Edwin Charles Coward

Brief Life History of Edwin Charles

When Edwin Charles Coward was born on 7 November 1875, in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Coward, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Bealing, was 38. He married Susan Mead on 23 December 1902, in Kington Magna, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ditcheat, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died in April 1950, in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74, and was buried in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Charles Coward
1875–1950
Susan Mead
1879–1947
Marriage: 23 December 1902
Florence Mary Coward
1903–1972

Sources (11)

  • Edwin Coward in household of William Coward, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Edwin Coward, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Edwin Charles Coward, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a cowherd, Middle English couh(i)erde, couhirde, couhurde (Old English cūhyrde). The surname has nothing to do with the modern English word coward, which is from Old French cuard, a pejorative term from coue ‘tail’ (from Latin cauda) with reference to an animal with its tail between its legs.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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