Third Generation  

10. Charles COWPER, MLA [85492] (Charles, MLC, KCMG (Sir)⁵, William, Archdeacon (The Venerable, Rev.)¹) was born on 29 Sep 1834 in MacQuarie Place Sydney Colony of New South Wales and died in 1911 in Bowral NSW Australia at age 77.

General Notes: In a File of Information on the Cowper Family, received from mark Turnbull in May 2010, was the following:
Mr Charles COWPER - (1834 - 1911)
Personal Born on 29 September 1834, Sydney, New South Wales. He was the son of Charles and Eliza, nee Sutton. His father became Sir Charles Cowper, Premier and Colonial Secretary. Charles Jr was educated at the school of his uncle, W M Cowper, and the King's School, Parramatta. He had two marriages: to Mary, daughter of Robert Copeland Lethbridge, on 11 October 1855 with whom he had four sons and one daughter; and to Amy Rose Clarissa Bramley in 1898 in Sydney. He died on 16 November 1911 at Bowral, New South Wales. He was Church of England.
Community Activity
First Honorary Secretary, Goulburn Horticultural and Agricultural Society, 1857; He was on the Board of the Benevolent Asylums Board in 1862.
Parliamentary Service & Political History
A member of the Government without a seat in Cabinet. The office of Clerk of the Executive Council was made a political appointment for him in September 1861; this was rescinded by proclamation on his retirement in October 1863.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
He was a storekeeper and gold buyer when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. At 17 he managed Burrabogie Station, near Hay, for his father. In the mid 1850's it is likely that he worked on his father's properties in County Argyle. In the late 1850's, he became a storekeeper and gold buyer at Kiandra. In 1856, he managed the election campaign for J W Chisholm in Argyle. In the later 1860's, he worked on stations in Queensland. In 1869-70 he was the police magistrate at Bourke. In 1870-74, he was the water police magistrate in Sydney, and Sheriff of New South Wales, in 1874-96.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: a Police Magistrate and a Politician.

• Residence at Death: "Beulah", 1911, Bowral NSW Australia.

Charles married Mary Copeland LETHBRIDGE [85493] [MRIN: 28352], daughter of Robert Copeland LETHBRIDGE [20755] and Mary KING [19929], on 11 Oct 1855 in Colony of New South Wales. Mary was born in 1833 in Colony of New South Wales and died in 1894 in Burradoo Colony of New South Wales at age 61.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 14 M    i. Charles Lethbridge COWPER [88696] was born in 1856 and died in 1906 at age 50.

+ 15 M    ii. William Robert COWPER [21368] was born on 06 May 1858 in Colony of New South Wales and died on 03 Nov 1925 in Bowral NSW Australia at age 67.

+ 16 M    iii. Henry Percival COWPER [88697] was born in 1859 and died in 1925 at age 66.

+ 17 F    iv. Edith Isabelle COWPER [88700] was born in 1862 and died in 1938 at age 76.

+ 18 M    v. Cecil Spencer de Grey COWPER [88698] was born in 1864 and died on 18 Jun 1919 in Darlinghurst Sydney NSW Australia at age 55.

+ 19 M    vi. Frederick Robinson COWPER [88699] was born in 1865 and died in 1927 at age 62.

+ 20 F    vii. Harriet Elsie COWPER [88701] was born in 1872.

Charles next married Amy Rose Clarissa BRAMLEY [89478] [MRIN: 29808].

12. William COWPER [18400] (William MacQuarie (Archdeacon)⁶, William, Archdeacon (The Venerable, Rev.)¹) was born in 1836.

William married Annie Henrietta BROWNRIGG [18401] [MRIN: 7387], daughter of Capt. Marcus Freeman BROWNRIGG, RN [20382] and Unknown, in 1859 in Port MacQuarie Colony of New South Wales.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 21 M    i. Harrington Burrough COWPER [18392] was born in 1864.

13. Margaret Louisa COWPER [89477] (William MacQuarie (Archdeacon)⁶, William, Archdeacon (The Venerable, Rev.)¹) was born in 1840.

Margaret married John Thomas FORD [89479] [MRIN: 29809].

The child from this marriage was:

   22 M    i. Bertram Willoughby FORD [89480] was born in 1880.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Architect.