Can you help me find...TOWE, EDWARDS, COUZENS, OR CLARKE?

[Laura_84]

Hello, my name is Laura Jane Stanford, and i am trying to locate family members from my fathers side of the family.
Surnames include: TOWE, EDWARDS, COUZENS & CLARKE.
My father is Barry Roland Towe, and he was born in Derby, UK on April 11th 1946.
His parents (my grandparents) are William Roland Towe and Edna June Towe (Edwards). Edna (my grandmother) was born on June 30th in approx. 1925 in Reading, UK. William (my grandfather) was born on Feb 18th in approx. 1920, and passed away on April 19th 2003.
They moved from Derby to Devizes, Wiltshire and had 4 children, Barry Towe (my father, later changed surname to Stanford), Stephen Towe, Linda Towe and Miranda Towe.
My grandmother, Edna Towe (Edwards) had parents most likely residing in Reading, UK. Her father (my great-grandfather) was called Walter Geofrey Edwards, and was married to Hilda Couzens (my great-grandmother). Edna also had siblings/brothers Dennis and Leonard.
My grandfather, William Towe had parents possibly born in approx. 1895 -1900. His father (my great-grandfather) was called Albert Towe, and was married to Bertha Mildred Clarke (my great-grandmother).
I have lost contact with my aunties and grandmother in England, and hope someone else can help expand my family tree, and help me get in contact with family members. As an only child, with no first cousins, I am searching for all the people I can to call family.
Thanks for your time, I hope you can help. Yours Faithfully, Laura.


Moderator Comment: If anybody can help, then please check out the thread on the Wiltshire and Berkshire Board as well, to avoid duplication of efforts. Thanks
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,166593.0.html
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,166589.0.html

[suzard]

Trying to sort this out.
Could this possibly be your Great Grandfather in 1901?

1901 Milford Derbys
King William Beerhouse Forge Hill
William Towe Head 40 Inn kepper and labourer b. Little Eaton Derbys
Emma Towe wife 42 b. Runcorn Cheshire
ALBERT TOWE son 7 b Duffield Derbys
Edith Garton Servant 14 Gen domestic servant b Duffield

RG13/3226 114 7

[suzard]

Also a birth reg on FreeBMD
Jun qtr 1902 Reading
Walter Geoffrey Edwards
2c 364

[Laura_84]

Thanks so much for your help...

Over the last couple of days i have found some extra info from this forum and other forums... so i hope it can help me find some relatives.

I am hoping to find family members possible related to.....

My Grandmother: Edna June Towe (Edwards)
My Grandfather: William Roland Towe born March quarter 1920.

My Great Uncle: Ronald Edwards
My Great Uncle: Dennis Edwards
My Great Uncle: Leonard Edwards

My Great-Grandmother: Hilda Edwards (Couzens or Cozens)
My Great-Grandfather: Walter Grefrey Edwards

My Great-Grandmother: Bertha Mildred Towe (Clarke or Cozens)
My Great-Grandfather: Albert Towe born June quarter 1894, Derbyshire, Dufffield. Married Bertha Mildred (Cozens???) dec quarter 1918 in Reading.

My Great-Great-Grandparents?- William Towe b 1861, Derbyshire, Little Eaton. Emma Towe (Clark) b 1859, Cheshire, Runcorn. Married in March quarter 1883. Had one child Albert Towe.

My Great-Great-Great-Grandparents???- Joesph Towe and Sophia Towe (Walker) married  31 Oct 1858, had children William Towe and Sarah J Towe both born in Breadsall, Derbyshire.

My Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandparents???
- William Towe

-James Walker and Sarah Walker, had children Jemima, Charlot, Sophia, George, Sarah-Ann and Joseph.

NB: From what other people have found out, it looks like my grandparents may have been 1st Cousins???

I hope someone can find some links, i would love to get in contact with some relatives.

Yours Faithfully,
Laura. . .

[ngauthier]

Hi Laura,
My Dad is Stephen Shane Towe and Miranda and Linda are my Aunts and it looks as though your father is my uncle. Have you gotten a hold of any of the family yet?
Natalie