Cowle Family Tree research resources
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1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Cowle records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"COULL, COWL, COWLE. From Coull in Aberdeenshire. William de Cull was one of the witnesses to a charter by John, earl of Huntington to Norman filius Malcolm of the lands of Lesslyn etc., between 1219-37 (CAB., p. 548). John Cowl possessed a tenement in Glasgow in 1458 (REG., 369), and Sir John Cowill, a cleric, was witness in Aberdeen, 1567 (Aboyne, p. 107). Patrick Coule at Newburgh is mentioned in the Lindores Chartulary in 1479 (LAC., 153). David Cowle, a native of Scotland, had letters of naturalization in England in 1481 (Bain, rv, 1468), and in the same year Alexander Coule was admitted burgess of Aberdeen (NSCM., i, p. 29). The Coulls were formerly a numerous race in Cullen, and among them, John was the most common Christian name: "There's Hooker Jock and Souter Jock, And cripple Jock the tail yer, Jock-o-boy, the Din-o'-Guil, And Lang Jock the Jailer." Cramond, Church and churchyard of Cutten, p. 119. COWL, COWLE. Surnames recorded in Aberdeen. See under COULL. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cowle Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cowle Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cowle family tree.
Investigate Cowle Parish Records at Find My Past.
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Cowle Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Cowle Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cowle family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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