Eric. William COWLEY (1891

Eric. William COWLEY (1891 - 1962)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Robert Eric Percy (Bob) COWLEY (1933 - 2012)	Eric. William COWLEY (1891 - 1962) + Martha Muriel SIMPKINS (1900 - 1961)	Percy (youngest son) COWLEY (1861 - 1948)	William COWLEY (1824 - 1913)	Samuel COWLEY (1795 - 1851)
				Alice GERMAN GARMAN (1803 - 1860)
			Marianne MAYOR (1828 - 1909)	Andrew MAYOR
				Jane LOMAX
		Louisa Lillian (Lillie) FRANCES (1865 - 1943)

b. 1891 at Tintaldra, Victoria, Australia

m. 1925 Martha Muriel SIMPKINS (1900 - 1961) at Kyogle, NSW, Australia

d. 1962 at Concord, New South WAles, Australia aged 71

Near Relatives of Eric. William COWLEY (1891 - 1962)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William COWLEY	1824	Manchester, Lancashire, England	1913	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	89
Grandmother	Marianne MAYOR	1828	Crumpsall, Lancashire, England	1909	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	81

Father	Percy (youngest son) COWLEY	1861	Broughton, Lancashire, England	1948	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	87
Mother	Louisa Lillian (Lillie) FRANCES	1865		1943	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	78

Self	Eric. William COWLEY	1891	Tintaldra, Victoria, Australia	1962	Concord, New South WAles, Australia	71

Wife	Martha Muriel SIMPKINS	1900	Kilarney, Queensland, Australia	1961	New South Wales, Australia	61

Son	Robert Eric Percy (Bob) COWLEY	1933	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	2012	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	79

Brother	Norman Percy COWLEY	1886	Enmore, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1916	Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia	30
Sister	Kate Frances COWLEY	1887	Albury, New South Wales	1972	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	85
Sister	Leila Marion COWLEY	1889	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia	1890	Glebe, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1
Sister	Amy Lillian COWLEY	1893	Tintaldra, Victoria, Australia	1921	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	28
Brother	Jack Gordon COWLEY	1894	Tintaldra, Victoria, Australia	1962	Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	68
Sister	Vera Marian COWLEY	1898	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	1984	Ballina, NSW, Australia	86
Sister	Madge Mayor COWLEY	1900	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	1987	Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	87
Sister	Annie Constance COWLEY	1902	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	1944	Ballina, NSW, Australia	42
Sister	Jean Battye COWLEY	1907	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	1996	Ballina, NSW, Australia	89

Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle	Frank COWLEY	1849	Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire	1917	Edmonton Infirmary, London, England	68
Aunt	Catherine (Kate) Isobel PHILLIPS	1848	Paterson, New South Wales	1894	St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia	46
Aunt	Annie (Adeline Maud Florence) CAMPBELL			1940	North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonon, London, England
Uncle	William COWLEY	abt 1851		1896	Walleragang (Welaregang - Upper Murray) New South Wales, Australia	45
Aunt	Mary Anne WHITE	1859	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia	1893	Temora, New South Wales, Australia	34
Aunt	Annie COWLEY	1852	Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire	1939	Lindfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	87
Aunt	Marianne COWLEY	1855	Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire	1949	Lismore, NSW, Australia	94
Aunt	Kate (daughter no 3) COWLEY	1859	Bury, Lancashire, England	1886	Germantown, New South Wales, Australia	27
Uncle	Julius SCOTT	1853	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England	1900	Bungendore, NSW, Australia	47

