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my grandmother was rhoda ethel cowey married to gough had two children william and elizabeth then remarried to a g birchall i am williams daughter i would like to know about my grandmother could u help

Dates and place would help. Is this her first marriage?

Marriages Sep 1928 (>99%)
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Cowey Rhoda E Gough St.Olave 1d 461
Gough William Cowey St.Olave 1d 461

Second marriage? They have her listed with both maiden name and first married name:

Marriages Mar 1940 (>99%)
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Birchall Geoffrey H Gough Bermondsey 1d 418
Birchall Geoffrey H Cowey Bermondsey 1d 418
Cowey Rhoda E Birchall Bermondsey 1d 418
Gough Rhoda E Birchall Bermondsey 1d 418

her birth which will give her parents names
Name: Rhoda Ethel Cowey
Year of Registration: 1907
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: St Olave Bermondsey (1902-1913)
County: London
Volume: 1d
Page: 175

You could look for her on the 1911 census

1911 census transcription details for: 80 Maltby St Bermondsey SE
RG14PN1878 RG78PN67 RD24 SD2 ED11 SN233


Reg. District: St Olave (Bermondsey) Sub District: Bermondsey
Parish: Bermondsey Enum. District: 11
Address: 80 Maltby St Bermondsey SE
County: London
COWEY, William Head Married M 32 1879 Engineer Istington London
COWEY, Florence Wife Married
13 years F 32 1879 Islington London
COWEY, Thomas Son M 12 1899 School Hoxton London
COWEY, Albert Son M 10 1901 School Holborn London
COWEY, Robert Son M 7 1904 School Holborn London
COWEY, Henry Son M 1 1910 Bermondsey London
COWEY, Florence Daughter F 5 1906 School Southwark London
COWEY, Rhoda Daughter F 3 1908 Bermondsey London
MAKEPEACE, Robert Brother In Law Visitor Single M 30 1881 Packer Islington London


Maureen

Name: Florence Makepeace
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Spouse Name: William Henry Cowey
Spouse Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Apr 1898
Parish: St Mark, Shoreditch
County: Middlesex
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: William Thomas Makepeace
Spouse Father Name: Edwin John Cowey

Maureen

Pauline,

In your initial post, you said you wanted to know about your grandmother. You didn't mention you wanted to know what children she had with Geoffrey.

There was a daughter born before the marriage who is registered under Gough and Birchall in 1937.

Rose

Why didn't you ask that question in your original post? And why didn't you give us some dates to work with?

This is the only Gough birth I can see with mother's maiden name Cowey:

Births Dec 1931 (>99%)
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Gough Elizabeth F Cowey Deptford 1d 1027

Was William, perhaps, an illegitimate child born before marriage?

Births Sep 1924 (>99%)
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Cowey William H Cowey Wandsworth 1d 983

If this is Geoffrey's death he was a bit younger than Rhoda.

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Geoffrey H Birchall
Name: Geoffrey H Birchall
Death Registration Month/Year: 1954
Age at death (estimated): 38
Registration district: Greenwich
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5c
Page: 638

Rose

Margaret,

William was born 1933.

Rose

I don't see a William born 1933 with mmn Cowey.
Pauline, do you have your father's birth certificate?

yes my dad was born 1933 w j gough my aunt was born 1931 elizabeth florence their parents where divorce then about 1937 not sure of dates but i dont know if she had a child out of marrige at that time she left the children with my grandfather

Pauline,

Will PM the child born 1937 but I can't find a marriage for her.

I can't find a death or remarriage for Rhoda. Do you have her exact date of birth?

Rose

Didn't I post the remarriage of Rhoda in my first post? It was listed under both her maiden name and first married name.

thank u all u been a great help i didnt know any of my grans brothers or sisters iv just found out she married g birchall in 1940 but still cant find any other children they lived in greenwich i cant find a death cert either thank u again

rose i avnt done this before what does pm mean how do i get the info thanks pxx

Pauline, a pm is a personal message. You send one by clicking on the person's name. Rose has chosen to send a personal message rather that post it on the board because it's fairly recent and the person may still be living. We shouldn't post any details of living people on the boards.
If you look at the top of the screen where it says "messages" there should be an envelope showing, meaning you have a personal message. You will probably also get an email from Genes telling you that you have a message.

Pauline,

Did you see my message about her date of birth?

Rose