First Marriage of Jane Cowlishaw nee Phillips b Frampton Cotterell Sep 1846

[maxaprice]

I'm looking for help in documenting the marriage of my great grandmother Jane Phillips, to her first husband, (First name unknown) Cowlishaw. He died between 1864, when my grandfather Henry Cowlishaw, later Arbery, was born, and Jane's second marriage to Sydney Arbery on 16 October 1870.

My maternal great-grandmother Jane, aged 24, was listed as Jane Cowlishaw, widow,  on the marriage record when she married Sydney Arbery in 1870. Her father is named as Mark Phillips. Church Marriage records show her mother's name as Elizabeth Simmonds.  Census returns show that they lived in Frampton Cotterell, just north of Bristol. Mark Phillips was a stonecutter.

From this I deduce that my great grandmother's pre-marriage name was Jane Phillips.

She also had a son, Henry Cowlishaw, born Nov 11 1864. The birth of Henry Cowlishaw is registered Q4, 1864, Clifton, 6a, 87.  He is my grandfather. After her marriage to Sydney Arbery in 1870, he is listed in census returns etc as Henry C Arbery. Sydney was his stepfather.

I have tried and failed to find a record of the marriage of Jane Phillips to a Mr Cowlishaw, my putative biological great grandfather, that fits the dates, location and other family data. Ay help will be greatly appreciated.

[louisa maud]

Have you fou d either of these persons on 1861 census ?

Louisa Maud

[maxaprice]

Thank you for responding so quickly.

I have found Jane Phillips in  census reeturns for 1851, 1861 living in her parents household. In 1871, she is listed as wife to her second husband, Sydney Arbery and her mother Elizabeth Phillips is at the same address  with them.

Her first husband, Mr Cowlishaw, is more difficult to find with any certainty because I don't have his first name. However I have checked an Edward Cowlishaw, who is listed in Bristol CoE Baptismal records as the father of John Henry Cowlishaw and spouse of Jane Cowlishaw, but that turned out to be another family with several children. I've also followed up a Mr Henry Cowlishaw whose will was in probate. He was a farmer in Derbyshire but Probate also mentions a grown up son, Thomas,  as executor, so that seems to rule him out.

[louisa maud]

Is it possible there never was a marriage

Have you got Henry's  birth cert?
Louisa Maud

[CaroleW]

Births Dec qtr 1864 Henry Cowlishaw Clifton 6a 87  mmn Phillips

Buying a copy of the birth cert will give fathers name

[CaroleW]

2 x deaths  in 1867 in the Clifton RD one of whom was John Cowlishaw aged 22

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Also   - this birth

COWLISHAW, ELIZA        
mother's maiden name PHILLIPS     
Q1 1867
CLIFTON  Volume 06A  Page 92

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Eliza - buried 17 June 1868 St Philip, Holy Trinity aged 15 months. Address Froom St

John Cowlishaw buried 20 May 1867  St Philip, Holy Trinity aged 22 months. Address Frome St, St Paul

[CaroleW]

Hi Mabel

Was John definitely 22mths?  Freebmd shows 22 so I've just checked GRO online and it also shows 22 but neither show it as months.  I would usually have expected a 22mth old to be shown as 1 but you never know