Gilbert Morris COWD

  General Notes:

Births Dec 1851
COWD Gilbert Morris Exeter 10 85

Birth Certificate
Born on Second November 1851 at Bartholomew Street, St Mary Arches in St David sub district of Exeter, Devon
Gilbert Morris, Boy, Henry Cowd, Caroline Cowd formerly Sugg, Cabinet Maker.
Registered by Henry Cowd, father, Bartholomew Street Exeter, Twenty first November 1851

Marriages Sep 1886 Lambeth 1d 758
COWD Gilbert Morris
GILLIGAN Robert Louis J
HULME Helen Hyde
Tilt *mily Jane

Marriage Certificate
Married on August 24th 1886 at The Parish Church in parish of St Michael's Stockwell in county of Surrey by Banns
Gilbert Morris Cowd, 34, Bachelor, Clerk, 135 Fentiman Road. Father Henry Cowd, Auctioneer
Helen Hyde Hulme, 23, Spinster, , 114 Stockwell Park Road. Father George Tyrrell Hulme, Publican
Witnesses were George Tyrrell Hulme (father), M Hulme (sister), Albert Cowd (brother).
- All signed their names

Deaths Sep 1908
Axminster 5b 7 COWD Gilbert Morris 56

Death Certificate
In Colyton sub district of Axminster in the County of Devon
Death on 11th July 1908 at L&SW Railway Station Colyton
Gilbert Morris Cowd, Male 56 Years, Station Master. The informant was Winifred H Cowd, daughter, L&SW Railway Station Colyton, on 13th July 1908.
- this is from a copy certificate obtained 6 Mar 2003 from the local registrar

1861 census
RG9/1381 F5 P4
12 Fore Street, Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Joseph Cowd, Head, Widr, 62, Upholsterer, Devon B Salterton
Henry Cowd, Son, Mar, 35, Cabinet Maker, Devon B Salterton
Caroline do, Sons Wife, Mar, 30, , London
Gilbert Cowd, Grndson, Un, 9, Scholar, Exeter
Albert Cowd, Grndson, Un, 6, Scholar, Exeter

1871 census
RG10/714 F7 P7
Railway Station, York Road, Wandsworth, London
Cowd Gilbert M, Lodger, Unm, 19, Clerk, Exeter Devon

1881 census (indexed as Sorod)
RG11/587 F30 P14
4 Upper Agnes Street, Lambeth, London
Gilbert Cowd, Boarder, Unm, 29, Railway Servant, Devon ??? Exeter
- with Midwinter family

1891 census
RG12/1676 F67 P2 & F68 P3
1 Albion Street, Exmouth (Withycombe Raleigh), Devon
Gilbert Cowd, Head, M, 39, Railway Clerk, Devon Exeter
Helen H do, Wife, M, 28, , London Camberwell
Henry Geo do, Son, , 3, , London Lambeth
Maud G do, Daur, , 2, , Devon Exmouth
Winifred H Cowd, Daur, , 1, , Devon Exmouth
Jessie B Doble, Serv, S, 15, General Servant (Dom), Somerset Bristol

1901 census
RG13/2019 F40 P20
L&SW Railway Station House, Colyton, Axminster, Devon
Gilbert M Cowd, Head, M, 49, Station Master, Exeter Devon
Helen H do, Wife, M, 38, , Camberwell London
Henry G do, Son, , 13, , Clapham London
Winifred H do, Daur, , 11, , Exmouth Devon


August 1908 edition of South West Gazette - the staff magazine of the London & South Western Railway.
The magazine is held at The National Archive, Kew
"We very Much regret to announce that Mr. G.M.Cowd, who was for sixteen
years stationmaster at Colyton, passed peacefully away, on 11th ulto, after
a long and painful illness He was much respected in the district, and leaves
a widow and two children to mourn their loss.
The funeral took place a Colyton Thursday I6th, ulto. The chief mourners
were Mrs Cowd (widow), Master Harry Cowd (son), Miss Winnie Cowd (daughter),
Mr and Mrs Hulme, Reading.(brother-in-law and sister-in-law) and Mrs Hulme
(aunt).
The coffin was of polished, oak with brass mountings and the inscription on
the breastplate 'Gilbert Morris Cowd, died July 11th 1908, aged 56 years'.
The first part of the service was held at the parish Church, Rev. G.R.F.
Molinenux officiating, while the internment took place at the cemetery. The
following railway staff acted as bearers: Phare, Godbeer, Thorne, Hoare,
Richards, Sweetland (personal friends). Throughout the route the blinds were
drawn. Amongst those present at the graveside were Rev. R.E. Rose, the
following stationmasters, Brown (Seaton Junction), Taylor (Seaton), Godbeer
(Colyford), Hobbs (Sidmouth Junction), Chamberlain (Littleharn), Falkner
(relief, Exeter), Suter (late stationmaster Seaton), Hill (late goods clerk
Crewkerne), Barnes (late driver, Seaton), Rendall (porter), Purse (pumps),
G. Wary, Bull Goulden, Symonds, Pitcher, Smith (2), Tolman (Seaton), Hann
(Honiton), Stuart and Richards. The fIoraI tributes were numerous and sent
by the following: In affectionate rememberance of my dear husband, and our
father, wife, Harry and Winnie. [There followed other names.] A very large
artificial wreath, "With deepest sympathy from Seaton Branch Staff' The
deceased was for many years prior to his death a member of the Wimbledon
Lodge of Freemasons. The late Mr. Cowd entered the company's service as a
junior clerk on May 1st, 1869, commencing duty at Farnborough. He
subsequently served at Wandsworth, Richmond and Waterloo Stations. He was
removed to Exmouth as chief clerk for family reasons, by the death of his
father. He was promoted to Stationmaster, Colyton May, 1892, which position
he held till his death. He was a very much respected in Colyton and the
surrounding district, and great sympathy is felt for his widow and children
in their bereavement."

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Clerk, 1886, Lambeth, London, England.

• Occupation: Railway Clerk, Between 1887 and 1891.

• Occupation: Station Master, 1901, Colyton, Devon, England.

• Occupation: Station Master, 1908, Colyton, Devon, England.

Gilbert married Helen Hyde HULME, daughter of George Tyrrell HULME and Helen NORRIS, on 24 Aug 1886 in Stockwell, Surrey, England.¹ (Helen Hyde HULME was born on 27 Feb 1863 in Camberwell, London, England.)