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William Lewis Cowley A.K.C.Sc. D.I.O. Wh. Sch.  ( 1890 - 1966 )

parents James William & Elizabeth Eleanor LEWIS
born in Woolwich, London 1890
christened in
died in Folkestone District 1966
buried 05 October 1966 Elham Cemetery - New consecrated
grave 1/13
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occupation Engineer & Farmer
Biography
   Lived at Wingate Farm
 1891 Living (9 months) in Woolwich with parents James (Engine Fitter) and Elizabeth and sister Grace 1891 census
 1901 Living (10) in Plumstead with parents James (Engine Fitter) and Elizabeth and sisters Grace & Nelly 1901 census
 1911 Engineer student (20) in Abbey Wood living with parents James (Engineer General Foreman) and Elizabeth and sisters Grace & Ellen and brother Robert. 1911 census
 1918 - 1936 Senior Assistant in the Aerodynamics Department of the National Physical Laboratory booksnow1.scholarsportal.info
 1918 Published "Aeronautics in Theory and Experiment"
 1936 - 1940 Building Research Station http://booksnow1.scholarsportal.info
 1937 Birth of daughter Rusette L by Ivy Newing Registered Births
 1940 - 1950 Principal Scientific Officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough http://booksnow1.scholarsportal.info
 1940 Birth of 2nd daughter by Ivy Newing Registered Births
 1944 Published "Aerodynamics of the aeroplane" The Ronald press company
 1950 Death of wife Gertrude J
 1990 Death of wife Ivy Grace
Biography

Lived at Wingate Farm

1891
Living (9 months) in Woolwich with parents James (Engine Fitter) and Elizabeth and sister Grace

1891 census

1901
Living (10) in Plumstead with parents James (Engine Fitter) and Elizabeth and sisters Grace & Nelly

1901 census

1911
Engineer student (20) in Abbey Wood living with parents James (Engineer General Foreman) and Elizabeth and sisters Grace & Ellen and brother Robert.

1911 census

1918
- 1936 Senior Assistant in the Aerodynamics Department of the National Physical Laboratory

booksnow1.scholarsportal.info

1918
Published "Aeronautics in Theory and Experiment"

1936
- 1940 Building Research Station

http://booksnow1.scholarsportal.info

1937
Birth of daughter Rusette L by Ivy Newing

Registered Births

1940
- 1950 Principal Scientific Officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough

http://booksnow1.scholarsportal.info

1940
Birth of 2nd daughter by Ivy Newing

Registered Births

1944
Published "Aerodynamics of the aeroplane"

The Ronald press company

1950
Death of wife Gertrude J

1990
Death of wife Ivy Grace

Marriages
(Ages +/-1)
Year   Reg. DistrictChurchNameAgeSpouseAgeCurate
1915 Dartford  William Lewis Cowley24Gertrude J Hopkinson24 
1953 Folkestone  William Lewis Cowley62Ivy Grace Newing37