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British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 (Ancestry)
Name: Thomas Cossington
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1879
Age at Enlistment: 37
Marriage Date: 6 May 1900
Marriage Place: St Paul Bow??
Residence Place: 103 Livingstone Rd, Stratford
Document Year: 1916
Regimental Number: 419797
Regiment Name: Army Service Corps
Number of Images: 7

(looks to be him)

Chris :)

(not time to look through at moment, time I was out!)

Her parents marriage:


Thomas Cossington
Estimated birth year:abt 1878
Age:22
Spouse Name:Ada Carpenter
Spouse Age:19
Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:6 May 1900
Parish:Bow Common St Paul
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Father Name:Henry Cossington
Spouse Father:James Carpenter
Register Type:Parish Register

Both of Walker street, all the males were labourers.
Sarah born 6 days later!

There are 2 Cossington births (with same mmn) in West Ham - Robert A, 1921 and Ada A 1925. They could be Sarah's, as sister Elizabeth married in Jan.1921 to George Robert Drew - so they can't be her children.

COSSINGTON EMILY
Burial date 01 November 1913
Authority London Borough of Newham
Location West Ham Cemetery (Newham)


COSSINGTON HENRY
Burial date 18 June 1904

https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch

(if them, from above)


Deaths Dec 1913 (>99%)
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Cossington Emily 72 W Ham 4a 45


Deaths Jun 1905 (>99%)
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COSSINGTON Henry 67 W. Ham 4a 5

Chris :)

A sister:


Elizabeth Emily Cossington
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:5 Nov 1902
Father's Name:Thomas Cossington
Mother's name:Ada Cossington
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bromley St Leonard St Mary

Born 15/10/1902

This looks like them in 1901:

Emily Cossington
Age:61
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Relation to Head:Wife
Gender:Female
Spouse:Henry Cossington
Birth Place:Bow, London, England
Civil Parish:West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish:Christchurch
County/Island:Essex
Country:England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status:
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Registration district:West Ham
Sub-registration district:Stratford
ED, institution, or vessel:
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece:1562
Folio:16
Page Number:24
Household schedule number:130
Household Members:NameAge

Henry Cossington 64
Emily Cossington 61
Henry Cossington 38
Thomas Cossington 23
Ada Cossington 20
Sarah M Cossington 10 Months

SNAP :-D :-D

Mother Emily is a widow in the workhouse in 1911, but i can't see Thomas/Ada/Sarah.

1901

Name: Sarah M Cossington
Age: 10 Months
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
Relation to Head: Granddaughter <<<<<<
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Stratford, Essex, England
Civil Parish: West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Stratford
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1562
Folio: 16
Page Number: 24
Household schedule number: 130
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Cossington 64
Emily Cossington 61
Henry Cossington 38
Thomas Cossington 23
Ada Cossington 20
Sarah M Cossington 10 Months

All living with Thomas's parents
(Although the middle name initial is wrong, it looks like the right family to me)

Do you use freebmd searches - there are 4 children born to the couple by the look of it.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Sarah Alice Cordell
Birth Date:12 May 1900
Date of Registration:Jan 1986
Age at Death:85
Registration district:Tower Hamlets
Inferred County:London
Volume:14
Page:1215

Initials may help, she was Sarah A, he was Robert H. Possible:


Sarah Alice Cossington
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:3 Jun 1900
Father's Name:Thomas Cossington
Mother's name:Ada Cossington
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bromley St Leonard St Mary
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

Born 12 May 1900.

Hi we are looking to find sarahs parents if anyone can help please sarah married robert in 1927 and had george on 15 july 1928 she also had 4 other children amelia, nobby ?irene and one we think before she was married the family all seem to come from east end of london poplar and west ham come up a lot sarah dosnt come up on any searches and we are not sure of her age but know she died in 1970 ish as my cousin can remerber meeting her for the first time then they were not a close family split up at an early age george spent from age 4 in care homes while the others stayed at home thankyou in advance for any help given lyn x