Captain Orry COWIN of Mauritius

[ShaunJ]

On that 1933 voyage to South Africa, that Wendy found, there is also a Miss Mona Margaret Cowin aged 63 who is on a round trip ticket in 1st.

In 1937 there is a Mona M Cowin aged 64, last resident in  Mauritius, arriving in London on the City of Nagpur. She is accompanied by a medical man Philip J Cowin (no age given) also last resident in Mauritius.

She leaves England, stated age 70, on 1 April 1939 on the Jagersfontein with Mauritius as ultimate destination.

[ShaunJ]

There are so many Manx references in this family! Orry, Mona and now Tynwald  http://www.rootschat.com/links/05n5/


Norris Tynwald Cowin born Mauritius 1875.

The 1891 census has NTC  in lodgings in Leyton Essex (with William Perry again) aged 16 with medical student Douglas HF Cowin (17) and fellow scholar William W Cowin (14) all born Mauritius.

William White Cowin b. Mauritius is in Salford in 1911. In 1901 there is a Charles Cowin from IoM with a White family in Salford ... all this must be connected.

[Possum99]

Hi Shaun

Thanks so much for your effort - just the breakthrough I need.

Let me work on what you have given and I will report back as others may be interested. I have to trace this family back to Isle of Man and I think those clues might enable this.

Cheers, Ross

PS I visited IoM in 2006 and met some distant family (my Philip Cowin left Lonan in 1852). Had a great time with people who were very warm, generous and so unpretensious. A great place.

[winston]

HI Ross

Shaun has covered most of what I found early yesterday.

So far I can only add that the young man Phillip John Cowin who travelled with Miss Mona Margaret Cowin was listed in 1933 as being born in 1903/4,  as of that passage back to England he'd been last resident in Uganda.  In 1929 when Philip came back from Spain he was shown as a Doctor and his intended residence was shown as St Bartholemeus Hospital London.

On the same list was a Mrs Isabella Cowin who was age 55 and was last resident in Mauritus.




Wendy

[Possum99]

Hi Wendy and Shaun

You have both made my weekend! You are both lovely people!

With the information you two have provided I have pushed it along and think I have the linkages but some speculation is involved. Here is the story:

John Cowin b1803 married Margaret Clague 1825 at Braddan, IoM

Two eldest sons: John b1825 and William b 1827, both at Douglas

John the father of most of those mentioned including Norris Tynwald AND Mona Margaret (the young Mona of Wendy's more likely an error or a g'dau)

William also at Mauritius but, around 1880, brought his family to South Australia.

My challenge now is to link to my Lonan Cowins but I already know they have links to both Braddan and the Clague family. END

When I get it written up and test it a bit more thoroughly, I would be happy to share with any interested persons - do I post it here or invite people to email me???

Also, do you have anything more on Philip in Spain? Intriguing.

Many thanks to you both, Ross

PS William’s son Norris (born 1893, SA) was killed in action on the Western Front about 4 km east of Ypres on 1 October 1917 and the memory of this brave man is memorialized at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 7.

[winston]

HI Ross

Have you seen this article regarding Norris bn 1874


http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/archframes.php?archid=320&orig_form=archlistframes.php&bldgorder=%60tblbldg%60.%60name%60&orderby=Surname&initial=All&source=0&backbutton=1


Wendy

[winston]

Ross

I forgot to add - yes please post your info on site then anyone else can read it who may be related or be able to help at a later stage.


Wendy

[ShaunJ]

Philip John Cowin was son of TJ ( marriage announcement in The Times 1938) and was a doctor in Uganda in the 1930's (lots of mentions in Google books hits)  then seems to have settled in London (London phone books 1951-1975)

[ShaunJ]

If you search for Cowin in the National Archives of South Africa databases you will get 52 hits, includng Orry, Mona, Norris, and many others

http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300gi?20090222101608CD55808B%26DB%3DRSAE