Brief Life History of Edward Byles
When Edward Byles Cowell was born in 1826, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Cowell, was 28 and his mother, Marianne Byles, was 25. He died on 9 February 1903, in his hometown, at the age of 77.
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- Edward Byles Cowell in entry for Marianne Cowell, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
Parents and Siblings
1798–1842 Male
1801–1874 Female
Siblings (7)
1826–1903 Male
1829–1898 Female
1829–1906 Male
1834–1924 Male
1838–1921 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (5)
1830
Age 4
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 7
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 28
Name Meaning
Irish and Manx: shortened form of McCawell, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’). Compare Caulfield . Alternatively, a shortened form of Gaelic Mac (Giolla) Comhghaill ‘son of (the devotee of) Saint Comhghal’. Compare Cool .
Irish: shortened form of McCool .
English: habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and Gloucestershire called Cowhill, from Old English cū ‘cow’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from Cowleigh Park in Worcestershire. The modern pronunciation rhymes with trowell.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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