Missing believed in Daventry!

[Trees]

Mary Mc go to bed have a good sleep see you in your morning  We will be around.Did you get to see the web site yet?
H

[MaryMc]

Going now 

Had a quick look at the website - looks good, will have a proper look tomorrow.

[Trees]

I haven't been able to do much today but just a quickie question Please may I use the Photograph on our web site? naturally i will credit it to you. I wonder why Martin left Willoughby Capel seems to stay as the village blacksmith and Martin goes to work in a factory still as a blacksmith Did he leave after a family tiff and was that why he lived under assuned names? Though my late mother sudenly started calling herself by her second name saying it suited her better so it could have just been something like that i suppose odd thet he used his brother's name though. Have you found a baptism for John born about 1823? He is the only one with out a baptism but he appears on the 1841 census HO107/1137/21 fo 4 p3 with John Sarah, Martin and their  half brother Thomas.  John married Ann WILSON in Willoughby and just look who was a witness
1846    April 26    by Banns etc
   John COWLEY   full age   Bachelor   Carrier   Willoughby   John COWLEY   Blacksmith
27   X Ann WILSON   full age   Spinster   -   Willoughby   William WILSON   Labourer
   Parish Church   Established Church      Richard PERRY
   Martin COWLEY   X Elizabeth HELMIRE ?

John and Ann are on the 1851 census HO107/2070 fo248 p 4
Goodness alone knows why he chose William as a name later

[MaryMc]

Hi Trees,
Sorry for the late reply.
Yes, please do use the photo - I have a couple more you may like too - will post them shortly.

I'm just going through all my papers at the moment, I will let you know if anything useful turns up!

[MaryMc]

This is where Martin Cowley was born, and worked as a Blacksmith. (Willoughby)
Two of his daughters, Sarah and Hannah (aka Anna, Annie) were born here.

[MaryMc]

This is the wedding party of Mark and Hannah's son in 1910.
Looking at the photo, to the right of the bride is Mark Morris and Hannah (aka Anna, Annie) Cowley.

I was told that the lady in the black hat on the left of the groom is Esther, but I'm not too sure that it is.

[Trees]

Mary mc these are lovely photos you are so lucky to have them. It is so good to see what they were all like and the blacksmiths house will be a great addition to the Willouby page many thanks I must have seen it when we visited with out appreciating it was the old smithy.
Can I ask if you know when the portrait was taken how big is the original and is anything written on the back. If you don't know the date you can ask on the photograph restoration board/ She certainly looks like the lady next to the groom but if the wedding is 1910 I thought Esther Frost was already dead (june qtr 1905 and she would have been abot 186 I don't think that lady looks that age You could ask the photo. board folk if they think it is the same lady and how old she looks they are very clever on that board
H.

[MaryMc]

Trees,
Will have to answer you later - the power is going off shortly for the day so the workers can get on with some sort of maintenance  grrrrr. Speak later!

[K Rees]

Any mention of Lee family of Kilsby in your Cowley research?

Will of Thomas Lee of Kilsby 1671, albeit in Latin, records a possible connection to William Cowley, yeoman of Kilsby and John Lee , labourer of Willoughby.
I suspect this Thomas Lee is an uncle of my ancestor Andrew Lee d. 1720 Kilsby.