Hi there,
Myself and two other rsearchers have been trying to find out about a Lewis H Cowell. I have a Lewis H Cowell- born in 1876 in my family and we have been trying to work out if MY Lewis is their Lewis. Their Lewis married in 1897 in England and put his grandfather down as William Cowell a brewer and put his age down as 26- making him born in 1871, not 1876 as mine was. There is only one Lewis H listed at the time in the Douglas area, but they believe that is where their Lewis came from. The trouble is we are stuck.
In both the 1881 census and the 1891 census Lewis has his parents listed as John T Cowell and Ann(Kneale) whereas they believe their Louis was illegitimate and may have been adopted out, but his mothers name was Emily Maria Cowell(My Lewis has an Auntie Ellen Maria Cowell) and they believe his grandparents were a Wiiliam and Elizabeth Kelly. My Lewis has Elizabeth and William for Auntie and Uncle. I am wondering whether my theory of Lewis being born illegitimately to Ellen Maria and then being raised by his Uncle John has any way of being proved. They say their Emily Maria went on to marry Edward Kewley and have more children. My Ellen Maria married a William Brew(Could Lewis have put him down as William the brewer on his marriage certificate?!)
Sorry this is a bit long winded but if there is anyone out there who thinks they may be able to offer a suggestion please do so.
Thankyou.
Sandy