THOMAS COWTON (1925

THOMAS COWTON (1925 - 2003)

Tom was born on the 5th November 1925 at High Killerby, Cayton,
the fourth child of William and Dorothy Cowton.

When he left Ayton school he worked on local farms.

He served as an auxiliary fireman in WW2 and later as a special constable.

He worked as a lorry driver for local firm Marshall Stone until he retired.

In 1953 at Ayton church, Tom married JOYCE MARY (Kellington),
born 1929, the daughter of John Moody Kellington (born 18th January 1899 Sherburn, Yorks, died 1935 Hutton Buscel, Yorks) and Laura McNEIL (born 21st Oct 1902, died 25th Jul 1987). (John & Laura were married on the 16th November 1927 at York).
Joyce has a brother John Frank Kellington, born 7th Jan 1933.

Tom and Mary had two daughters:-

BEVERLEY ANN

born 1959. Married to KEVIN LESLIE WALLACE born 1955. They had a son:

BRIAN LESLIE WALLACE born 1976. He was married in Scarborough in 2002 to Dawn Louise (Crehan), born Scarborough 1976.

JULIE MARGARET

born 1961.
In 1979 she married STEVEN VINCENT BELL born 1960.

Tom died at home at East Ayton on the 29th June 2003 and was buried in Seamer churchyard.

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