Thomas Cowley
5 April 1790–
Kirk Michael in Arbory, Isle of Man
The Life of Thomas
When Thomas Cowley was born on 5 April 1790, in Kirk Michael in Arbory, Isle of Man, his father, Patrick Cowley, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Garret, was 24.
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Family Time Line
Patrick Cowley
1766–
Elizabeth Garret
1765–1847
Thomas Cowley
1790–
Henry Cowley
1792–
John Cowley
1794–
Parents and Siblings
Patrick Cowley
1766–Male
1765–1847Female
siblings
(3)
1790–Male
1792–Male
1794–Male
World Events (6)
1797
Age 7
"""The Statute Laws of the Isle of Man"" by C. Briscoe are published."
1821
Age 31
Census gave Island population of 40,081.
1825
Age 35
Potato riots caused by imposition of tithes.
Name Meaning
1 English: habitational name from any of the various places called Cowley. One in Gloucestershire is named with Old English cū‘cow’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’; two in Derbyshire have Old English col ‘(char)coal’ as the first element; and one near London has it 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 named with this element, it is possible that it conceals a topographical term as well as a personal name.2 Irish: reduced form of Macaulay ( see McCauley ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Thomas Cowley, "Isle of Man Parish Registers, 1598-2009"
- Thomas Cowley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Cowley, "Isle of Man Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910"
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