Brock Family History

Robert Cousins

1743 – 1818

Robert Cousins was baptised on 21 April 1743 at Wistow, son of Thomas Cousans and Margaret Storr. He married Elizabeth Bew on 11 May 1761. Robert died on 22 April 1818.

A distillation, assembled from sourced records · 2026
Baptism
April 21st 1743, Wistow, Yorkshire
Marriage
May 11th 1761 to Elizabeth Bew in Brayton
Death
April 22nd 1818 aged 78 years
Parents
Thomas Cousans and Margaret Storr/Store
Siblings
Robert Cousans baptised April 21st 1743, Wistow William Cousans baptised June 30th 1745, Wistow Margaret Cousans baptised September 19th 1747, Wistow Thomas Cousans baptised March 24th 1749, Wistow
1761
Marries Elizabeth Bew in Brayton Banns of marriage between Robert Cozens of Wistow and Elizabeth Bew of Hambleton were published on Sundays 19th, 26th April and 3rd May, 1761. Robert Cozens of the parish of Wistow, Yeoman, and Elizabeth Bew of this parish, spinster were married in this church by banns this eleventh day of May, 1761 in the presence of Robert Bew, John Nicoles and William Brew. Both Robert and Elizabeth signed their names
Children
Mary Cousans baptised October 18th 1762, Wistow Thomas Cousins baptised March 1st 1764, Wistow Robert Bew Cousans baptised August 24th 1766, Wistow John Cousans baptised January 13th 1771, Wistow
1818
Death of Robert in Wistow aged 78 years
In your grandmother’s words · from her notebook

Family

Parents

TCFatherThomas Cousans1718–1751

The children of Thomas & Margaret Storr

Robert Cousans b. 1743 · Robert Cousins b. 1743this page · · ·

Marriage

Children

Life

Confirmed — anchored to a recordEstimated — inferred
1743

Baptised

21 April 1743 at Wistow

April 21st 1743, Wistow, Yorkshire— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1761

Married Elizabeth Bew

11 May 1761 at Brayton

May 11th 1761 to Elizabeth Bew in Brayton— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1818

In 1818

1818

Death of Robert in Wistow aged 78 years— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1818

Died

22 April 1818

April 22nd 1818 aged 78 years— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.