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Catherine Allen Murray 1867–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1867

Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 16 Jun 1950

Death Location: Ufford, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Andrew Murray

Mother: Elizabeth Allen

Spouse(s): Alexander Cowan

Children(s): Roy Cowan, Sydney Cowan, Alice Cowan, Norman Cowan, Hazel Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Elsie Cowan, Lincoln Cowan, Graham Cowan

In 1867, Catherine Allen Murray entered the world in Islington, Middlesex, England, born to Andrew Alexander Murray And Elizabeth Ellie Allen. In 1881, Catherine Allen Murray resided in Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. Catherine Allen Murray married Alexander Cowan, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Cowan, Elsie Isobel Ethel Cowan, Graham Rutherford Cowan, Hazel Eleanor Cowan, Lincoln Campbell Cowan, Margaret Mary Cowan, Norman Murray Cowan, Roy Andrew Cowan, Sydney Alexander Cowan. Catherine Allen Murray passed away in 1950 in Ufford, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1867, Catherine Allen Murray entered the world in Islington, Middlesex, England, born to Andrew Alexander Murray And Elizabeth Ellie Allen.
  • In 1881, Catherine Allen Murray resided in Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
  • Catherine Allen Murray married Alexander Cowan, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Cowan, Elsie Isobel Ethel Cowan, Graham Rutherford Cowan, Hazel Eleanor Cowan, Lincoln Campbell Cowan, Margaret Mary Cowan, Norman Murray Cowan, Roy Andrew Cowan, Sydney Alexander Cowan.
  • Catherine Allen Murray passed away in 1950 in Ufford, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Murray
1842–1928
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AM
Elizabeth Allen
1838–1895
Birth Location: Upleadon, Gloucestershire, England
EA

Spouses(s)

Alexander Cowan
1866–1954
Birth Location: Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
AC

Children(s)

Roy Cowan
1890–1967
Birth Location: Hanpville Villge, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
RC
Sydney Cowan
1892–1980
Birth Location: Watt Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
SC
Alice Cowan
1894–1987
Birth Location: Watt township, Muskoka, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
AC
Norman Cowan
1905–1987
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
NC
Hazel Cowan
1897–2000
Birth Location: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
HC
Margaret Cowan
1899–1992
Birth Location: Windermere, Muskoka Dist, Ontario, Canada
MC
Elsie Cowan
1901–1989
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
EC
Lincoln Cowan
1908–1915
Birth Location: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
LC
Graham Cowan
1913–2000
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
GC

Catherine Murray's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Murray
1867–1950
Birth Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
Parents
Andrew Alexander Murray
1842–1928
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Ellie) Allen
1838–1895
Upleadon, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Murray's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (Allen) Murray (28 Feb 1867–16 Jun 1950) m. Alexander Cowan (14 Sep 1866–16 April 1954)
  1. 1. Roy (Andrew) Cowan 1890–1967 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Thompson 1889–1979
    1. 1. Helen (Katherine) Cowan 1917–1989
    2. 2. Meryle (Lorraine) Cowan 1920–2007
    3. 3. Colan (Andrew) Cowan 1929–1991
    4. 4. Ellean (Elizabeth) Cowan 1916–2002 m. William (Elmer) Kerbyson 1912–1991
    5. 5. Audrey Cowan 1922–1990
    6. 6. Annette (Royetta) Cowan 1925–1942
    7. 7. Ross (Henry Alexander) Cowan 1927–1927
    8. 8. Elsie Cowan 1922–
  2. 2. Sydney (Alexander) Cowan 1892–1980 m. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Matchett 1889–1966
    1. 1. Walter (Sydney) Cowan 1918–1944
    2. 2. William (Stuart) Cowan 1918–1992 m. Clara (Ellen Mary) Whitmell 1912–2003
      1. 1. John (Sydney) Cowan 1949–2022
    3. 3. Isaac (Clifford) Cowan 1927–2006
    4. 4. Norman (Edwin) Cowan 1923–2010 m. June (Cecelia) Mick 1921–2016
      1. 1. David (Sidney) Cowan 1944–2009
  3. 3. Alice (Elizabeth) Cowan 1894–1987 m. David Henry 1893–1958
    1. 1. Burleigh (Martin) Henry 1925–2014
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jean) Henry 1927–2011
  4. 4. Norman (Murray) Cowan 1905–1987 m. Lila (Gertrude) Briese 1913–2001
    1. 1. Muriel (Elleanor) Cowan 1932–1996
  5. 5. Hazel (Eleanor) Cowan 1897–2000 m. Barnard (John) Henry 1887–1970
    1. 1. Patricia (Laura Shirley) Henry 1928–2021 m. Gould 1931–2005
    2. 2. Dorothy (Fern) Henry 1923–2019
    3. 3. Evelyn (Margaret Mary) Henry 1921–2019
    4. 4. Garth (Bernard) Henry 1934–1991
  6. 6. Margaret (Mary) Cowan 1899–1992 m. James (Joseph) Henry 1898–1943
  7. 7. Elsie (Isobel Ethel) Cowan 1901–1989
  8. 8. Lincoln (Campbell) Cowan 1908–1915
  9. 9. Graham (Rutherford) Cowan 1913–2000 m. Ethel (Viola) Giles 1919–1976

Catherine Murray's Timeline

8 Records

1867
28 Feb 1867
Birth of Catherine Allen Murray in Islington, Middlesex, England
Islington, Middlesex, England
1881
1881
Age 14
Catherine Allen Murray resided here in Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 24
Catherine Allen Murray resided here in Humphrey and Watt and Cardwell, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Humphrey and Watt and Cardwell, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 34
Catherine Allen Murray resided here in Watt, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Watt, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 44
Catherine Allen Murray resided here in Muskoka, Ontario
Muskoka, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 54
Catherine Allen Murray resided here in Watt Tp, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Watt Tp, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 64
Catherine Allen Murray resided here in Watt, Ontario, Canada
Watt, Ontario, Canada
1950
16 Jun 1950
Age 83
Death of Catherine Allen Murray in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1867
    Event Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Canadian Passenger Lists, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4525
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C_13243; Page: 47; Family No: 199
    [3] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada
    [5] Ontario, Canada Deaths, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1950; Series: 80-08-0-2956
    [6] 1911 Census of Canada
    [7] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 15
    [8] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [9] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1870
    Record Source:
    [1] Canadian Passenger Lists, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4525
    [2] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C_13243; Page: 47; Family No: 199

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Humphrey and Watt and Cardwell, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Watt, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Watt Tp, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Watt, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England; Londonderry, Ireland
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4525

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1950
    Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1950; Series: 80-08-0-2956
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ufford, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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