Thomas Cowhearne Gower

Brief Life History of Thomas Cowhearne

When Thomas Cowhearne Gower was born on 23 May 1816, in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Gower, was 22 and his mother, Catherine Cresswell, was 25. He married Jane Cresswell on 6 May 1838, in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mersham, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 1 May 1877, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Cowhearne Gower
1816–1877
Martha Ann Tidswell
1826–1908
Marriage: 4 November 1850
John Thomas T Gower
1851–1885
Joseph Gower
1854–1854
Albert Francis Gower
1855–1936
Betsy Ann Gower
1857–1857
Jane Elizabeth Gower
1858–1922
Martha Ann Gower
1860–1861
Mary Isabelle Gower
1862–1879
Catherine K. Gower
1863–1933
Charlotte Gower
1865–1954
Horace Tidswell Gower
1867–1901
Louisa May Gower
1870–1956

Sources (57)

  • 1860 US Census for Thomas Gower & Martha Ann Tidswell
  • Thomas Cowhorn, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • 1838 England Marriage Registration Index for Thomas Gower & Jane Cresswell, 6 May 1838

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from Gohiere, the Old French form of what is now known as Goelle, the country north of Paris.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Anglo-Norman French Goier, Joier, denoting a man from any of several places in Normandy and Picardy called Gouy, Joué, or Jouy (derived from the Latin personal name Gaudius, Old French Goi, Joi + -acum ‘joy’).

English (of Norman origin): from a Norman personal name, Go(h)ier, ancient Germanic Godehar, cognate with the Old English name mentioned at Gooder .

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

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History of Thomas Gower

THOMAS GOWER Researched books and journals, compiled, and written by Janet Johnson Cox - 2002 Thomas Gower was born 23 May 1816, near Stourbridge, (Worcestershire), England. He was the son of Thoma …

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