John James COWDY

1842 - 1917  (74 years)

• Name	John James COWDY
  Birth	28 Sep 1842	St Helier, Jersey, CI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	5F967DFD1BBC4B77AE94C29A780A929852A2
  Death	21 Jan 1917	Norbury, London   [1, 2]
  Burial	24 Jan 1917	Norwood Cemetery, Lambeth, London   [3]
  Notes	1881 census: at 17 Elam Street, Lambeth, London, (all COWDY), John J (38, contractor for machinery maker, born St Helier, Jersey), Jessie (33, born Southwark), Samuel J (7, scholar, born St Marys Lambeth), May H (4, scholar, born St Marys Lambeth), Eva M (2, born St Marys Lambeth) and John G O (1, born St Marys Lambeth). Also Sarah SEAR, 24, general servant. Daughter Jessie M (6, born Walworth, Surrey) was with her paternal grandparents at 13 Lorimer Square, St Mary Newington, London. 1891 census: at 51 Holland Road, Lambeth, London, (all COWDY), John J (48, accountant, born St Helier, Jersey), Jessie (43, born Southwark, London), Samuel J (17, clerk, born Kennington, London), Jessie M (16, pupil teacher, born Kennington, London), May H (14, scholar, born Kennington, London), Eva M (12, scholar, born Kennington, London), John G O (11, scholar, born Camberwell, London), Faith M (6, scholar, born Camberwell, London) and Henry (4, scholar, born Camberwell, London). 1901 census (1): at 42 Kestrel Avenue, Lambeth, London, (all COWDY), John J (58, accountant, born St Helier, Jersey), Jessie (53, born Southwark Bridge Road, London), Jessie M (26, born Kennington, London), May H (24, milliner, born Kennington, London), John G O (21, carpenter & joiner, born Camberwell, London), Faith M (16, corresponding clerk, born Camberwell, London) and Henry L (14, scholar, born Camberwell, London). Also a visitor Emma M BARRETT (single, 43, born Camberwell, London). 1901 census (2): Eva Muriel (22, born Lambeth, London) was a student at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. 1911 census: at 8 Victoria Parade, Norbury, London SW (6 rooms), (all COWDY), John James (68, married, accountant on own account at home, born St Helier, Jersey), Jessie (63, married 39 years, 9 children, 7 living, 2 dead*, born Southwark, London), Jessie Mary (36, single, fancy draper on own account at home, born Kennington, London), May Helena (34, single, milliner on own account at home, born Kennington, London), Eva Muriel (32, single, teacher at LCC Elam School, born Kennington, London), and Henry Leslie (24, single, insurance clerk at Scottish Union, City EC, born Camberwell, London). Also Emma Mary BARRETT (sister-in-law, single, 52, private means, born Camberwell, London). * the two children who died may have been Cecilia Annie (died Q2 1873, aged 0) and Noel Ernest (died Q2 1883, aged 1). Buried as John James Cowdy of 8 Victoria Parade, Norbury, aged 74 yrs.
  Person ID	I2113	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel COWDY,   b. 13 Sep 1817, Jersey, CI d. 29 Sep 1900, Brixton, London (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Cecilia CARRÉ,   b. 29 Jun 1818, St Helier, Jersey, CI d. Bef 20 Feb 1874, Walworth, London (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1841	St Helier, Jersey, CI   [4]
  Family ID	F710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie BARRETT,   b. Jun 1848, Southwark, London d. 4 Jan 1941, Send, Surrey (Age ~ 92 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1871	St Saviour RD   [5]
  Children	1. Samuel James COWDY,   b. 15 Oct 1873, Lambeth, London d. 8 Feb 1954, Worthing, Sussex (Age 80 years)   2. Jessie Mary COWDY,   b. 24 Dec 1874, Kennington, London d. 29 Aug 1945, Worthing, Sussex (Age 70 years)   3. May Helena COWDY,   b. 28 May 1876, Kennington, London d. 28 Jan 1949, Worthing, Sussex (Age 72 years)   4. Eva Muriel COWDY,   b. 28 May 1878, Kennington, London d. 8 Dec 1958, The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey (Age 80 years)   5. John Graham Oliver COWDY,   b. 8 Feb 1880, Camberwell, London d. 11 Sep 1952, Ashford Hospital, Ashford, Kent (Age 72 years)   6. Faith Madeline COWDY,   b. 18 Apr 1884, Camberwell, London d. 24 Oct 1946, Beckenham, Kent (Age 62 years)   7. Henry Leslie COWDY,   b. 15 Aug 1886, Camberwell, London d. 18 Oct 1954, Worthing RD (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S322] Vernon Cowdy, December 2013. [S178] BMD index, aged 74, Q1 1917 Croydon 2a/529. (Reliability: 3). [S210] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, November 2009 and later. [S543] http://jerripediabmd.net/ via Bev Lang, April 2021, Samuel's surname appears in the http://jerripediabmd.net/ record as CLOWDY. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q2 1871 St Saviour 1d/227. (Reliability: 3).