John Cowlam of Worlaby

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Burial: 5 December 1614.

Place of Burial: Worlaby by Brigg, Lincolnshire.

The burial is recorded in the parish register.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

(possible) Spouse: Margaret or Jane.

Spouse: Ann [Higham?]. Married 24 March 1583/4.

The parish register records the marriage. Ann’s surname is hard to read.

Children (by Ann):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All baptisms and burials were at Worlaby, except where noted.)

Isabel Cowlam (baptized 17 October 1584 - buried 13 February 1584/5)

Mary Cowlam (baptized 6 November 1585 - buried 6 February 1588/9).

Hugh Cowlam (baptized 16 October 1588)

Ann Cowlam (baptized 23 March 1591/2)

William Cowlam (baptized 4 August 1593)

Robert Cowlam (baptized 11 December 1598) married Bridget Doughty 4 May 1632 in Ulceby, Lincolnshire.

Margaret Cowlam (baptized 4 September 1602)

Evidence

From the Worlaby parish register:

[1582]

Jane Cowlam the wife of John Cowlam was buried Feb[ruary?] /4/

Margaret Cowlam the wife of John Cowlam was buried March /24]

[1583]

John Cowlam and Ann Higham [?] were married March /24

[1584]

Isabel Cowlam daught of [John?] Cowlam christened October 17

Isabel Cowlam daughter of John Cowlam buried February 13

[1588]

Hewgh Cowlam sonne of John Cowlam christened October /16/

Mary Cowlam daughter of John Cowlam buried February /6/

[1591]

An Cowlam daughter of John Cowlam christened March /23/

[1593]

William Cowlam sonne of John Cowlam christened August /4/

[1598]

Robt Cowlam sonne of John Cowlam christened December /11/

[1602]

Margaret Cowlam daughter of John Cowlam christened September /4./

[1614]

John Cowlam laborer buried December /5/

Probate inventory:

An inventorie of all the good & cattle of John Cowlam late of Woorlaby als Wolfridby Deceased prysed by Rychard Clarke John Hall John Portington & Thomas Broadley Januarii ii /1614/

First his apparell & in his purse vj^s 8^d Itm one cubbord & a dishbenke 10^s Itm 8 pewter dublers 4 cawsers 1: candlesticke & a potinger 13^s 4^d Itm 3 brasse potts i pann & 3 kules[?] 22^s Itm one gallowballe 4 little yokes 2 spitts i paire cobirons 3^s Itm one table together with tooles ploushes pawn to clothes & other implements in the House 5^s Itm 1 stocke bedd 1 mattresse i coveringe i payre sheres & thre codds 10^s Itm 6 lynn shetes 10^s Item 4 lynn towells 6 s Itm 8 pillow beras 6 s Itm 4 hem pinge shetes & 8 bord: shets 10 s Itm 6 payre harden shetes 6 s 8 d Itm 2 mattresses & one quythe 20^s Itm 8 yeards hempe shts & 6 of harden 6^s 8^d Itm 2 little sheets i little cybbord one little coffer i kymmel one harrell with other implements in the parlr 6^s 8^d Itm 3 kyne i quy a calfe iiij ^li 14 s Itm fyve shepe 2i ^s Itm hey by estimason 12^s 4^d Itm hemp by estimaon 13^s4^d Itm one gander & 2 gese with 3 henns 4 s Itm forkes & other small implements in the garthe 2 s

S[um]ma totals 14^li 15.^s 8^d

[proved 5 May 1615]

References

John Cowlam of Worlaby probate inventory. Probate 5 May 1615. Lincolshire Archives reference INV 115/204. Digital image on Lincs to the Past (www.lincstothepast.com), accessed 5 January 2018.

Lincolnshire Parish registers. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 2 January 2018).