18 Aug 2023                   
                Wife: Lucy Scrafield    
                Born: ABT 1863             in Cambridge  
              Census: 1891                 in Hills Road, Trumpington   (see note 1)
                Died: 1939                 in Dorset  1 (see note 2)
              Father:
              Mother:
             Husband: John Cowles     
          Birth name: William John Cowles 1
             Married: 1884                 in Cambridge  1 (see note 3)
                Born: 1860                 in Cambridge  1 (see note 4)
              Census: 1871                 in Cambridge   (see note 5)
              Census: 1891                 in Hills Road, Trumpington   (see note 6)
          Occupation: 1891                 College Butler  
                Died: 1936                 in Dorset  1 (see note 7)
              Father: John Cowles   (1820 -     ) 
              Mother: Mary A _____   (1824 -     ) 
           M Child 1: Arthur John Cowles      
                Born: 1887                 in Trumpington  1 (see note 8)
              Census: 1891                 in Hills Road, Trumpington   (see note 9)
                Died: 1915                 in Dorset  1 (see note 10)
                Wife: Alexia Beatrice Allan  b. ABT 1887  d. 1933  
             Married: 1912                 in Dorset  1 (see note 11)
           M Child 2: Frank Louis Cowles      
                Born: 1888                 in Trumpington  1 (see note 12)
              Census: 1891                 in Hills Road, Trumpington   (see note 13)
Notes 
           M Child 3: Reginald Percy Cowles      
                Born: 1890                 in Trumpington  1 (see note 14)
              Census: 1891                 in Hills Road, Trumpington   (see note 15)
              Census: 1911                 in London   (see note 16)
          Occupation: 1911                 Teacher Training College Student  
                Died: 10 Aug 1915          in Turkey  2 (see note 17)

Sources:
(1) FreeBMD website. 
(2) Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. 


Event Notes
Note (1) Age 27, born Cambridge, with husband John Cowles and children
Note (2) Jun 1939 Poole 5a 273   age 75
Note (3) Mar 1884 Cambridge 3b 637
Note (4) William John Cowles: Mar 1860 Cambridge 3b 524
Note (5) Age 11, born Cambridge, with family
Note (6) Age 31, born Cambridge.  College Butler, with wife Lucy and children
Note (7) Sep 1936 Poole 5a 234   age 76
Note (8) Jun 1887 Chesterton 3b 4?6
Note (9) Age 3, born Cambridge, with family
Note (10) Jun 1915 Poole 5a 320   age 28
Note (11) Sep 1912 Poole 5a 647
Note (12) Dec 1888 Chesterton 3b 455
Note (13) Age 2, born Cambridge, with family
Note (14) Dec 1890 Chesterton 3b 422
Note (15) Age 5 months, born Cambridge, with family
Note (16) Age 20, born Cambridge.  Teacher Training College Student
Note (17) COWLES, REGINALD PERCY
Rank:  Serjeant
Service No:  TF/2598
Date of Death:  10/08/1915
Age:  24
Regiment/Service:  Middlesex Regiment  2nd/10th Bn.
Panel Reference:  Panel 156 and 157.
Memorial:  HELLES MEMORIAL
Additional Information:  Son of John and Lucy Cowles, of Parkstone Hotel,
Parkstone, Dorset. Assistant Schoolmaster, Binfield, Berks

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