Mary (von der Heyde) Cowell (1784 - 1868)

Born 13 Oct 1784 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Wife of Matthew Cowell — married 24 Apr 1806 in Saint Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1868 at age 83 in Sherborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary was born in 1784. She was the daughter of John Christopher von der Heyde and Elizabeth Whitely. ^[1] Mary married Matthew Cowell in 1806. ^[2] In the 1841 census ^[3] she is living in Sherborne, Dorset, England with her husband, daugher, Emma (age 25) and son, Charles (age 19). In the 1851 census ^[4] she is living in Sherborne, Dorset, England with her husband and two daughters, Eliza (Elizabeth) (age 44) and Emma (age 35). In the 1861 census ^[5] Mary appears to be a widow, still living in Sherborne with her two daughters, Elizabeth (age 54) and Emma (age 45).

Mary passed away in 1868 according to the obituary in the Salisbury and Winchester Journal (published on 7 Mar 1868). ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB9M-LSH : 11 February 2018, John Vonderheyde in entry for Mary Vonderheyde, 13 Oct 1784); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 819,973.
2. ↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP39-N21B : 14 September 2019), Mathew Cowell, 24 Apr 1806; citing Marriage, Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYC-418 : 30 October 2015), Mary Cowell in household of Matthew Cowell, Sherborne, Dorset, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG27-5T6 : 19 July 2017), Mary Cowell, Sherborne, Dorset, England; citing Sherborne, Dorset, England, p. 7, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7G8-T2Z : 6 April 2016), Mary Cowell, Sherborne, Dorsetshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7G8-T2Z : 6 April 2016), Mary Cowell, Sherborne, Dorsetshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZW-N1R4 : 17 April 2019), Matthew Cowell in entry for Mary Cowell, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 7 Mar 1868, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm.