James Powell , of Clapton, Middx. Of the family associated with Powell family (including Baden Powell), the glassworks James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd who in 1919 made the stained glass East window in Cotesbach church, and Newick Park, E. Sussex, where the Powell cousins lived. James Powell[1] was born on 14 October 1774 in Homerton, Hackney, East London. He was the twelfth child of 14, and the sixth son (though two had died before his birth); his parents were David Powell (13 Dec 1725 – 31 Jan 1810) and Laetitia Clark (25 Dec 1741 - 27 Apt 1801). On 28 Jan 1807, James Powell married Catherine Cotton (25 Apr 1774 – 24 Dec 1840), and they had four daughters and four sons, the Rev. James Cotton Powell (24 Feb 1809 – 29 Mar 1851), Arthur Powell (4 Feb 1812 – 28 Apr 1894), Nathanael Powell (15 Oct 1813 – 23 Jan 1906) and the Rev. John Cotton Powell (22 Mar 1817 – 28 Nov 1907).[2] James Powell died on 5 Aug 1840 at Clapton House, Hackney.
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