Cousin	Alice (Elsie) Mabel COWLEY	1872	Queensland, Australia	1948	Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia	76
Cousin	Jeannett Isoline COWLEY	1874	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia	1953	Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia	79
Cousin	Arthur Wellesley COWLEY	1876	Gundagai, NSW, Australia	01 May 1955	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Cousin	Ethel May COWLEY	1878	Gundagai, NSW, Australia	1957	Balmain, NSW, Australia	79
Cousin	Grace Evelyn Mayor COWLEY	1880	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia	1960	Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	80
Cousin	John Peace Mornington (Jack) COWLEY	1882	Albury, NSW, Australia	1913	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	31
Cousin	Olive Ivy COWLEY	1883	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia	1970	St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia	87
Cousin	Marian Vera COWLEY	1885	Bethungra, New South Wales, Australia	1885	Bethungra, New South Wales, Australia	0
Cousin	Alfred Frank (Raymond) Cyril Oscar CAMPBELL COWLEY	1893	Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Cousin	Olive Margaretta (Mavie) CAMPBELL COWLEY	1894	London, England
Cousin	Clarence Cecil Campbell COWLEY	1896	Holborn, London, England
Cousin	Valentine Sidney Frank COWLEY	1897	Walworth, Surrey, England	1964	Edmonton, Middlesex, England	67
Cousin	Kathleen Emily Kate Winter COWLEY	1899	Southend On Sea, Essex, England
Cousin	Nora Ethel Amy Sedgwick (Lavender) COWLEY	1900	Southend On Sea, Essex, England
Cousin	Montague Campbell Levison Gower COWLEY	1904	Launceston, Cornwall, England
Cousin	Ivy Hazel Adeline Mornington COWLEY	1905	Edmonton, Middlesex, England	1992	Haringey, Greater London, England	87
Cousin	Olaf Carl Mornington COWLEY	1908	Edmonton, Middlesex, England	1981	St Albans	73
Cousin	Marian Emaline Edith COWLEY	1879	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia	1956	Chatswood, NSW, Australia	77
Cousin	Lillian Annie COWLEY	1882	Albury, New South Wales	1960	Roseville, New South Wales, Australia	78
Cousin	Stephen Percy Mayor COWLEY	1885	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia	1973	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	88
Cousin	Annie D COWLEY	1893	Temora, New South Wales, Australia	1894	Temora, New South Wales, Australia	1
Cousin	William SCOTT	1882	Cooma, New South Wales	1938	Hornsby, NSW, Australia	56
Cousin	Mary Cowley SCOTT	1884	Albury, New South Wales	1974	Glen Innes, NSW, Australia	90
Cousin	Unnamed SCOTT	1886	Albury, New South Wales	1886	Albury, New South Wales	0
Cousin	Beatrice Cobham SCOTT	1889	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	1966	Manchester, Lancashire, England	77
Cousin	Francis Cobham SCOTT	1892	Bungendore, NSW, Australia	1988	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	96
Cousin	Walter Seton SCOTT	1894	Bungendore, NSW, Australia	1971	London, England	77

Nephew	Stewart Cowley POLLOCK	1911	Queensland, Australia	1915	Queensland, Australia	4
Niece	Leila Sybil POLLOCK	1913	Queensland, Australia	2001	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	88
Niece	Nancy Bridges POLLOCK	1915		1995		80
Niece	Marjory Joan POLLOCK	1918	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	1992	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	74
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law	Jessie Elsie CORK	1878	Milton, Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia	1939	Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia	61
Brother in Law	Robert Dunn POLLOCK	1878	Queensland, Australia	1960	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	82
Brother in Law	Albert JOUBERT	1887	Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1960	Ballina, NSW, Australia	73
Brother in Law	Leonard James CHRISTIE			1968	St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law	Robert GRILLS	1916	Glen Innes, NSW, Australia	1974	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	58

Events in Eric. William COWLEY (1891 - 1962)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1891		Eric. William COWLEY was born	Tintaldra, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1915	24	Military Service	Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia	Note 2
1925	34	Married Martha Muriel SIMPKINS (aged 25)	Kyogle, NSW, Australia	Note 3	52
1933	42	Birth of son Robert Eric Percy (Bob) COWLEY	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	Burial info
1943	52	Death of mother Louisa Lillian (Lillie) FRANCES (aged 78)	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	Note 4	52, 60
1948	57	Death of father Percy (youngest son) COWLEY (aged 87)	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	Note 5	60
1961	70	Death of wife Martha Muriel SIMPKINS (aged 61)	New South Wales, Australia	Burial info
1962	71	Eric. William COWLEY died	Concord, New South WAles, Australia	Note 6	17
1962	71	Burial	Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, NSW	Note 7	90

Note 1: Eric Wm Cowley
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Eric Wm Cowley
Birth Date Abt 1891
Birth Place Tintaldra, Victoria
Registration Year 1891
Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Father Percy Cowley
Mother Louisa Francis
Registration Number 7527

Some trees have him born in Tenterfield, NSW

Note 2: Eric William Cowley
in the Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945
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Name Eric William Cowley
Gender Male
Birth Date 29 Jan. 1891
Birth Place Tintaldra, Victoria
Enlistment Date 1915-1948
Enlistment Place Paddington, New South Wales
Military Service Branch Army, Citizen Military Forces
Service Number N279877
Spouse
Martha Cowley
Next of Kin Martha Cowley
Series Description B884: Army Citizen Military Forces
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Note 3: Martha M Simpkins
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name Martha M Simpkins
Marriage Date 1925
Marriage Place Kyogle, New South Wales
Registration Date 1925
Registration Place Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse Eric W Cowley
Registration Number 8853

