William Nowell (abt. 1754 - 1828)

Born about 1754 in Glamorgan, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Rosamira (Brett) Nowell — married 30 Oct 1791 in Odiham, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1828 at about age 74 in Iffley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the Nowell Name Study.

William was born 1754 in Glamorgan, Wales.^[1]

He entered the Navy in 1769.

He married Rosamira Brett at Odiham, Hampshire on 30 October 1791.

William Nowell, of Iffley, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, died on 19 April 1828. He was buried at the parish church of Iffley in Oxfordshire on 25 April 1828. ^{[2] [3]}

This officer died at his residence, Court Place, Iffley, near Oxford, at the advanced age of seventy-three, on the 19th April last.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF89-3HK : 18 September 2023), William Nowell, 1754.
2. ↑ "City and County Intelligence", Oxford University and City Herald, 26 April 1828, page 3, column 3
3. ↑ Iffley parish register of burials: Oxfordshire History Centre: reference BOD145_ B_9: Ancestry Record 61059 #450943
4. ↑ https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Biography/Nowell,_William accessed via Google Books at https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Naval_and_Military_Magazine/upkMAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1

• Marriage to Rosamira Brett: England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYH-MYHS
• Baptism records of his children (see their profiles)

Acknowledgement

This profile was created by Michael Cayley on 28 Jan 2019.