Hello List, I have recently signed on to this list in the hope of gaining and sharing knowledge. My query this morning relates to Street in Somerset. In the summer of 1914, my grandfather, Rev. Herbert Butler COWL moved to Street and became the local Wesleyan Methodist Minister. Then with the onset of the war, Herbert volunteered to become an Army Chaplain. He was accepted into the Royal Army Chaplain's Department and began life as an Army Chaplain on Christmas Eve 1914 and he left Street for Bordon Camp. So, my query is that I wonder if anyone on this list knows anything about my grandfather's time at Street? I have looked at local newspapers and found very little. I wonder if someone knows something about my grandfather or the Wesleyan Church in Street in 1914? I am researching and writing a book on the war experiences of my grandfather, 'The Half Shilling Curate'. He was one of the first Chaplains to be awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry. I shall look forward to hearing from you! Fingers crossed. Kind regards, Sarah in Northumberland. ps. I have subscribed to the Rootsweb Street list but no response as yet.

Hi, there are two potential sources of information apart from local newspapers as yet undigitised , which are the Army Chaplains dept which will be at the National Archives in Kew, and the Wesleyan Methodist archives in the John Rylands Library in the Uni of Manchester.............they have a complicated onlinie catalogue but although there is a Rev Frederick B Cowl , d 1937, I could find no trace of Herbert. It doesn`t mean he isn`t there of course. life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHRIS REAY via" <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:39 AM Subject: [SPAM] [ENG-SOM] New to the list & Rev. Herbert Butler Cowl query? > Hello List, > > I have recently signed on to this list in the hope of gaining and sharing > knowledge. > > My query this morning relates to Street in Somerset. In the summer of > 1914, my grandfather, Rev. Herbert Butler COWL moved to Street and became > the local Wesleyan Methodist Minister. Then with the onset of the war, > Herbert volunteered to become an Army Chaplain. He was accepted into the > Royal Army Chaplain's Department and began life as an Army Chaplain on > Christmas Eve 1914 and he left Street for Bordon Camp. > > So, my query is that I wonder if anyone on this list knows anything about > my grandfather's time at Street? I have looked at local newspapers and > found very little. I wonder if someone knows something about my > grandfather or the Wesleyan Church in Street in 1914? > > I am researching and writing a book on the war experiences of my > grandfather, 'The Half Shilling Curate'. He was one of the first > Chaplains > to be awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry. > > I shall look forward to hearing from you! Fingers crossed. > > Kind regards, Sarah in Northumberland. > > > > ps. I have subscribed to the Rootsweb Street list but no response as yet. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Elizabeth, Thank you for your message. I have made several visits to the John Rylands Library in Manchester and yes this is a great place to go for any Methodist records. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have very much on Street. I'm not sure what I am looking for, but I was hoping that there would be some records or some information 'locally' on Street and / or the Wesleyan Church at that time in 1914. As for the Army Chaplain's Dept., there is not much that has survived but as I understand it, Kew do not hold any records on Army Chaplaincy. Rev. Frederick Bond COWL was Rev. Herbert Butler Cowl's father. Herbert is not on that list because he died later in 1971. The list date was cut-off earlier than this date. If you have any other thoughts on Street and my grandfather in 1914, please do come back to me. THANK YOU! Kind regards and best wishes, Sarah. On 16 October 2014 16:27, elizabeth howard <elizgh@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi, there are two potential sources of information apart > from local newspapers as yet undigitised , which are the Army Chaplains > dept which will be at the National Archives in Kew, and the Wesleyan > Methodist archives in the John Rylands Library in the Uni of > Manchester.............they have a complicated onlinie catalogue but > although there is a Rev Frederick B Cowl , d 1937, I could find no trace > of Herbert. It doesn`t mean he isn`t there of course. > > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHRIS REAY via" < > eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> > To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:39 AM > Subject: [SPAM] [ENG-SOM] New to the list & Rev. Herbert Butler Cowl query? > > > Hello List, >> >> I have recently signed on to this list in the hope of gaining and sharing >> knowledge. >> >> My query this morning relates to Street in Somerset. In the summer of >> 1914, my grandfather, Rev. Herbert Butler COWL moved to Street and became >> the local Wesleyan Methodist Minister. Then with the onset of the war, >> Herbert volunteered to become an Army Chaplain. He was accepted into the >> Royal Army Chaplain's Department and began life as an Army Chaplain on >> Christmas Eve 1914 and he left Street for Bordon Camp. >> >> So, my query is that I wonder if anyone on this list knows anything about >> my grandfather's time at Street? I have looked at local newspapers and >> found very little. I wonder if someone knows something about my >> grandfather or the Wesleyan Church in Street in 1914? >> >> I am researching and writing a book on the war experiences of my >> grandfather, 'The Half Shilling Curate'. He was one of the first >> Chaplains >> to be awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry. >> >> I shall look forward to hearing from you! Fingers crossed. >> >> Kind regards, Sarah in Northumberland. >> >> >> >> ps. I have subscribed to the Rootsweb Street list but no response as yet. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >

