island: Lancashire Street address: 38 Landseer St Occupation: Railway Carriage Shunter
John Allen Taylor 30 head of house. occ Railway Carriage Shunter b Woodhead, Yorkshire John Cowling 24
Thanks for your valuable research. This is the John Cowling that I am looking for.
John married Elizabeth Conway daughter of Martin Conway a soldier of the 47th Regiment stationed in Montreal. Martin at that time was married to Mary Ann Downing (his 2nd wife).
Now I am trying to find Johns family.
I think his father may have been one Parkin Cowling b 1821 married to Ann b 1825 (or possibly 1828?)
1861 England Census Name: John Cowling Age: 4 Estimated birth year: 1857 Relation: Son Father's Name: Parker Cowling Mother's name: Ann Cowling Gender: Male Where born: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Sheffield Ecclesiastical parish: Heeley Town: Sheffield
Parker Cowling 41 ** Ann Cowling 33 Mary A Cowling 12 Joseph Cowling 10 William Cowling 6 John Cowling 4 Esther Cowling 3 Ann E Cowling 1
1871 England Census Name: Parkin Cowling Age: 51 Estimated birth year: abt 1820 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Ann Cowling Gender: Male Where born: Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Ecclesall Bierlow Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Town: Sheffield
Parkin Cowling 51 ** Ann Cowling 43 Joseph Cowling 20 William Cowling 16 John Cowling 14 Hesther Cowling 12 Ann E Cowling 11 Frances Cowling 8 Parkin Cowling 7 Florence Cowling 4 Rebecca Hobson 80 Mother in law
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Parkin Cowling Registration Year: 1846 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Sheffield Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Volume: 22 Page: 571 Spouse's Name :Ann Hobson
1841 England Census Name: Parkin Cowling Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Gender: Male Where born: Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Sheffield Hundred: Strafforth and Tickhill (South Division) County/Island: Yorkshire
Joseph Cowling 50 Sarah Cowling 45 Parkin Cowling 20 ** William Cowling 15 Sarah Cowling 15 Joseph Cowling 15 John Cowling 12 Charles Cowling 7 Mary Ann Cowling 4
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: John Cowling Registration Year: 1881 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Ashton under Lyne Inferred County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 749 Spouses Name : Elizabeth Conway
The above pots are based on you theory that Perkin/Parkin Cowling was John's father. I would suggest you get the Marriage Cert for John and Elizabeth to prove Parkin is John's father.
If Parkin is correct I would then get the marriage cert for Parkin and Ann Dobson to see if Joseph was Parkin's father
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Parkin Cowling Gender: Male Baptism Date: 27 Dec 1819 Baptism Place: Swinefleet,York,England Father: Joseph Cowling Mother: Sarah FHL Film Number: 991097
To find the marriage for Joseph and Sarah try this site:
Well I got the marriage certificate for John & Elizabeth Cowling and Johns father is registered as Ian King Cowling. So this certificate was money well spent. Thanks wizard28
Someone might be able to help if you provide some names,approx dates of birth and places of birth.
I found this family is it yours?
1911 England Census
Name: John Cowling
Age in 1911: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England ***
Civil Parish: Oldham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 79 Eldon St Oldham Lancashire
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Railway Goods Porter
John Cowling 53 b Sheffield, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Cowling 47 b Montreal, Canada *
William Edward Cowling 27 b Oldham, Lancashire occ Railway Goods Porter
Hubert Cowling 20 b Oldham, Lancashire occ Brick Letters Labourer
Mary Ellen Smith 29 b Oldham, LancashireDaughter (widow)
Lucy Cowling 1 b Oldham, Lancashire, grandaughter
1901 England Census
Name: John Cowling
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Elizth Cowling
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Oldham
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Oldham
Street address: 105 Henshaw Street
Occupation: out of employment
John Cowling 44
Elizth Cowling 38
Mary E Cowling 18
William E Cowling 16
1881 England Census
Name: John Cowling
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Relationship to Head: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Oldham
County/Island: Lancashire
Street address: 38 Landseer St
Occupation: Railway Carriage Shunter
John Allen Taylor 30 head of house. occ Railway Carriage Shunter b Woodhead, Yorkshire
John Cowling 24
This looks like the birth reg of John and Elizabeth's son. If you get the birth cert. it should show his mothers maiden name.
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: William Edward Cowling
Registration Year: 1884
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Oldham
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 628
Thanks for your valuable research.
This is the John Cowling that I am looking for.
John married Elizabeth Conway daughter of Martin Conway a soldier of the 47th Regiment
stationed in Montreal. Martin at that time was married to Mary Ann Downing (his 2nd wife).
Now I am trying to find Johns family.
I think his father may have been one Parkin Cowling b 1821 married to Ann b 1825 (or possibly 1828?)
Correction - Martin at that time was married to Mary Ann Dowling.
** Two spellings Parkin and Parker
1861 England Census
Name: John Cowling
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: 1857
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Parker Cowling
Mother's name: Ann Cowling
Gender: Male
Where born: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Sheffield
Ecclesiastical parish: Heeley
Town: Sheffield
Parker Cowling 41 **
Ann Cowling 33
Mary A Cowling 12
Joseph Cowling 10
William Cowling 6
John Cowling 4
Esther Cowling 3
Ann E Cowling 1
1871 England Census
Name: Parkin Cowling
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1820
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Cowling
Gender: Male
Where born: Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Ecclesall Bierlow
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Sheffield
Parkin Cowling 51 **
Ann Cowling 43
Joseph Cowling 20
William Cowling 16
John Cowling 14
Hesther Cowling 12
Ann E Cowling 11
Frances Cowling 8
Parkin Cowling 7
Florence Cowling 4
Rebecca Hobson 80 Mother in law
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Parkin Cowling
Registration Year: 1846
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Sheffield
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 22 Page: 571
Spouse's Name :Ann Hobson
1841 England Census
Name: Parkin Cowling
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1821
Gender: Male
Where born: Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Sheffield
Hundred: Strafforth and Tickhill (South Division)
County/Island: Yorkshire
Joseph Cowling 50
Sarah Cowling 45
Parkin Cowling 20 **
William Cowling 15
Sarah Cowling 15
Joseph Cowling 15
John Cowling 12
Charles Cowling 7
Mary Ann Cowling 4
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: John Cowling
Registration Year: 1881
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Ashton under Lyne
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d Page: 749
Spouses Name : Elizabeth Conway
The above pots are based on you theory that Perkin/Parkin Cowling was John's father.
I would suggest you get the Marriage Cert for John and Elizabeth to prove Parkin is John's father.
If Parkin is correct I would then get the marriage cert for Parkin and Ann Dobson to see if Joseph was Parkin's father
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Parkin Cowling
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 27 Dec 1819
Baptism Place: Swinefleet,York,England
Father: Joseph Cowling
Mother: Sarah
FHL Film Number: 991097
To find the marriage for Joseph and Sarah try this site:
https://familysearch.org/search
Well I got the marriage certificate for John & Elizabeth Cowling and Johns father is registered as Ian King Cowling.
So this certificate was money well spent.
Thanks wizard28