Ellen (Duffell) Couling (1858 - 1914)

Born 19 Nov 1858 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Douglas (Cowling) Couling — married 19 Oct 1881 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 23 Nov 1914 at age 56 in Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Ellen Duffell, was born on 19 November 1858 (Reg 1859) at Gosford, New South Wales, Australia ^[1], the daughter of John Duffell and Ellen Crumpton . She was the sister of Mary Anne Duffell (1862-1866, Harriett Duffell, Sarah Anne Duffell, Theodosia Isabel (Duffell) Starkey, Isaac Duffell, John Duffell, Mrs Rachel Matilda (Duffell) Vidler, William Duffell, Joseph Percival Duffell (Died as an infant) and Henry James Duffell.

She married Joseph Couling on 19 October 1881 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^[2].

Joseph and Ellen didn't have any children of their own, but when Joseph's sister Emily died on 2 July 1885 she had three small children. The youngest was a son, Alexander was ten months old, his sister Marion was three and his brother William was two. Emily's husband, Archibald remarried in December of that year, possibly because of having three little children to care for. Unfortunately, it was all too difficult for Archibald so Joseph and Ellen took Alexander into their home and brought him up as his own. Alexander considered Joseph & Ellen his parents, but took his Last Name at Birth as his middle name and when he married it was as Couling and his children all called Couling.

Ellen died on 23 November 1914 at Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia ^[3][4]and was buried at the Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia ^[5][6].

Note:' Even though many Genealogy sites have them having a son Alexander George Couling/Cowling, I can find no proof of this. The Alexander George Cowling who was born on 29 March 1896 was the son of Augustus Alfred (Alfred) Cowling and his wife Elizabeth. This Alexander George gave his birth as 29 March 1901, when he enlisted for the Second World War on 31 May 1940, in order to be accepted as a 39-year-old, as he was actually 45. Alexander died in the Ambon Prisoner of War Camp, Indonesia. ^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: DUFFELL ELLEN Registration number: 7274/1859 Father's Given name(s): JOHN Mother's Given name(s): ELLEN District: GOSFORD
2. ↑ Marriage: New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number: 1402/1881 Groom's Family Name: COULING Groom's Given Name(s): JOSEPH Bride's Family Name(s): DUFFELL Bride's Given Name(s): ELLEN District: SYDNEY
3. ↑ Death: New South Wales Australia Deaths: Name: COULING ELLEN Registration number: 15445/1914 Father's Given Name(s): JOHN Mother's Given Name(s): ELLEN District: PETERSHAM
4. ↑ Death Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 24 Nov 1914 Page 6 Family Notices: "COULING-November 23, 1914, in her 57th year, Ellen, beloved wife of Joseph Couling, of Cronulla, late of Alexandria."
5. ↑ Cemetery Details: Rookwood Cemetery: Ellen Couling: Name: Ellen Couling AGE: UNKNOWN NO HEADSTONE IMAGE FOR DECEASED DATE OF BURIAL 24 NOV 1914 SUGGEST AN EDIT PLOT: AAA_ZONE B/#/917
6. ↑ Funeral Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 24 Nov 1914 Page 5 Family Notices:
   1. Husband & Son: COULING-The Friends of Mr JOSEPH COULING and of Mr and Mrs. ALEXANDER COULING are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved WIFE and MOTHER which will leave the residence of her sister 357 Harris-street, Ultimo, THIS AFTERNOON at 1 o'clock, for the C. of E. Cemetery, Rookwood.
   2. Siblings: COULING ,- The Friends of Mr and Mrs. WILLIAM DUFFELL, Mr and Mrs HENRY J DUFFELL, Mr and Mrs. THOMAS WEBB, Mr and Mrs. WILLIAM STARKEY, Mr and Mrs HENRY HUNT, and Mr and Mrs JAMES VIDLER are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved SISTER, Mrs Ellen Couling which will leave the residence of her sister 357 Harris-street, Ultimo THIS AFTERNOON at 1 o'clock, for C of E Cemetery, Rookwood.
   3. COULING ,- The Friends of Mrs BETSY MACKINNON and of MALCOLM, JOHN, THOMAS, EBENEZER and JOSEPH MACKINNON are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved SISTER and AUNT, Mrs Ellen Couling, which will leave 357 Harris-street, Ultimo THIS AFTERNOON at 1 o'clock for the C of E Cemetery Rookwood.
   4. COULING,- The Friends of Mrs MARY DUFFELL are invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved SISTER-IN-LAW to leave the residence of her sister, 357 Harris-street. J. MEDCALF. Undertaker, Redfern.
7. ↑ The Following sources are to prove that Alexander George Cowling was NOT the son of Joseph and Ellen (Duffell) Cowling.
8. ↑ Birth: New South Wales Australia Births: Reg#: 12635/1896 Parent's name(s): AUGUSTUS A and ELIZABETH F District: GRAFTON
9. ↑ Dossier: Military Service Record: Citing: Father: Alfred Augustus Cowling
10. ↑ Memorial: Australian War Memorial This does mention the Father but is a recognition of his death in the Ambon Prisoner of War Camp, Indonesia
11. ↑ Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) Mon 24 Sep 1945 Page 2 Glenreagh: Glenreagh Pte. Alexander George (Nobby) Cowling, son of the late Mr. A. A. Cowling, of Glenreagh, died of illness while prisoner of war in the Ambon camp on May 2. 1944: Pte. Cowling was taken prisoner in Malaya. His brother, Harvey, who was released from, a prisoner of war camp, arrived in Australia last week, and is at present in a military hospital. Other brothers are Messrs. T. F. Cowling, W. Cowling and Arthur Cowling, of Glenreagh.

Research Notes

• Possible Son: (Confirmation required!!!!)
• Marriage: New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number 6359/1908 Groom's Family Name COULING Groom's Given Name(s) ALEXANDER D Bride's Family Name(s) LEWIS Bride's Given Name(s) LILA M District WATERLOO

• Funeral Notice for Alexander D Couling's Son: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842 - 1954) Fri 15 Feb 1924 Page 7 Family Notices: COULING.—The Friends of Mr. and Mrs. ALEXANDER D. COULING and FAMILY, of Etela-street, Belmore, are kindly invited to attend the funeral of their beloved SON and BROTHER, Ernest Douglas, which will leave Medcalf's Funeral Parlours, 172 Redfern-street, Redfern, TO-MORROW (Saturday) AFTERNOON, at 2 o'clock, for the C. of E. Cemetery, Rookwood.

• Death of Alexander Dickson Couling: New South Wales Australia Deaths: Name: COULING ALEXANDER DICKSON Registration number 15207/1938 Father's Given Name(s) ARCHIBALD Mother's Given Name(s) EMILY District ASHFIELD

• Funeral Notice for Alexander Dickson Couling: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 9 Sep 1938 Page 9 Family Notices: COULING.—The Relatives and Friends of Mrs LILA MINNIE COULING and FAMILY are invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved HUSBAND and their loving FATHER Alexander Dickson Couling to leave his late residence 21 Edward Street Summer Hill THIS DAY at 3 p.m. for the Crematorium Rookwood

• Death of LilaMinnie (Lewis) Couling: New South Wales Australia Deaths: Name: COULING LILA MINNIE Registration number 45001/1973 Father's Given Name(s) JOHN Mother's Given Name(s) HARRIET ELIZABETH District LIVERPOOL