Hi all
I am helping my mother-in-law out with her family research but am stumped too!
Her parents were Florence Cowell (b 1896) and William Culley
Florence had siblings James (1894), Elizabeth (1888), Susannah (1890) and George Cowell (1891)
Florence, James, Susannah & Eliza found themselves in a Stepney Union care home in 1900, but not George.
The four in the home were told that George had died, they were also told their mother had died, which was not true. So was it also a lie about brother George dying? Apparently brother George visited the siblings in the orphanage around 1907-9 dressed in a bandsman uniform.
We can find nothing about him at all. I have found a possible military record for him in 1909 (which may account for the uniform) London Brigade RFA but his name seems to be Henry George Cowell. We think his actual name was George Henry Cowell but are ready to stand corrected.
There seems to be a death of a George Cowell in 1908 in West Ham but the age is 26, which would be wrong.
Have been tussling with this one for years so any help would be really appreciated by m-in-l.
Many thanks - Amanda
I am helping my mother-in-law out with her family research but am stumped too!
Her parents were Florence Cowell (b 1896) and William Culley
Florence had siblings James (1894), Elizabeth (1888), Susannah (1890) and George Cowell (1891)
Florence, James, Susannah & Eliza found themselves in a Stepney Union care home in 1900, but not George.
The four in the home were told that George had died, they were also told their mother had died, which was not true. So was it also a lie about brother George dying? Apparently brother George visited the siblings in the orphanage around 1907-9 dressed in a bandsman uniform.
We can find nothing about him at all. I have found a possible military record for him in 1909 (which may account for the uniform) London Brigade RFA but his name seems to be Henry George Cowell. We think his actual name was George Henry Cowell but are ready to stand corrected.
There seems to be a death of a George Cowell in 1908 in West Ham but the age is 26, which would be wrong.
Have been tussling with this one for years so any help would be really appreciated by m-in-l.
Many thanks - Amanda
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