Frederick COWAN & wife Fanny RICHARDSON (m. 1870 Hackney) Descendants?

[rbell35]

Seeking descendants of Frederick COWAN (Engineer/Gas Works Foreman) and wife Fanny nee RICHARDSON who married on 25/1/1870 at Hackney, London. I descend from their son Henry Richardson COWAN (born 1873). Henry was my grandfather. However I am seeking information about the other siblings and their descendants... I have no other information other than the following names, birth years and baptismal places:

Jane Richardson   Bapt: 1870      Hackney, Middlesex
Fanny         Bapt: 1871      Old Ford, Middlesex
Henry Richardson    Born: 4/10/1873   Old Ford, Middlesex
James         Bapt: 1875      Old Ford, Middlesex
George              Bapt: 1877      Old Ford, Middlesex

I am eager to find family descendants, details, stories and hopefully photos too!! Thanks, Rob - Australia

[rutht22000]

Hi

Not related to the Cowan's but a quick checkover finds the following:-

Jane Richardson Cowan married Herbert Brown on 1 May 1892 at Walthamstow, London.  In 1901 they have several children (Florence aged 7, Edith aged 6, Herbert aged 5 and Bertie aged 8 months.  Her brother George, a house painter, is living with her and is unmarried as at 1901).  Children were all born in Walthamstow.

and Fannie Cowan married George Walter Atkinson on 25 December 1897 also in Walthamstow.  I can't see them in 1901 to see if they had a young family by then

[rutht22000]

The census' also reveal further siblings to the ones you have already got:-

Minnie, born around 1865 in St Neots, Huntingdonshire (as she pre dates the marriage, was she a half sister?)

Mabel born around 1881/2 in Walthamstow (seems to be Mabel Alice, born June Quarter 1881)
Ethel born around 1883/4 in Walthamstow (seems to Ethel Bertha, born September Quarter 1883)
Grace born around 1886 in Walthamstow

I think Fanny Richardson remarried after Frederick's death as three of their children turn up in 1901 as follows:-

@ 48 Spencer Road, Walthamstow (RG13 1630 29 49(

John Springett, Head, 65, Carpenter, born Colchester, Essex
Fanny Springett, Wife, 55, born St Neots
James Cowan, Son, 25, Metal Polisher, born Old Ford
Ethel Cowan, Dau, 17, Warehouse Assistant, born Walthamstow
Grace Cowan, Dau, 15, Warehouse Assistant, born Walthamstow

[rbell35]

Thanks Ruth much obliged...cheers, Rob

[Sharon01]

Hi,

Ethel Bertha Cowan 29 spinster married Henry James Pledger 33 at bachelor  on 24/08/1912 at All Saints, Haggerston, Hackney.

Parents were Frederick Cowan engineer (deceased) & Henry Pledger builder.

Witnesses were Grace Pledger, Frederick Charles Pledger, Henry Pledger & James Daniel Cowan.

Address for Ethel was 55 Jewell Road (parish of St Mary Walthamstow). Address for Henry was 71 ? Road.

Sharon

There are 2 births on freebmd for Pledger mother's name Cowan in Hackney.

[OOE0706]

Hi Jane Richardson Cowan was my Great Grandmother and married Herbert Brown as detailed in previous entry.

My Grandmother Margaret Jane Bradfield (nee Brown) was born in September 11th 1906 in Hackney and died in 1980 in Colchester, Essex. She had a younger sister Adeline Louise who was born in 1911 and died in 2004. I think that you have her other siblings from the 1901 census information.

My Mum Margaret Ann was born March 20th 1946 - Aug 2007. She had 3 older brothers Bernard William 1930-2018, Anthony Donald 1932-2017 and Michael John 1939-2019.

I did try to attach some photos but they were all too big!

I have recently joined My Heritage and my family tree has over 800 people on it. The furthest back on the Cowan side are Archibald and Margaret but I have details of 14 generations back of the Ferry family and more details are becoming available each day.