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Record #4186
Name :
: Alfred COWELL (1883 - )


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Date of Birth
: 22 Mar 1883

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

Ship
: Buenos Ayrean

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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesParents: William Henry Cowell and Elizabeth Watson, who married June 18, 1876 at the Parish Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle Of Man.

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

In 1891, Alfred Cowell, 9, was shown as a lodger at 2 Bigwell Street, Conchan, Douglas, Isle of Man, along with his father, William Cowell, 41, widower, general labourer. (Source: 1891 Isle of Man Census; Class: RG12; Piece: 4687; Folio 89; Page 12; GSU roll: 6099797.)

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

Alfred Cowell returned to the Isle of Man.

In December, 1907, Alfred Cowell, 24 years, 8 months, farm labourer, enlisted in the British Armed Forces with the Royal Immesthilling Fusiliers. He was described as 5 foot 6-1/2 inches in height; dark complexion; light hazel eyes; dark hair. He had seven scars on his back; circular scar on his chest about 2" above his navel; and one ditto 2" from left of same. Alfred Cowell was promoted to Sargent on August 5, 1914, and sent to France. He was reported missing on August 24, 1914. He was reported as a Prisoner of War in West Germany on June 9, 1915. Alfred Cowell was repatriated in Switzerland on September 11, 1917 and discharged from service on May 27, 1918.

On February 1, 1912, in Dublin, Ireland, Alfred Cowell married Mabel McCamliss. They had one child: Muriel R. Cowell, born October 13, 1914, who died on August 5, 1915, in Dublin, Ireland. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-11 15:27:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 19:51:03 /

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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