John Coke Fowler (1815 - 1899)

Born 26 Dec 1815 in Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Augusta Maria (Bacon) Fowler — married 1 Aug 1844 in St Thomas's Church, Exeter, Devonshire, England

Husband of Anna (Thomas) Fowler — married 26 Aug 1850 in Clifton, Bristol, England

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1899 at age 83 in Hill House, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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Biography

Magistrate and County Court Judge; Legal Author, of Neath, Swansea, Wales.

Background

John Coke Fowler was born on 26 December 1815. His family derived its descent from the Fowlers of St Thomas's, in the county of Stafford, and through the grandmother of the above-named J Coke Fowler, from the Cokes of Trusley, the Wardes of Gyndale, in Yorkshire, the Fowlers of Harnage Grange, and the Fowlers of Radnorshire.

Educated

He was educated at Rugby ("under the famous Dr Arnold") and at Pembroke College, Oxford.

Barrister

In the Post Office London Directory of 1843 he was a barrister of 11 Paper Buildings, Temple [1]^[1]

Marriages and family

In 1844 he married 1ly Augusta Maria Bacon, 8th daughter of John Bacon "The Younger", English Sculptor, with issue two sons and one daughter. She died in 1849.

In 1850 he married 2ly Anna Evan Thomas, with issue one son and three daughters. She died in 1893.

1851 British Census

Household: Tatenhill, Staffordshire; Registration District: Burton Upon Trent: John Coke Fowler, Head, Barrister in Practice, 35, Derby; Ann [sic] Fowler, Wife, 30, Sulley House, Glamorganshire; John Bacon Fowler, Son, 5, Duffield, Derbyshire; William Warde Fowler, Son, 3, Langford Budville, Somersetshire; Alice Augusta Elizabeth Fowler, Daughter, 2, Langford Budville, Somersetshire; Elizabeth Evans, Servant, 28, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire; Mary Hutchinson, Servant, 27, Yoxall, Staffordshire; Eliza Benmore, Servant, 26, Exeter, Devonshire, Harriett Mitchell, Servant, 20 Axminster, Devonshire; William Biddes, Servant, 27, Hampton, Middlesex; Thomas Mills, Servant, 19, London, Middlesex.[2]

Legal author

He wrote Collieries and Colliers, A Handbook of the Law and Leading Cases Relating Thereto, published by Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, London (1861).

Death and burial

He died "in harness" on 16 December 1899.

Sources

1. ↑ Post office London Directory 1843 (Kelly's Directories Limited 1843)

Obit 18 Dec 1899: http://newspapers.library.wales/view/4339947/4339954/96/John%20SMith.

Family Search: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J33P-KYF.

1851 British Census, Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGGS-GW6.

The Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales.

Notes

John Coke Fowler England Births and Christenings Name John Coke Fowler Gender Male Christening Date 26 Dec 1815 Christening Place SAINT WERBURGH,DERBY,DERBY,ENGLAND Father's Name William Tancred Fowler Mother's Name Elizabeth.