Born in Manchester.
1841 Census
Edward Ap, Oldham Rd.
William Cowperthwaite, 35, Stone Mason
Elizabeth Cowperthwaite, 35.
John, 5,
Mary, 3,
Arthur, 2,
Jane, 9 months.
1851 Census
6 Taylors Court, Manchester.
William Cowperthwaite, Stone Mason.
Elizabeth Cowperthwaite.
John, 17,
Mary, 15,
Arthur, 13, Stonemason,
Jane, 10,
Benjamin, 7.
Enlisted at Manchester on the 13th of December 1854.
Age: 18.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Mason.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 25th of May 1855.
From Private to Corporal: 1st of October 1857.
Corporal to Sergeant: 1st of July 1858.
Deserted from Dublin on the 9th of November 1856.
Can find no further trace to 1879.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.
Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn.
Census information for 1851 and 1861 kindly provided by Chris Poole.