Harry Stowell (1878 - 1915)

Born 1878 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Violetta (Lund) Stowell — married 15 Sep 1903 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1915 at about age 37 in France and Flanders

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Biography

Harry Stowell was born in Yorkshire, England.

Harry Stowell was Killed in Action during World War I.

Harry was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. His parents were Robert Stowell, and Sarah Ann Hopkinson. Harry spent his youth in Keighley. He began his working career as a "Doffer" in a worsted mill at age 13, then became a Plumber. He was working at this trade when he married Violetta Lund in 1903. The couple were married at Saint Andrew Church in Keighley, on September 15. Harry and Violetta had six children between 1901, and 1910. It appears that the oldest, Arthur, was born out of wedlock.

Harry was a member of the Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding) Regiment serving in World War I, when he died from wounds suffered in battle in the Western European Theatre. He was killed on April 9, 1915. He is buried in Boulogne Cemetery, Eastern Part IV, UK Graves, P-3. (Note** Harry is listed as Henry in "UK, Soldiers Died in The Great War", but the actual record is for Harry, as listed in his soldiers records documents with correct regimental number).

Sources

• England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9a page 207.

• England Census 1881: 21 Poplar Terrace, Keighley, West Yorkshire. Age 3.

• England Census 1891: 58 Belgrave Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire. Age 13, occupation, "Doffer" in worsted mill.

• England Census 1901: 2 Winterburn Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire. Age 23, occupation, "Plumber".

• England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9a page 386.

• West Yorkshire, England, Marriages & Banns, 1813-1935: Parish Register.
• Saint Andrew, Keighley, Parish Register, Marriages, 1903: page 154 no. 308.

• England Census 1911: 4 Sike Side, Utley near Keighley, West Yorkshire. Age 33, occupation, "Plumber".

• UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921, and 1939-1947: Killed in Action, 15 April, 1915. Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding) Regiment. Regimental #11755. Buried in Boulogne Cemetery, France. Eastern Part IV, UK Graves, P-3.

• UK, Soldiers Died in The Great War, 1914-1919: Died of wounds, 15 April, 1915, France, Western European Theatre. Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding) Regiment. Regimental #11755.

• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations, 1300's-Current: Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de Calais, France.

See also:

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• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," index, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XF8-7FQ : accessed 10 June 2015)], Harry Stowell, 1878; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQN1-KVF : accessed 10 June 2015)], Harry Stowell in household of Robert Stowell, Keighley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. , PRO RG 11/, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm .

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," index, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7GKT-ZMM : accessed 10 June 2015)], Harry Stowell, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, registration district, KEIGHLEY subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," index, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9RB-CXV : accessed 10 June 2015)], Harry Stowell, Keighley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing county, registration district, Keighley subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," index, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26QJ-H14 : accessed 10 June 2015)], Harry Stowell, 1903; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Source Citation, Parish Church Marriage:
• West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

• Source Citation, 1911 Census:
• Class: RG14; Piece: 26089

• "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-RMDK : accessed 10 June 2015)], Harry Stowell, 1915; Burial, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery; citing record ID 56258394, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Source Information, Death:
• Military-Genealogy.com, comp. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
• Original data: British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd.