Florence Eliza Cogan

3x Great-Grandparents · COG-001

Biographical Information

Florence Eliza Cogan was born about 1867 at Bristol, a daughter of Henry Cogan Confirmed. She married Samuel Augustus Phillips at St Barnabas, Bristol, on 21 October 1888 Confirmed; their children were Harold Edmund (1895), Alfred Henry (1888), Doris Vera (1898) and Amy Florence (1902) Confirmed.

Confidence of each fact: Confirmed primary record · Probable strong but unproven · Inherited family knowledge · Conflict sources disagree · Hypothesis working theory

Full Name & Name Variations

Florence Eliza Cogan
Florence Eliza Cogan - full name confirmed, FreeBMD marriage index (Barton Regis 6a/191, Dec 1888)Inherited
Florence Cogan - form on the family chartInherited

Birth & Death

Born: c.1867, Bristol
Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Places of Residence

See Biographical Information below.

Occupation(s)

See Biographical Information below.

Education

Not yet researched.

Family

Spouse: Samuel Augustus Phillips

Children:

Harold Edmund Phillips (b. 1895, Barton Regis)
Alfred Henry Phillips (b. Oct-Dec quarter 1888, Barton Regis (our line))
Doris Vera Phillips (b. 1898, Barton Regis)
Amy Florence Phillips (b. 1902, Barton Regis)

Siblings:

None recorded.

Parents:

Father: Henry Cogan
Mother: unknown

Information Gathered (3 entries)

CONFIRMED as wife of Samuel Augustus Phillips and mother of Alfred: (1) the GRO birth index gives son ALFRED HENRY PHILLIPS (Dec q. 1888, Barton Regis, 06A/150) with mother's maiden surname COGAN; (2) the FreeBMD marriage index shows FLORENCE ELIZA COGAN and SAMUEL AUGUSTUS PHILLIPS as the only two entries in the Dec-1888 quarter on Barton Regis marriage page 6a/191 - a marriage.Confirmed
Full name CONFIRMED as FLORENCE ELIZA COGAN (family's 'Florence Cogan' is correct; middle name Eliza added).Inherited
Her own birth (~1860s, Bristol area) and parents remain to be found - the marriage certificate (6a/191) would name her father.Inherited

Sources & Documents (2 sources)

Marriage — Samuel Augustus Phillips & Florence Eliza Cogan, 21 Oct 1888, St Barnabas, BristolBristol Parish Registers; names the bride's father as Henry Cogan (and groom's father John Phillips).FamilySearch

Family knowledge — supplied by BasileOral/handed-down family information supplied by P.J.B., July 2026, and the original family chart (Family Tree.rtf / FamilyTree.html).Family