Cowe family, Eyemouth

[k3nnyc]

That's a very interesting theory April regarding the information you have from the 1851 census. I see that on ancestry.co.uk the name has been transcribed as Ellen Cromwell but on SP it has been transcribed as Eliza. I've looked at the record on SP, the quality is not very good and I can't quite make out the detail. Ellen (or Eliza) Cromwell's condition is married so would Cromwell not be her married name? I can't make out Ellen's relationship to the head of the household, niece, nurse?? It also looks to me that the head of the family is James Bowes, there's a son David Bowes, another two sons, James and Patrick and a lodger that I can't make out.

All very fascinating!

[k3nnyc]

I've just seen on this website:

www.dumgal.gov.uk/historicalindexes/census.aspx

That "Ellen Cromwell" is a nurse in the household of Janet Bennet, Queensbury Street, Dumfries.

So we have:

Jannet Bennet - Head of household, widow, aged 47, born Ireland
Michael Bennet - Son of Jannet, roper apprentice, aged 13, born Ireland
David Bowes - Son of Jannet , aged 11, born Edinburgh
James Bowes, Head of household , married, Traveller, aged 45, born Ireland
Ellen Cromwell, nurse in household, married, washerwoman, aged 26, born in Paisley
Briddy McHarn, lodger, servant, aged 30, born Ireland
James McHarn, lodger, aged 1 month, born Dumfries
Patrick McHarn, lodger, aged 4, born in Ireland

I'm feeling that maybe I shouldn't be part of the Cowe discussion anymore, but it's only because it clearly states Edward Cromwell, a hatter in Paisley, as Helen Cowe's father in her death record of 12th October 1858.

Yours confused,
Kenny

[matriach2000]

Hi,
I was just browsing and I saw your thread about the Cowes/Meek connection well Meek is my married name and my husbands grandfather / grandmother were William and Guilema Meek from Eyemouth sorry about the spelling.
they had another son Called David (my father in law)he was born january 1907.
My brother in law has been tracing the Meek family tree and he has also traced some of the Cowe branch

[Beckey]

Hi matriarch2000,

This may help or hinder.
Eyemouth 1861 Main St. N.E.Side- 2 rooms, 1 scholar.

Eliza Meek    H  W  46  House Keeper     Bew. Abbey St. Bathans.
Mary Stevenson  D  M  23                        Edinburgh.
Andrew Stevenson  S in law  M  30  Chimney Sweeper  Renfrew,Paisley.
David Meek   S  U  18  Cooper                 Edinburgh.
Alexander Meek  S       15  Cooper          Bew. Eyemouth.
Peter Meek     S            12  Scholar.          "          "
5 natives of Germany   M  Lodgers  Travelling Musicians.

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[tegan]

Hi matriach
Seems we are related as David Meek was my husbands grandfather.
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Sharon