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Record #4185
Name :
: William Ambrose COWELL (1879 - 1944)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Dec 1879

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 4 Jan 1944
Abode (1) : Place of BirthIsle of Man, Parish of Santan
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialIsle of Man, Onchan
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Apr 1892
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Buenos Ayrean

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesParents: William Henry Cowell and Elizabeth Watson / Watterson (Taylor), who married June 18, 1876 at the Parish Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle Of Man.

In 1881, William A. Cowell, 1 year of age, was shown residing at No 7 Glengrenagh, St Anne, Isle of Man. Other family members included: Catherine C. Cowell, 4; Elizabeth Cowell, 31; Elizabeth E. Cowell, 3; William Cowell, 30, agricultural labourer; step-sister, Margaret J. Taylor 12; and step-brother, William H. Taylor, 12. (Source: 1881 Census of Isle of Man, Class: RG11; Piece: 5607; Folio: 6; Page: 6; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342347.)

Elizabeth Watson Cowell died on July 3, 1890, in Nobles Hospital, Douglas, Isle Of Man.

In 1891, William Ambrose Cowell, 11 years of age, was shown as an inmate in The Isle of Man Industrial Home for Orphan and Destitute Children, Conchan, Isle of Man.

In 1892, William Ambrose Cowell, 13 (along with his brother, Alfred Cowell, 10), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 130 Quarrier children en route to the Fairknowe Home in Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

William Ambrose Cowell returned to the Isle of Man.

On September 5, 1899, at Douglas, Isle of Man, William Ambrose Cowell, 19 years, 11 months of age, enlisted in the British Armed Forces in the Royal Irish Fusiliers. He was described as 5 foot 3-3/4 inches in height; dark complexion; gray eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Roman Catholic faith. He had a scar in the middle of his forehead and a scar behind his shoulder blade. He served in the Fusiliers from 1899 until 1914, when he was sent to England as an invalid and transferred to the reserves.

William Ambrose Cowell married Kathleen Kelly (born 1883) on November 17, 1907, in Kirk Bradden, Isle of Man. William and Kathleen Cowell had six children: William Alfred Cowell (born December 10, 1919); Kathleen May Cowell; Julia Victoria Cowell (born June 30, 1908); Harold Cowell; Francis Cowell (born November 18, 1913); and George Ambrose Cowell (born January 18, 1912). They resided during the period of William's enlistment at 5 Victoria Mount, Douglas, Isle of Man.

William Ambrose Cowell died January 4, 1944 at 17 Nursery Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man. Kathleen Kelly Cowell died November 1, 1962. They are both buried in Douglas Borough Cemetary, Grave #K10. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-11 15:24:32 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 19:50:34 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4186 COWELL, Alfred1883GBM,    , Parish of Santan Apr 1892 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
4328 COWELL, Edith Rebecca1881GBM,    , St. Anne Jun 1892 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
4344 COWELL, Frank Leonard1894ENG, ESS, Orsett Heath Parish Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7966 COWELL, George R1912ENG,    , Middlesbrough Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
21858 COWELL, James Ernest1894ENG,     Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23502 COWELL, Robert1874ENG,     May 1884 : Sarnia CAN Unknown  
4185 COWELL, William Ambrose1879GBM,    , Parish of Santan Apr 1892 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers