I am looking for a marriage between a John Cowey and Maria ???? sometime before 1841.

They had a son John bn 1829 and several other children after this date.

John and Maria both showed they were natives of Great Oakley in every Census up to 1891 so presume they would have married there.

I have not found a Parish Online register for Essex or any records on line for Great Oakley in IGI.

If possible would someone be able to check the records office for this marriage.

Regards

Rick

cannot find the marriage at the moment, but John and Maria both died in 1892, and are buried at Great Oakley All Saints.

First name(s): John
Last name: COWEY
Date of burial: 16 Oct 1892
Age at death: 85
Calculated year of birth: 1807
Place of burial: Great Oakley
Dedication: All Saints


First name(s): Maria
Last name: COWEY
Date of burial: 21 Jan 1892
Age at death: 84
Calculated year of birth: 1808
Place of burial: Great Oakley
Dedication: All Saints
County: Essex

Many thanks for finding the deaths of John and Maria.

As stated previously their son John was bn c1829 in Oakley as well. He is my 3xgrandfather.

Also of note I believe John 1807 had a sister Susannah c1810 or she was the wife of John's brother and their parents were John Cowey and Mary ??? both bn c 1780 both John and Mary appeared in the census of 1841 and 1851 but still to find their deaths and marriage and any other children.

Anything you find is greatly appreciated

Rick

Do you know if there are records going back to mid 1700's to early 1800's for Oakley.

I live in Singapore and it does have an IGI centre but only open for research 2 hrs a week during the week and not able to attend so makes it hard to do any research from here.

There is no such place as Oakley, only Little Oakley and Great Oakley

SEAX
http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/displayParishContents.asp
has images of the parish registers online for
St. Mary The Virgin, Little Oakley 1558-c1680
All Saints, Great Oakley 1559-c1766

So you really need to get back one generation at IGI Sorry!

Thanks for the info

Having spoken to several people who hail from Great Oakley they always just say Oakley I found this common with locals that lived in villages with long names.

I was already aware of the early images but looking for a lookup of around 1829 give or take a year or two. IGI in Singapore is a lost cause because of their restrictive hours.

I actually now believe that John Cowey's parents were not from Great Oakley but from Fordham west of Colchester.

This deemed by his 2 sisters born before him showed Fordham and Mary his mother also showed Fordham in the census returns.

I have sent a request to a fellow RAOGK researcher to do a lookup at the records office so hopefully will find their marriage.

Rick

I think this death MAY be of interest to you, but unfortunately, the dates are obliterated, and have not been transcribed. I have searched on Find My Past, who have births marriages and deaths, but there are no births or marriages for Essex, only deaths.

Parish Records Collection - burial
Year: ?

Year num: 0

Forenames: Susannah

Surname: Cowey

Place: Great Oakley

Description: All Saints

Denomination: Anglican

County: Essex

Country: England

MI ref: 221h

Notes:

Thanks again

What a pity it doesnt have a date.

Its such a pity that IGI didnt transcribe much in the way of Essex registers.