18 Aug 2023
Wife: Fanny Elwood
Born: 12 Jul 1853 in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire 1 Census: 1881 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 1) Census: 1891 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 2) Census: 1901 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 3) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 4) Resided: 1939 in Cambridge (see note 5) Died: 1940 in Cambridge 2 (see note 6) Father: Mother:
Husband: Henry Cowles Married: 1875 in Cambridge 3 (see note 7)
Born: ABT 1852 in Cambridge Census: 1871 in Cambridge (see note 8) Occupation: 1871 Servant Census: 1881 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 9) Occupation: 1881 - 1891 Butler Census: 1891 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 10) Census: 1901 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 11) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 12) Died: 1934 in Cambridge 2 (see note 13) Father: John Cowles (1820 - ) Mother: Mary A _____ (1824 - )
F Child 1: Edith Emily Cowles Born: 9 Feb 1879 in Cambridge 3 (see note 14) Census: 1881 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 15) Census: 1891 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 16) Census: 1901 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 17) Occupation: 1901 Dressmaker Died: 1971 in Surrey 3 (see note 18)
M Child 2: Edward Cowles Born: 1880 in Cambridge 3 (see note 19) Census: 1881 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 20) Census: 1891 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 21) Died: 1899 in Cambridgeshire 3 (see note 22)
F Child 3: Violet Ann Cowles Born: 14 Feb 1882 Christened: 19 Mar 1882 in Trumpington (see note 23) Died: 1882 Buried: 27 May 1882 in Trumpington (see note 24)
F Child 4: Florence Mary Cowles Born: 12 Jul 1883 in Trumpington 3,1 (see note 25) Census: 1891 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 26) Census: 1901 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 27) Occupation: 1901 Dressmaker Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 28) Occupation: 1911 Dressmaker Assistant Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 (see note 29) Died: 1946 in Cambridge 3 (see note 30) Husband: Charles Arthur Nightingale b. 1889 d. 31 Jul 1917 Married: 1915 in Cambridgeshire 3 (see note 31) Husband: Frederick Ball b. ABT 1883 d. 1930 Married: 1925 in Cambridge 3 (see note 32)
F Child 5: Emma Cowles Born: 5 Sep 1884 in Trumpington 3,1 (see note 33) Census: 1891 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 34) Census: 1901 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 35) Occupation: 1901 Clerk Census: 1911 in London (see note 36) Resided: 1939 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire 1 Occupation: 1939 Groceries Dealer Died: 1974 in Cambridge 3 (see note 37) Husband: Robert Fuller Sutton Sparkes b. 12 Jan 1883 d. 1961 Married: 1910 in Cambridge 3 (see note 38)
M Child 6: Bertie Cowles Born: 1890 4 (see note 39) Died: 1890 Buried: 9 Jul 1890 in Trumpington (see note 40)
M Child 7: Percy Charles Cowles Born: 16 Apr 1893 in Trumpington 3,1 (see note 41) Census: 1901 at Southacre Butlers Cottage, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 42) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 43) Occupation: 1911 County Court Clerk Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Occupation: 1939 Government Clerk 1 Died: 1989 in Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 44) Wife: Kathleen Mary Redding b. 16 Sep 1905 d. 1988 Married: 1933 in Cambridge 3 (see note 45)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (3) FreeBMD website. (4) GRO index.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 27, born Great Gransden, with husband Henry Cowles and children Note (2) Age 37, born Great Gransden, with husband Henry Cowles and children Note (3) Age 47, born Great Gransden, with husband Henry Cowles and children Note (4) Age 57, born Great Gransden, with husband Henry Cowles and children Note (5) Widow, incapacitated by illness, with daughter Florence Ball Note (6) Jun 1940 Cambridge 3b 1103 age 86 Note (7) Jun 1875 Cambridge 3b 811 Note (8) Age 18, born Cambridge, with family. Servant Note (9) Age 28, born Cambridge. Butler, with wife Fanny and children, also his sister Hannah Cowles Note (10) Age 38, born Cambridge. Butler, with wife Fanny and children Note (11) Age 48, born Cambridge. Butler, with wife Fanny and children Note (12) Age 58, born Cambridge. Retired Butler, with wife Fanny and children Note (13) Mar 1934 Cambridge 3b 640 age 81 Note (14) Mar 1879 Cambridge 3b 530 Note (15) Age 2, born Cambridge, with family Note (16) Age 12, born Cambridge, with family Note (17) Age 22, born Cambridge, with family. Dressmaker Note (18) Mar 1971 Croydon 5a 2251 born 9 Feb 1879 Note (19) Jun 1880 Cambridge 3b 545 Note (20) Age 10 months, born Cambridge, with family Note (21) Age 10, born Cambridge, with family Note (22) Jun 1899 Chesterton 3b 288 age 19 Note (23) Mar 19 COWLES Violet Ann dau of Henry & Fanny of The Lodge, Southacre, Trumpington gardener born 14 Feb [in margin May 27] Note (24) May 27 COWLES Violet Ann otp 3 mon Note (25) Sep 1883 Chesterton 3b 460 Note (26) Age 7, born Trumpington, with family Note (27) Age 17, born Trumpington, with family. Dressmaker Note (28) Age 27, born Trumpington, with family. Dressmaker Assistant Note (29) Widow, with mother Note (30) Sep 1946 Cambridge 4a 148 age 63 Note (31) Sep 1915 Cambridgeshire 3b 1286 Note (32) Mar 1925 Cambridge 3b 677 Note (33) Sep 1884 Chesterton 3b 480 Note (34) Age 6, born Trumpington, with family Note (35) Age 16, born Trumpington, with family. Clerk Note (36) Age 26, born Trumpington, with husband Robert Fuller Sutton Sparkes Note (37) Dec 1974 Cambridge 9 843 born 5 Sep 1884 Note (38) Dec 1910 Cambridge 3b 1111 Note (39) Jun 1890 Chesterton 3b 464 mothers surname Elwood Note (40) Jul 9 COWLES Bertie of Southacre 2 mon Note (41) Jun 1893 Chesterton 3b 479 Note (42) Age 7, born Trumpington, with family Note (43) Age 17, born Trumpington, with family. County Court Clerk Note (44) Jan 1989 Ely 9 969 born 16 Apr 1893 Note (45) Dec 1933 Cambridge 3b 1206 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index