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Bruce William McGowan 1925–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 June 1925

Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 20 Jan 2016

Death Location: Clearview, Port Adelaide Enfield City, South Australia, Australia

Father: Clarence McGOWAN

Mother: Beatrice Smith

Spouse(s): Patricia Ward

Children(s): Susan McGowan

Bruce William McGowan was born in 1925 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, the child of Clarence West Mcgowan And Beatrice Ellen Smith. Bruce William McGowan married Patricia Mae Ward, and had children including Susan Margaret Crase Mcgowan. Bruce William McGowan passed away in 2016 in Clearview, Port Adelaide Enfield City, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • Bruce William McGowan was born in 1925 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, the child of Clarence West Mcgowan And Beatrice Ellen Smith.
  • Bruce William McGowan married Patricia Mae Ward, and had children including Susan Margaret Crase Mcgowan.
  • Bruce William McGowan passed away in 2016 in Clearview, Port Adelaide Enfield City, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bruce McGowan's Ancestors

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Bruce McGowan
1925–2016
Birth Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Clarence West McGOWAN
1893–1958
Beatrice (Ellen) Smith
1895–1978
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australie
Grandparents
William (ggf) McGowan
1858–1919
Edwardstown, South Australia
Hanorah ((Nora) ggm) West
1860–1936
Goodwood Park, South Australia, Australia
William (Burns ggf) Smith
1868–1948
Murray Flats, South Australia, Australia
Mary (Ellen) Sullivan
1868–1951
Wakefield, South Australia
Great-Grandparents
James McGowan
1838–1908
Mary Parsons
1839–1913
William Smith
1835–1893
Mary Bowe
1844–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mcgowan
1804–1867
Elizabeth BUDD
1808–1879
Edmund Parsons
1811–1892
Ann Fielder
1817–1884

Bruce McGowan's Descendants

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Bruce (William) McGowan (20 June 1925–20 Jan 2016) m. Patricia (Mae) Ward (20 Mar 1923–Dec 2018)
  1. 1. Susan (Margaret Crase) McGowan 1944–2003 m. Robert ((Bob) Clarence) Thompson 1933–2007

Bruce McGowan's Timeline

3 Records

1925
20 June 1925
Birth of Bruce William McGowan in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2016
16 January 2016
Age 91
Death of Bruce William McGowan in Oaklands Park, South Australia, Australia
Oaklands Park, South Australia, Australia
2016
20 Jan 2016
Age 91
Burial of Bruce William McGowan in Clearview, Port Adelaide Enfield City, South Australia, Australia
Clearview, Port Adelaide Enfield City, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 June 1925
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Raaf Personnel Files of Non-Commissioned Officers (Ncos) and Other Ranks, 1921-1948; Series: A9301

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 2016
    Event Place: Oaklands Park, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Adelaide, Australia Cemetery Collection, 1840-2022, Adelaide Cemeteries Authority; South Australia, Australia; Adelaide Cemeteries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Jan 2016
    Event Place: Clearview, Port Adelaide Enfield City, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Adelaide, Australia Cemetery Collection, 1840-2022, Adelaide Cemeteries Authority; South Australia, Australia; Adelaide Cemeteries

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