Cove and Cowles of Tetbury in 1735

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Cove, Cave

Comment dated 24 May 2000.
Discovering Robert Cove's will today, and then looking up his sisters, made me realise I had confused the surname Cove as Care and as Cave when reading old handwriting.

Thomas Cove wed Mary Pike 27 Aug 1638
Robert Cove wed Anne Oldam 1 Aug 1695
Grace Cove wed William Loyd 3 June 1707

The Hearth Tax at Tetbury
A charge on the number of stoves, hearths in each home
Oct 1671, 1672 Widow Cove 1 hearth, Poor Discharge Certificate
The Overseers list for Oct 1672 has two entries, both Widow Cove 1 hearth.

The Census has two families, Presbyterian Robert Carr (Kerr) and Robert Cove

In Tetbury Records, before Dec 31, 1735.
D 566 B 19 The Tetbury Survey 6 May 1698 copied 1718 Page 06, John Cove house 4-0-0
Page 14, John Cove dwelling 4-0-0
Page 06, Robert Cove house 6-0-0
Page 14, Robert Cove dwelling 8-0-0
D 566 L 7/8 15-Jun 1720 Robert Cove received 2-10-0 Terrill boy's apprentice money
D 566 M3 1734 Indentures cost 7/- for Master Robert Cove teaching Samuel Farmer


At Tetbury 1735-6, ages to Dec 31, 1735.
Robert 44, his wife Mary 45, and two children, John 16 and Sarah 2
Not in Census Robert's daughter Ann 17


Court Leet Roll 1735 - Robert p10

Census at Tetbury, 1735-6.
Cove Robert House 18.03 &w 2cd - sv1 ch5
He 1691- Mary 1690- John 1719- Sarah 1734-79

In Tetbury Trustee or Town Records, after 1735.
D 566 M3 1734 Indentures cost 7/- for Master Robert Cove teaching Samuel Farmer
D 566 M3 1739 Leather Sealers Robert Cove
D 566 M3 1746 - 417 members of the Court Leet Page 10 John Cove
D 566 M3 1753, 1754 Leather Sealers of the Court John Cove
D 566 M4 - 1754 18 members of the Foreign Jury John Cove
D 566 M4 - 1754 439 members of the Court Leet Page 6.2 John Cove, Page 3.1 William Cove
D 566 M5 - 1755 20 members of the Foreign Jury John Cove

In Overseers Records, reference P328a OV 2/1, 1736-49
1742-3, Page 66 John Cove Ratepayers in Tetbury rate set at two shillings in the Pound, 01-07
Page 165 John Cove paid 04-00 for shoes for Daniel Warner 21-Nov 1743
Page 409 John Cove account 17-20 06-Apr 1747
Dec John Cove Ratepayers in Charlton rate set at two shillings in the Pound, 04-01
1742-3, Page 71 Mary Cove June Account 09-04
1742-3, Page 76 Mary Cove June Account 11-04
Page 149 Mary Cove paid 04-00 for shoes for William Chappell 01-Aug 1743
Page 149 Widow Cove paid 01-10 for shoes for Vines girl 01-Aug 1743

In Overseers Records, reference P328a OV 2/2, 1749-59
On 26-Jun 1749 John Cove Account 12/7
On 24-Jul 1749 John Cove Account 1-2-4
On 01-Apr 1754 John Cove his Bill 14/6
Rate set at 4/- in the Pound, listing by streets is new in 1754
28 Church Street Upwards John Cove 2-0-0 for Miss Pitt's house

John Cove Senior was buried 17040512 and his widow on 17050123.

John Cove 17190828, son of Robert, buried his son John on 17420215, baptised John 17540417 and Martha 17560118, then buried her 17660504.

John Cove 17540414, son of John, buried a daughter 17850327 and Richard 17860627.
Sarah, wife of John Cove the Younger, is named in her mother Mary Whitehead's Will dated 9 Apr 1789 and Proved 19 Jul 1793

Mary Cove, widow of Robert 1690 - 17641113 aged 74, married 17530708 to Thomas Perrin, whose wife was buried 17521208 - he was buried 17680913 aged 82. Mary could be Robert's second wife and mother of Sarah.

Robert Cove Senior received 2-10-0 Terrill boy's apprentice money reference D 566 L 7/8 dated 15-Jun 1720
Robert Cove the Younger, Master Indentures cost 7/- for teaching Samuel Farmer reference D 566 M3 1734

Robert Cove, son of John, was baptised 12 May 1667, and he baptised his daughter Grace 5 Jun 1686
Robert Cove Senior was buried 17250610.

Will of Robert Cove Senior 1726/80

Will signed 22 May 1725 and Proved 31 May 1726
To my daughter Grace Lloyd I leave my house in Silver St presently inhabited by my kinsman Robert Cove, and then to my grandson Cove Lloyd, younger son of my daughter Grace, if he die then to my grandson Theophillus elder son of my daughter Grace, and if both die, then to my kinsman Robert Cove
To my sister Elizabeth Tanner, widow, one shilling
To my brother in law Daniel Warner the sum of 5 shillings and my two coats
To my daughter Grace I leave my other goods and chattels after paying my just debts and expenses and appoint her sole executrix.


Robert Cove 1690 - 17400417, married 17150828 to Mary Skelton 1694 - 17190806, baptised Mary 17161014, Ann 17180602 - 17181002 and John was baptised 17190828, three weeks after his mother was buried.
Robert and second wife Mary baptised Sarah 17340521 - 17790218 lived 45 years.

James Cave, 19 Apr 1833, Tetbury, Gloucester, England and died 26 Apr 1910, Fort Collins, Larimer Co., CO, USA, married on 19 Dec 1860, Seneca, Nemaha Co., to Sarah Job Goyn daughter of Richard Goyn (1822 - 1843) and Catherine Crippen (1821 - 1915) born 29 Aug 1843, Ile de Montreal, Quebec, Can. and died 24 Jun 1916, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO

Cowles, Coules

Will of Robert Coules 1687/180

Will written on 17 April 1679, and is Proved in 1687
I leave all my possessions to my Godson Elton Lenard and appoint as Trustees Charles Elton, Abel Wanton of Hampton and Richard Wriggs of Tetbury


I was unable to find a baptism for Elton Leonard in Tetbury 1635 to 1680

The Hearth Tax at Tetbury
A charge on the number of stoves, hearths in each home
Oct 1671 Robert Cowles lost hearths Page 1
Oct 1672 Robert Cowles 2 hearths West Street
Oct 1671 Richard Cowley 1 Poor Discharged by Certificate
Hearth Tax families in nearby places
1671, 1672 Minchinhampton Daniel Cowley 1 hearths
1671, 1672 Minchinhampton Richard Cowley 1 hearths
1671, 1672 Minchinhampton Samuel Cowley 2 hearths
1672 Cherington Samuel Cowley 1 hearths

In Tetbury Trustee or Town Records, after 1735.
D 566 M4 - 1754 Leather Dealers in Court John Cowes
D 566 M4 - 1754 439 members of the Court Leet Page 4.2 Richard Cowles
D 566 M5 - 1762 507 members of the Court Leet Page 4.2 Richard Cowles

In Overseers Records, reference P328a OV 2/2, 1749-59
On 01-May 1749 Richard Cowles Account 3/9
Deficiencies in Rate 1754 late John Cowles 11/2 vacant
On 27-Jan 1755 Mr Cowles his Bill 6/-

Richard Cowles married on 17470813 to Sarah Teakle.
He baptised Mary 17480511 lived 2 months, buried 17480717,
Richard 17490609, Hester 17600822, Rachel 17620219, and buried Edward 17690727.

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