further to my previous message i have managed to trace quite a lot of my family
most recently was my grandmother
she was olive adelaide cowley born c 1900 in isle of man the only reference in lawsons was
catherine isabella cowley no fathers name
i obtained her birth cert which confirmed this.
on olives marriage cert to (john edward mitchell) it stated her father was john william cowley deceased (electrical engineer) but i couldn't find any match for jw cowley
i then obtained info on lawsons which stated catherine isabella cowley married john william kench stone in 1902 their marriage cert states he was an electrical engineer
is this too coincidental
the address on olives birth cert states that catherine was living at 6 harris terrace douglas and ballabeg lonan
could it be she was in service in douglas and "something"happened? i have traced her family in 1881 at ballagarragyhn
i am getting confused because it seems i have cowleys on both sides of my grandparents