Hello Elizabeth Somerset Archives have a file entitled "Typescript history ofthe methodist church in Street byB Alvey". [1820-1993] I dont know if its relevant or not. Sarah -----Original Message----- From: CHRIS REAY via <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> To: elizabeth howard <elizgh@btinternet.com>; ENG-SOMERSET <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:28 Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Rev. Herbert Butler Cowl Hello Elizabeth, Thank you for your message. I have made several visits to the John Rylands Library in Manchester and yes this is a great place to go for any Methodist records. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have very much on Street. I'm not sure what I am looking for, but I was hoping that there would be some records or some information 'locally' on Street and / or the Wesleyan Church at that time in 1914. As for the Army Chaplain's Dept., there is not much that has survived but as I understand it, Kew do not hold any records on Army Chaplaincy. Rev. Frederick Bond COWL was Rev. Herbert Butler Cowl's father. Herbert is not on that list because he died later in 1971. The list date was cut-off earlier than this date. If you have any other thoughts on Street and my grandfather in 1914, please do come back to me. THANK YOU! Kind regards and best wishes, Sarah. On 16 October 2014 16:27, elizabeth howard <elizgh@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi, there are two potential sources of information apart > from local newspapers as yet undigitised , which are the Army Chaplains > dept which will be at the National Archives in Kew, and the Wesleyan > Methodist archives in the John Rylands Library in the Uni of > Manchester.............they have a complicated onlinie catalogue but > although there is a Rev Frederick B Cowl , d 1937, I could find no trace > of Herbert. It doesn`t mean he isn`t there of course. > > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHRIS REAY via" < > eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> > To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:39 AM > Subject: [SPAM] [ENG-SOM] New to the list & Rev. Herbert Butler Cowl query? > > > Hello List, >> >> I have recently signed on to this list in the hope of gaining and sharing >> knowledge. >> >> My query this morning relates to Street in Somerset. In the summer of >> 1914, my grandfather, Rev. Herbert Butler COWL moved to Street and became >> the local Wesleyan Methodist Minister. Then with the onset of the war, >> Herbert volunteered to become an Army Chaplain. He was accepted into the >> Royal Army Chaplain's Department and began life as an Army Chaplain on >> Christmas Eve 1914 and he left Street for Bordon Camp. >> >> So, my query is that I wonder if anyone on this list knows anything about >> my grandfather's time at Street? I have looked at local newspapers and >> found very little. I wonder if someone knows something about my >> grandfather or the Wesleyan Church in Street in 1914? >> >> I am researching and writing a book on the war experiences of my >> grandfather, 'The Half Shilling Curate'. He was one of the first >> Chaplains >> to be awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry. >> >> I shall look forward to hearing from you! Fingers crossed. >> >> Kind regards, Sarah in Northumberland. >> >> >> >> ps. I have subscribed to the Rootsweb Street list but no response as yet. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

For my various ancestors, spread around the country, I have found the local history sections of the relevant libraries to be helpful. I would do a search through Google for Street Somerset Local History which will, in addition to the library service give additional information. Mind you, I think that, administratively, Street is not a major place so you may have to look to a larger library. All the best Steve On 16/10/2014 22:25, CHRIS REAY via wrote: > Hello Elizabeth, > > Thank you for your message. > > I have made several visits to the John Rylands Library in Manchester and > yes this is a great place to go for any Methodist records. Unfortunately, > they don't seem to have very much on Street. I'm not sure what I am > looking for, but I was hoping that there would be some records or some > information 'locally' on Street and / or the Wesleyan Church at that time > in 1914. As for the Army Chaplain's Dept., there is not much that has > survived but as I understand it, Kew do not hold any records on Army > Chaplaincy. > > Rev. Frederick Bond COWL was Rev. Herbert Butler Cowl's father. Herbert is > not on that list because he died later in 1971. The list date was cut-off > earlier than this date. > > If you have any other thoughts on Street and my grandfather in 1914, please > do come back to me. THANK YOU! > > Kind regards and best wishes, Sarah. > > > > On 16 October 2014 16:27, elizabeth howard <elizgh@btinternet.com> wrote: > >> Hi, there are two potential sources of information apart >> from local newspapers as yet undigitised , which are the Army Chaplains >> dept which will be at the National Archives in Kew, and the Wesleyan >> Methodist archives in the John Rylands Library in the Uni of >> Manchester.............they have a complicated onlinie catalogue but >> although there is a Rev Frederick B Cowl , d 1937, I could find no trace >> of Herbert. It doesn`t mean he isn`t there of course. >> >> >> >> >> life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHRIS REAY via" < >> eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> >> To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:39 AM >> Subject: [SPAM] [ENG-SOM] New to the list & Rev. Herbert Butler Cowl query? >> >> >> Hello List, >>> I have recently signed on to this list in the hope of gaining and sharing >>> knowledge. >>> >>> My query this morning relates to Street in Somerset. In the summer of >>> 1914, my grandfather, Rev. Herbert Butler COWL moved to Street and became >>> the local Wesleyan Methodist Minister. Then with the onset of the war, >>> Herbert volunteered to become an Army Chaplain. He was accepted into the >>> Royal Army Chaplain's Department and began life as an Army Chaplain on >>> Christmas Eve 1914 and he left Street for Bordon Camp. >>> >>> So, my query is that I wonder if anyone on this list knows anything about >>> my grandfather's time at Street? I have looked at local newspapers and >>> found very little. I wonder if someone knows something about my >>> grandfather or the Wesleyan Church in Street in 1914? >>> >>> I am researching and writing a book on the war experiences of my >>> grandfather, 'The Half Shilling Curate'. He was one of the first >>> Chaplains >>> to be awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry. >>> >>> I shall look forward to hearing from you! Fingers crossed. >>> >>> Kind regards, Sarah in Northumberland. >>> >>> >>> >>> ps. I have subscribed to the Rootsweb Street list but no response as yet. >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > . >