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    Dorothy Cowan b.30 Jun 1909, St George in the East. Mother Eliza Cowan nee Killingback, father unknown. Eliza died 1910 in Colney Hatch. Dorothy was then ‘in care’. I have all her social care records, I think, these include care records of 3 children she had out of wedlock. Her whereabouts where known until 1937, until this time she was employed as a domestic in various places around London, Surrey and Kent. In 1938 a warrant was issued for basically abandoning her children and non payment towards their keep but the authorities no longer knew her whereabouts. I have searched birth records to see if she had any more children, marriage, death, immigration and countless other records but can find no trace of her. Does anyone know of this woman? Any help at all would be gratefully received.

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    Came across this:
    1901
    Class: RG13; Piece: 229; Folio: 102; Page: 8

    William R Andrews 43
    Eliza Andrews 45
    Mary A Killingbeck 21
    Emily Killingbeck 19
    Robert Cowan. 2

    The Killingbecks and Robert Cowan are nieces & nephew of the Andrews.I would look at the Andrews and see if you can find a connection.

    Baptism

    Robert James Cowen
    Gender: Male
    Record Type: Birth
    Birth Date: 19 Oct 1898
    Birth Poor Law Union: Stepney
    Birth Place: Tower Hamlets, England
    Mother: Elizbth Cowen


    The baptism image on Ancestry states birth is legitimate.

    Birth reg.
    COWAN, ROBERT JAMES MMN - VILLINGBACK
    1898 D Quarter in POPLAR
    Volume 01C Page 598

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    Many thanks Pamela for going to so much trouble. Robert was her legitimate brother from Eliza’s marriage and whilst he was taken in by family, Dorothy was not. They probably never met as there is no mention of family in her care records. I have managed to trace Robert and his family but nothing for Dorothy from 1937 onwards.

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    Presume this maybe her in 1911

    RG14PN2945 RD31 SD1 ED23 SN9999
    Queen Mary's Hospital For Children Late, Children's Infirmary Stanley Park Road, Carshalton
    Dorothy Cowan Patient Female Age 1
    Birth year 1910
    Birth place London Bethnal Green

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    Death Entry for Dorothy b 30 June 1909
    Dorothy Ellen Adamson 30 Jun 1909 Nov 2001 Burnley and Pendle Lancashire
    Dorothy Ambrose 30 Jun 1909 Jun 1988 Wrexham Maelor Clwyd
    Dorothy Mary Bailey 30 Jun 1909 Jun 2000 Reading Berkshire
    Dorothy Kitty Ballard 30 Jun 1909 Aug 1995 Southend On Sea Essex
    Dorothy May Beal 30 Jun 1909 Jun 2000 Wolverhampton West Midlands
    Dorothy Ellen Birch 30 Jun 1909 Nov 1989 Torbay Devon
    Dorothy May Collett 30 Jun 1909 Jan 1992 Brentwood Essex
    Dorothy Enid Goodall 30 Jun 1909 Dec 1983 Uckfield East Sussex
    Dorothy Griffin 30 Jun 1909 Jan 1998 Leeds West Yorkshire
    Dorothy Hunt 30 Jun 1909 May 1998 Huntingdon Cambridgeshire
    Dorothy Vera Jones 30 Jun 1909 Nov 1989 Romsey Hampshire
    Dorothy Kirby 30 Jun 1909 Apr 2001 Middlesbrough North Yorkshire
    Dorothy May Lack 30 Jun 1909 Jun 1995 Northampton Northamptonshire
    Dorothy Irene Lowe 30 Jun 1909 Mar 2003 Oxfordshire Oxfordshire
    Dorothy Marshall 30 Jun 1909 Jun 1983 Halifax West Yorkshire
    Dorothy May 30 Jun 1909 Jun 1989 Hastings and Rother East Sussex
    Phoebe DorothyMiller 30 Jun 1909 Dec 1980 Haringey Greater London
    Adeline DorothyPeirce 30 Jun 1909 Jun 1980 Surrey South Western Surrey
    Dorothy Ada Pilgrim 30 Jun 1909 Jan 1990 Colchester Essex
    Dorothy Ramsden 30 Jun 1909 Jul 2001 Nottingham Nottinghamshire
    Dorothy Lilian Reynolds 30 Jun 1909 Sep 1978 Bromley Greater London
    Dorothy Ethel Roberts 30 Jun 1909 Jun 1972 Cardiff Glamorganshire
    Dorothy Jane Sanders 30 Jun 1909 Apr 1994 Sutton Greater London
    Gladys Dorothy Sanderson 30 Jun 1909 Oct 1993 Sheffield South Yorkshire
    Dorothy Ivy Saunders 30 Jun 1909 Sep 1993 Isle of Wight Isle of Wight
    Dorothy May Tyler 30 Jun 1909 Sep 1980 Kings Lynn Norfolk
    Dorothy Wallis 30 Jun 1909 Mar 1974 Hendon Greater London
    Dorothy Edith Wharfe 30 Jun 1909 Mar 1980 Bradford West Yorkshire

