A coal agricultural merchants lorry driver and the child of Albert Cowell (a transport driver) and Fanny Austen, William Cowell, the first cousin once-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Upper Stourmouth, Kent, England on 8 Jun 19091,2,3,4,5, was baptised in West Stourmouth, Kent, England on 11 Jul 1909 was married twice, to Florence Studham (c. Aug 1931 in Thanet, Kent, England) and Doris Gambrill (c. Aug 1953 in Thanet)6. He had 3 children, all with Florence Studham: Frances M, William Albert John and Helen.
During his life, he was living at his birthplace on 2 Apr 19118; at 2 Mill Row, Birchington, Kent in 19367 and on 29 Sept 19392; and at Mill Row, Birchington, Kent in 1941.
He died in Oct/nov/dec 1997 in Thanet4.
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd/d/1997/12/81851017
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA/R39/1751/1751G/020/35
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1911/RG14/04559/0401/3
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd/m/1953/3/az/000341/005
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd/m/1931/3/az/000298/024
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs/cant/b/96716786
Residence record for 1941 contains no citation
Location for 2 Apr 1911 (Brewery Cottages, Upper Stourmouth, Kent, England) differs from mother's (Elmstone, Stourmouth, Kent, England)
Listed in the residence for 1936, but spouse Florence Studham is not
Listed in the residence for 1941, but spouse Florence Studham is not
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