Thomas William Cowan
Thomas William Cowan (c1840-1926)
c.1840 Born at St. Petersburg, Russia the son of John Cowan where his father was temporarily resident
1861 Residing at 20 Surrey Terrace, Deptford: Thomas W. Cowan, Civil engineer, living with his father, John, and mother, Ann[1]
1861 Patent. '...809. To John Grieve Winton, and Thomas William Cowan, both of 42, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, in the city of London, Engineers, for the invention of "improvements in the means for actuating machine hammers, which said improvements are also applicable to pile-driving, and other such-like machines and purposes."'[2]
c1862 Yarrow and Hilditch designed a steam-driven road carriage which was taken up by T. W. Cowan, of Greenwich, who agreed to pay a royalty on the vehicles constructed. Cowan built one carriage which plied between Greenwich and Bromley - a distance of 10 miles - once a week late in the evening for a short time. This steam carriage was shown at the International Exhibition of 1862, where it attracted a good deal of attention.[3]
1863 Patent on a design of pump[4]
1864 Married Fanny Matilda Mitchell in Horsham[5]
1865 of Kent Iron Works, Bridge Street, Greenwich (founder)[6] former occupier of Kent Iron Works is J. Todd and Co
1866 Bankruptcy. '...Name and description of the Debtor; as in the Deed - Thomas William Cowan, of Beckenham, Kent, Engineer (debtor), first part....'[7]
1866 The premises of Kent Iron Works and the contents offered for auction.[8]
1868 Registered elector at Brackley Road, Beckenham[9]
1869 Christening of son Alexander Henry Cowan in Beckenham[10]
1870 Letter concerning sewage treatment and water quality and the A.B.C. process.[11]
1871 Residing at South Street, Horsham: Thomas W. Cowan M.A., civil engineer, with his wife Fanny (born Horsham c.1840) and his son Alexander (age 1, born Beckenham)[12]
c.1876 Birth of son Percy John Cowan
1881 Residing at Union Lane, Horsham: Thomas W. Cowan was a farmer of 40 acres.[13]
1891 Residing at 31, Belsize Park Gardens, Hampstead: Thomas William Cowan (age 51 born Russia), Living on own means. With his wife Fanny, son Alexander (age 21), daughter Edith (age 18), and sons Herbert (age 16) and Percy (age 14).[14]
1911 Residing at Upcott House, Bishops Hull, Taunton; Thomas William Cowan (age 71 born Russia), Private means. With his wife Fanny Matilda Cowan (age 71 born Horsham), daughter Edith Constance (age 38 born Horsham), son Alexander Henry Cowan (age 41 born Beckenham) and DIL Frances Mary Olive Cowan (age 33).[15]
1921 Residing at Sutherland House, Clevedon; Thomas William Cowan (age 81 born St. Petersburg), Engineer retired. With his wife Fanny Matilda Cowan (age 81 born Horsham), and daughter Edith Constance (age 48).[16]
1926 Died. Thomas William Cowan, of Sutherland House, Clevedon, formerly of 31, Belsize Park Gardens, Hampstead, N.W., a well-known authority on bees, chairman of the Council of the British Beekeepers’ Association since 1874, editor the "British Bee Journal" and "Bee-keepers’ Record,” who died on the 23rd May last, aged 86 years.[17]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1861 census
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:12 April 1861 Issue:22501 Page:1549
- ↑ Alfred Yarrow: Obituary
- ↑ The Engineer 1863/04/24
- ↑ BMD
- ↑ 1865 Directory
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:11 December 1866 Issue:23196 Page:6917
- ↑ London Evening Standard - Thursday 02 August 1866
- ↑ London Electoral Register
- ↑ Parish records
- ↑ [The Engineer 1870/09/16]
- ↑ 1871 census
- ↑ 1881 census
- ↑ 1891 census
- ↑ 1911 census
- ↑ 1921 Census
- ↑ Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser - Wednesday 08 September 1926