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Catherine (Cowen) Cousins (1813 - 1855)

Catherine Cousins formerly Cowen
Born in Whitehaven Town, Cumberland, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married about 9 Jun 1837 in Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 42 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

Catherine COWEN was born about 1813 in Whitehaven Town, Cumberland, England. (Her father may have been Thomas COWEN - from death record).

James COUSINS and Catherine COWEN were married on 9 Jun 1837 at Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England[1]. Their children included:

Robert COUSENS 1838-1885
William COUSENS 1840-1841
Jane COUSENS 1841-1842
Thomas COUSINS 1846-1847
Joseph Graham COUSINS 1848-1929
James COUSINS 1851-1851
Margaret COUSINS 1852-1885
Jane COUSINS 1855-1855

1851, 36 year old, Catherine COUSINS was a Cotton Winder, living in Cumberland, England with her husband, James COUSINS (37, Cotton Weaver) and their 2 sons, Robert (12) and Joseph (2)[2]

The barque, British Queen set sail from Liverpool, England on 8 January 1853 with the COUSINS family among it's assisted immigrants and arrived in Melbourne, Colony of Victoria on 3 May 1853. The family consisted of parents James (aged 39) and Catherine (38) and 3 children, Robert (14), Joseph (4) and Margaret (Infant)[3][4].

She passed away on 2 July 1855 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[5].

Sources

  1. England Marriages, 1538–1973. Name: James Cousens; Spouse's Name: Catherine Cowen; Event Date: 09 Jun 1837; Event Place: Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKBK-13N : 10 February 2018), James Cousens and Catherine Cowen, 09 Jun 1837; citing Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,578, 90,579, 90,580, 90,581.
  2. England and Wales Census, 1851. Name: Catherine Cousins; Sex: Female; Age: 36; Event Date: 1851; Event Place: , Cumberland, England; Registration District: Carlisle; Birth Year (Estimated): 1815; Birthplace: Whitehaven, Cumberland; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Cotton Winder; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Page Number: 5; Piece/Folio: 2429 / 184; Registration Number: HO107.
    Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
    James Cousins Head Male 37 Scotland
    Catherine Cousins Wife Female 36 Whitehaven, Cumberland
    Robert Cousins Son Male 12 Upperby, Cumberland
    Joseph G Cousins Son Male 2 Upperby, Cumberland
    "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG24-TKL : 9 November 2019), Catherine Cousins in household of James Cousins, , Cumberland, England; citing , Cumberland, England, p. 5, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  3. Public Records Office Victoria. Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14. Barque: British Queen; Departed: Liverpool, England, 8 Jan 1853; Arrived: Melbourne, Colony of Victoria on 3 May 1853
    39 9 MAY 115 BRITISH QUEEN 1853 COUSINS, JAMES
    38 9 MAY 115 BRITISH QUEEN 1853 COUSINS, CATHERINE
    14 9 MAY 119 BRITISH QUEEN 1853 COUSINS, ROBT
    4 9 MAY 115 BRITISH QUEEN 1853 COUSINS, JOSEPH
    I 9 MAY 115 BRITISH QUEEN 1853 COUSINS, MARGARET
    https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/assisted-passenger-lists
  4. Ship Arrival: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Wed 4 May 1853 Page 4 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4792258
  5. Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 4176 / 1855; Family name: COUSINS; Given name(s) Catherine Cowen; Mother's name Unknown; Father's Name: Thomas. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
  • Repository: R-2145803409 Name: Ancestry.com.au Address: http://www.Ancestry.com.au Note:
  • Source: S-2125721917 Repository: #R-2145803409 Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=3637411&pid=401

Acknowledgement

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Cowen-505 was created by Shane Norton through the import of Combined Norton and Sigley lin.ged on Mar 18, 2015.





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