Note 4: Ancestry tree

Louisa Cowley
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name Louisa Cowley
Death Date 1943
Death Place Tenterfield, New South Wales
Registration Date 1943
Registration Place Tenterfield, Australia
Registration Number 6024

NSW bbd
COWLEY LOUISA 6024/1943 78 YRS TENTERFIELD TENTERFIELD

Northern Star (Lismore) 1 April 1943
MRS. LOUISA COWLEY
An old resident of Tenterfield,
Mrs. Louisa Cowley, died last
Thursday after a short illness.
The late Mrs. Cowley was a
native of Queanbeyan, and was
born in 1865. She was an adopted
daughter of the late Capt. E. M.
Battye, superintendent of Police,
Albury, where she lived as a child,
and where 59 years ago last Christ-
mas Eve she was married to Mr.
Percy Cowley. The early part of
their married life was spent in Al-
bury and Upper Murray districts.
They came to Tenterfield 45 years
ago, and except for two short
periods spent in Murwillumbah and
Lismore, they resided in Tenterfield
during that period. There were 10
children of the marriage—seven
daughters and three sons, three of
whom are deceased. They are: Nor-
man (deceased), Mrs. Pollock
(Brisbane), Leila (deceased), Eric
(on active service), Amy (deceased),
Jack (Sydney), Mrs. A. Joubert
(Lismore), Mrs. Christie (Mosman),
Consie (2nd Ambulance Coy.), and
Jean (Tenterfield). There are 10
grandchildren.
Deceased's sister, Lady Bridges,
wife of Gen. Sir W. T. Bridges, and
brother, Mr. Arthur Francis, pre-
deceased her some years. Two step-
sisters, Mrs. Braithwaite (New Zea-
land) and Miss Thwaites (Rose
Bay), survive.

Note 5: Burial info

Northern Star (Lismore) 30 July 1948
PERCY COWLEY
Mr. Percy Cowley, 87, died at Tenterfield this week. Born near Manchester, England, Mr. Cowley
was Supervising Inspector in charge of tick staffs when ticks were first found in New South Wales in 1903.
He went to America in 1913 as Government representative and Chairman of the Tick Commission.
Resigning from the tick staff in 1914, he went to the Tweed as a banana grower.
Two years later he became Stock Inspector, and remained with the Stock Branch until retiring in 1927, when he went to live at Tenter-
field.
Mr. Cowley was predeceased by his wife, Lillian, and by one son, two daughters and one grandson.
He is survived by his sister,
Miss Marianne Cowley, 94, of Lismore, and daughters
Katie (Mrs. R. D. Pollock, Brisbane),
Vera (Mrs. A. Joubert, Lismore),
Madge (Mrs. L. C. Christie, Sydney),
Jean (Mrs. R. Grills, Tweed River),
and Miss Constance Cowley, of Tenterfield;
also sons Eric and John, of Sydney.
There are nine grand children and two great grandchildren.
Mr. Cowley was a keen bowler and took a keen and active interest in Red Cross work during the war.

Note 6: Burial info

COWLEY ERIC WILLIAM 25047/1962 NORMAN PERCY at BURWOOD

Note 7: Eric William Cowley (VETERAN)
BIRTH
29 Jan 1891
Tintaldra, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
DEATH
16 Sep 1962 (aged 71)
Concord, Canada Bay City, New South Wales, Australia
BURIAL
Woronora Memorial Park
Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Show Map GPS-Latitude: -34.0329748, Longitude: 151.0490057
PLOT
Anglican Monumental Section 8 - 0581

Personal Notes:

Sydney Morning Herald 6 Sept 1916
TROOPER COWLEY.
Trooper E. W. Cowley, son of Mr. Percy
Cowley, late supervising Inspector in the tick
quarantine area, has been wounded in Egypt.

Source References:

17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: COWLEY ERIC WILLIAM 25047/1962 NORMAN PERCY at BURWOOD

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Martha M Simpkins
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name Martha M Simpkins
Marriage Date 1925
Marriage Place Kyogle, New South Wales
Registration Date 1925
Registration Place Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse Eric W Cowley
Registration Number 8853

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Eric Wm Cowley
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Eric Wm Cowley
Birth Date Abt 1891
Birth Place Tintaldra, Victoria
Registration Year 1891
Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Father Percy Cowley
Mother Louisa Francis
Registration Number 7527

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Eric William Cowley (VETERAN)
BIRTH
29 Jan 1891
Tintaldra, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
DEATH
16 Sep 1962 (aged 71)
Concord, Canada Bay City, New South Wales, Australia
BURIAL
Woronora Memorial Park
Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Show Map GPS-Latitude: -34.0329748, Longitude: 151.0490057
PLOT
Anglican Monumental Section 8 - 0581

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