Brighton and Beyond

A History of the Cowley Family

Reproduced by kind permission of The Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton & Hove

From Francis Cowley (1837)

From William Woolley (pre 1800)


I must confess that I have not done a great deal of research on the Woolley family although they undoubtedly warrant further ‘exploration’.  What I do know is that James Priestnall Woolley (b abt 1819) was born in London.  In the 1861 census he is living in Brighton with his wife, Elizabeth Adriana , a ‘teacher of drawing’, and James is listed as a ‘Hat Maker employing one man and two boys.  James’ and Charlotte’s daughter, Charlotte Louisa (b abt 1849), seems to have followed in her father’s footsteps.  In the 1881 census she is also listed as a ‘hatter’.


There is a fascinating piece of family history associated with the Woolley and Naylor branches of the family contained within the pages of a book that was handed down to me some years ago by my late father.   Click on the link below to read about “Pinnock’s History of England”.

Pinnock's History of England

Pinnock’s History of England

Q2 1841 Steyning Sussex

26 Apr 1801

Q1 1851 Brighton Susex

Thanks to John Tickle for supplying much of the family tree data on this page

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  Page updated - 18 September 2022

William

Woolley

b Not known

d Not known

Elizabeth

Priestnall

b Not known

d Not known

Charlotte Louisa

Lillywhite

b Abt 1821

d Q2 1850

James Priestnall

Woolley

b 22 Sep 1818

d Q2 1897

Elizabeth Adriana

Wilcocke

b Abt 1805

d Abt 1881

Sarah Ann

Woolley

b Q4 1843

d Not known

William

Woolley

b Q1 1842

d Not known

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James Priestnall

Woolley

b Abt 1847

d Not known

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Charlotte Louisa

Woolley

b Abt 1849

d Abt 1930

Charlotte Louisa Woolley

Research notes

Charlotte Louisa Woolley and her brother, James Priestnall Woolley (ca 1866)