Charles Allen Du Val

William Cowgill 1805-1886

William Cowgill was born in 1805 at Lepton in Kirkheaton parish near Huddersfield in Yorkshire, the son of William Cowgill 1767-1825 and his wife née Mary Sheard. He moved to Manchester, where he became a print and calico merchant in that city.

Signatures in Marriage Register

On 16 June 1842 he married Louisa Maulton 1820-1899 at the Collegiate Church in Manchester (1).

She was born in 1820 at Ilam in Staffordshire, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Maulton of Slade House Farm in Ilam. She was baptised at nearby Waterfall in Staffordshire on 16 October 1820.

They had a daughter Elizabeth Anne Cowgill. She was born in 1842 at Manchester, and was baptised on 26 February 1843 at St Paul's church, Manchester.

In 1862 she was married to Francis Pershouse 1841-1923 at Barton-on-Irwell near Manchester. She died on 13 July 1903 in Torquay.

When the Census was taken in 1851 they were living at 7 Old Trafford, Stretford New Road in Manchester. By 1861 the address was recorded as 8 Old Trafford Terrace. In 1871 they were lodging at 3 Portland Terrace in Hastings, Sussex. William Cowgill was then recorded as living on "Railway Dividends". By 1881 they were resident at Portland House, Totnes in Devon.

William Cowgill died on 5 March 1886 at Totnes in Devon.
His Will was proved in Exeter on 9 April 1886 (2).

His widow Louisa Cowgill nee Maulton died on 18 August 1899 at Paignton in Devon.
Her Will was proved in London on 23 September 1899 (3).

(1) "On the 18th [should be 16th] inst., at the Collegiate Church, by the Rev. W. Wilson, M.A., Mr. William Cowgill, of this town, to Louisa, youngest daughter of William Moulton [should be Maulton], Esq. of Slade House, Derbyshire [should be Slade House Farm, Ilam, Staffordshire]. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser 25 June 1842.
A more informative but scarcely more accurate notice appeared elsewhere: "On the 16th inst., at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, by the Rev. William Wilson, Minor Canon, Mr. William Cowgill, of this town [should be Manchester], formerly of Lepton, near Huddersfield, to Louisa, youngest daughter of William Moulton [should be Maulton], Esq., Slade House, Derby [should be Slade House Farm, Ilam, Staffordshire]. Leeds Intelligencer 25 June 1842.
(2) "COWGILL William. 9 April. The Will with a Codicil of William Cowgill formerly of Hastings in the County of Sussex but late of Totnes in the County of Devon Gentleman who died 5 March 1886 at Totnes was proved at Exeter by Louisa Cowgill of Totnes Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. Personal Estate £8,217 3s." National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1858-1966 (1886) page 416.
(3) "COWGILL Louisa of "St. Anne's" Avenue-road Paignton Devonshire widow died 18 August 1899 Probate London 23 September to Francis Pershouse gentleman and Henry Clifden Pershouse solicitor Effects £3099 19s 9d."National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1858-1966 (1899) page 163.