Elizabeth Cowley

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

Elizabeth Cowley was christened on 8 September 1717, in Up Holland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of John Cowley and Mrs. John Cowley. She married Henry Swift Sr on 7 February 1736, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She was buried in Up Holland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Henry Swift Sr
1704–1781
Elizabeth Cowley
1717–1757
Marriage: 7 February 1736
John Swift
1739–
Thomas Swift
1741–
William Swift
1742–
Thomas Swift
1744–1803
Mary Swift
1745–
Edward Swift
1747–
Edward Swift
1747–
Betty Swift
1750–
Henry Swift
1752–1847
Robert Swift
1755–1760
Mary Swift
1757–

Sources (12)

  • Elizabeth Cowley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabth. Cowley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Elizabeth Swift, "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Cowley. One in Gloucestershire is named with Old English ‘cow’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’; two in Derbyshire have Old English col ‘(char)coal’ as the first element; and one near London is from Old English cofa ‘shelter, bay’ (see Cove ) or the personal name Cofa. The largest group, however, with examples in Buckinghamshire, Devon, Oxfordshire, and Staffordshire, were apparently named as ‘the wood or clearing of Cufa’; however, in view of the number of places called with this element, it is possible that it conceals a topographic term as well as a personal name.

Irish: shortened form of Macaulay (see McCauley ).

Manx: shortened form of Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh ‘son of Amhlaoibh’ (a Gaelicized form of Old Norse Óláfr). For an alternative Manx form of the same patronymic see Callow .

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

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