Cowin and possibly Baker families from Lonan

[Anna Barnett]

I am looking for a John Cowin born on the IOM in about 1850, possibly in Lonan.
He is said to have married a Sarah May Baker. He had a daughter May Cowin in about 1883 and a younger son who later emigrated to Canada. May later moved to London where she married my son's great grandfather in about 1921. May's parents are said to have died when she was quite young, and she is said to have been brought up by an aunt.
Any information which might correspond to these people would be very welcome!

[Milliepede]

I do believe there have been other topics about this family.

If you have a search for "Cowin" topics by other posters should come up for you to have a read through in case they help 

[KGarrad]

John Cowin isn't an easy name to search for - there are quite a lot of them!

Looking at Lonan baptisms, 1845 to 1855 finds:

9 March 1845, John son of John & Elizabeth (Callow)
7 May 1848, John son of William & Anne (Garrett)
6 November 1853, John James - no parents named
3 November 1851, John Thomas - no parents named
(All taken from www.iMuseum.im)

[KGarrad]

Not finding a birth/baptism for a May Cowin in either Isle of Man or England/Wales?
Not finding a marriage either?

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
May is admitted to Cubbit Town School 15.10.1890 in London
Father john 31 Steb St DOB Jan 1883
On 30th May here brother John is admitted from the same address.DOB June 1884
His leaving 30.5.1892 gives 98 Manchester Road and DOB 3.6. 1885

1901 census Poplar
John Cowan 50 wid blacksmith Kirk Maugold I of Man
John 15 app plate in steel Ramsey

Bapt for John at Ramsey 13.6.1885 mother Sarah May ,father John
brother William also there 14.7.1886  but no sign of May.
John junior  is in Canada from 1906.

1881 census looks like parents 42 Crossland St Pancras
John Cowan 31 coach smith I of Man
Sarah 30 St Pancras.

Can't see a 1891 but
Sarah Cowen age 47 died Poplar Dec 1897.


Ciderdrinker

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
1891 under Comen
Poplar 31 Stebdale st
John 41 coach smith Ramsey I of Man
Sarah 40 Camden Town
May 8 Camden Town
John 5 0r 6 Ramsey

I still can't find their marriage but based on the birth place in 1901 there is this baptism
John Cown  Maughold 15.3.1850 s of John and Jane nee Cleater labourer

It's 4 km from Ramsey

1861Maughold
John 45 warehouseman I of Man somewhere I can't read
Jane  39 Maughold
John 11
William 8
Thomas 5
Mary J 3
Edward 1

William is a coach builder on the 1871 census but John is not there.

John Cowen died June 1902 Poplar aged 51

Ciderdrinker

[KGarrad]

Kirk Maughold was the original parish church covering Ramsey
St Paul's, Ramsey came into being because of the long walk to Maughold!

Birth, qtr 1883
St Pancras Registration District     vol 1b, page 183
Cowen, May Sarah

Mother's Maiden Name: May (from GRO website)


Marriage:
June qtr 1878
St Pancras Registration District     vol 1b, page 215

Cowen, John
+ and, on the same page +
May, Sarah

[Frances_mnb]

I gave the registered births on the manx genealogy on the 10th http://www.isle-of-man.com/genealogy/messageboard/index.pl
the 1861 census is College St Ramsey (now all demolished) - John snr born Rushen + wife Jane born Maughold - Mary is actually May - the 'y' is somewhat badly written

[ciderdrinker]

Hello
Details of that 1878 marriage St Mark's Regent Park 22.4.1878
John Cowen full bach coach smith  2 Dumpton Place father John corn merchants salesman
Sarah May full spins   parish of St Mathews Oakley Square father John green grocer
wit Thomas Cowen and Elizabeth Skittrell

More children for the couple
Thomas Hubert Cowen bapt 6.11.1890 31 Stebendale St Labourer at Christ Chruch Poplar
He was born Sep qtr 1889 Died Dec qtr 1890
and the William you already have seems to have died Dec qtr 1887 age 1 Pancras

Sarah May bapt 28 Oct 1849 born 3.10.1849 at Marylebone d of John and Ann May green grocer
62 George St.

1861 census 97 Grove St Pancras
Alfred Skittral 39 labourer Stamford Mill
Ann 44 Westminster
George May 24 stepson carman Lambeth
Mary a May step daughter 20 St Pancras
Sarah May ditto 12 St Pancras
Eileen/Ellen  Skitral 4 daughter St Pancras
John Bridges son in  law 25 cab man Warlingworth Suffolk
Ann Bridges 21 St Pancras
john Bridges 1 grandson St Pancras

1851 census 62 Grove St
John May 42 green grocer Surrey
Ann 34
George 14 Surrey
Ann 11 Middlesex
Mary Ann 10 same
Sarah  1
Alfred Skittreal visitor 30 labourer Middlesex

Her step father Alfred Thomas Skittreall  died Mar qytr 1876 St Pancras
The couple had married 25.10. 1852 St Pancras .Fathers Thomas Skit.farmer  and William Baker dead ,witnesses William Baker and Elizabeth Bishop
So Sarah's mother was the Miss Baker.

Ann died Mar qtr 1881 St Pancras age 64.
Ann had married John May at Lambeth 18.8.1833
She was underage so need the consent of her father William Baker.
wit William Perry.

The nearest death I can find for John May is Dec qtr 1851 age 47.
possible burial St Martins in the Fields John May 23 .12.1851 aged 45 years of no 12 Foley St Marylebone at 3 o'clock.

Possible siblings for Sarah May

George 1837 Lambeth
Ann Dec 1839 St  Pancras bapt Lambeth 4.7.1841 coke burner Saville Place.
Mary Ann June 1841 St Pancras bapt Lambeth 4.7.1841 Coke burner Saville Place
your Sarah Dec 1849 Saint Pancras

Skittreals
Elizabeth Sep 1853 St Pancras buried 17 Sep St Martins in the Fields aged 7 days Mortimer St
Ellen June 1857 born Mar 29th bapt HT Kilburn 11.6.1882 41 Canterbury Road foreman of a coal merchant.

It looks like Ellen married into the Cowen family
Marriage 8.3.1880 St George Bloomsbury
Thomas Cowen 24 bach baker 53 Kenton St s of John corn dealer
Ellen Skittrell 22 spins  107 Arlington Road Camden d of Alfred Thomas dec foreman

wit Edward Cowen and Annie Goldburn

Could Thomas be John's brother?

1901 census Acton 46 Bridgeman road
Thomas Cowen 45 baker Ramsey I of man
Ellen 44 London
Ellen 18 metal works Kilburn
Ethel 12 Kilburn
George 8 Acton
Violet 1 Acton

Ciderdrinker