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Record #4344
Name :
: Frank Leonard COWELL (1894 - )


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 May 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Orsett Heath Parish
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 2 Oct 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Leonard Cowell: Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Dunmow; County: Essex; Volume: 4a; Page: 655.

In 1901, Frank Cowell, 6 years of age, was shown residing at Cherry Street (Tingates Farm), Broxted, Essex, England, along with his widowed grandmother, Emma White, 69. (Source: Class: RG13; Piece: 1732; Folio: 56; Page: 1.)

His mother was Fanny Cowell who was an unmarried domestic servant who left him in the care of his Grandmother Emma White. She was unable to care for him when she was 71 in 1902 and placed him with Barnardo's.

In 1903, Frank Cowell, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 194 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

He was first placed with George Grace of Strassmore, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Francis Cowell, 17, was shown as a laborer to William and Martha Scott of Watt, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as May 1894 and his immigration year as 1903.

On November 12, 1914, Frank Cowell, 21, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Dunmow, Essex, England; that his next of kin was Mrs. E. White, who resided at Duton Hill, Dunmow, Essex, England; that he was born May 23, 1894; that he was a sawmiller; that he belonged to the 23rd Regt. of the local militia; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; fair hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had a scar on his left thumb. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-08 08:25:46 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 19:51:49 /

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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