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    I was going to suggest that you had a look at all the people called Dorothy born 30 June 1909 listed in the 1939 Register on Findmypast. A lot of them have been listed by geneius in the previous post.
    You will need to look for a marriage for a Dorothy Cowan to a person with that surname. (For instance, if the Dorothy Ellen Adamson in the 1939 Register has a husband called Zebedee Adamson, then look for a marriage for a Zebedee Adamson and a Dorothy somebody prior to 1939.) Most of the the marriages should be available on FreeBMD https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ (it's still a work in progress).
    Alternatively, because you will need to take out a month's subscription on FMP (unless you already have a sub ) to view the entries in the 1939 Register, then all the marriages can be found on that site.

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    Trying to trace Eliza(beth) KILLINGBACK in the census records prior to her death, I have come across a marriage registration in the March qtr 1898 at St George in the East reg district for an Elizabeth M KILLINGBACK and one of the groom's names is that of a Robert COWAN - sounds a likely candidate for the father of son Robert COWAN at least doesn't he. However, I cannot find a Church register entry for the marriage on either Ancestry or FMP so am unable to ascertain any further details about Robert snr and I cannot find Robert & Eliza together in the 1901 census, but Robert COWAN definitely married Elizabeth KILLINGBACK as the other two names on the Register page are living together in St George in the East in the 1901 census.

    Therefore, I am having a decided lack of success finding Robert COWAN snr in any records so do not know if Dorothy is his daughter or not, but perhaps obtaining the marriage certificate of Robert & Eliza's marriage might give you some further clues.

    Janet

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    Eliza Maud Killingback
    Gender: Female
    Record Type: Baptism
    Baptism Date: 30 Apr 1876
    Baptism Place: Bethnal Green St James the Great, Tower Hamlets, England
    Father: Robert Newstead Killingback
    Mother: Mary Ann Killingback
    Register Type: Parish Registers

    1891
    RG12; Piece: 183; Folio: 61; Page: 46;
    h/household Edward Rowell 42
    Elma Killingback 15

    Makes interesting and very sad reading as Eliza cannot recall whether she is married!

    Name: Eliza Maud Killingback
    Record Type: Orders of Removal
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1900
    Poor Law Union or Parish: Poplar
    Residence: Poplar
    Reference Number: POBG/131/16

    Eliza Maud Cowan
    Age: 24
    Birth Year: abt 1876
    Record Type: Examinations
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1900
    Poor Law Union or Parish: Bethnal Green
    Reference Number: BEBG/267/054

    Robert is desc as a Fireman Mercantile Marine b Scotland

    Eliza M Cowan on the 1901 census is identified by initials only, it fits with other info you have provided
    RG13; Piece: 1236; Folio: 172; Page: 13
    Name: E M C
    Age: 28
    Estimated birth year: abt 1873
    Relation to Head: Patient
    Gender: Female
    Birth Place: London, England
    Town: Colney Hatch

    Robert was her legitimate brother from Eliza’s marriage and whilst he was taken in by family, Dorothy was not.
    Doesn't help with Dorothy but may answer some of your queries about her, nor would I want to assume that she is a full sibling of Robert, reading the above papers may help!

    Robert as you know adopted the name Robert Cowan Andrews, in 1911 he is still with the Andrews family

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    Janet,

    I have their marriage certificate, and Eliza’s death certificate if you would like them. Robert is Robert James (b.1898) father, he was a ships fireman, so I assume he went back to sea and Robert was taken in by other family as Eliza was by this time in and out of Colney Hatch. Dorothy is Eliza’s child but unknown father. I have researched the family extensively and have many documents etc. I would just like to know what happened to Dorothy.

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    Many thanks Pam and geneius for all your hard work. I really appreciate you going to so much trouble on my behalf. I’ve tried all that Pam but thank you. Thank you geneius for the lists, I’m afraid I have them too. I leave it alone for a couple of months then go back again. I thought I would try this site as a desperate attempt to see if anyone knew of her. Oh well, back to the drawing board but again many many thanks.

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