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Cecil Cowan 1921–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 AUG 1921

Birth Location: Prestwich, Lancashire

Death Date: 13 AUG 1987

Death Location: New Mills (near Stockport), Cheshire, England

Father: Harry Cohen

Mother: Leah Rooklyn

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Cecil Cowan was born in 1921 in Prestwich, Lancashire, the child of Harry Cohen And Leah Ruklen Rooklyn. Cecil Cowan passed away in 1987 in New Mills (near Stockport), Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Cecil Cowan was born in 1921 in Prestwich, Lancashire, the child of Harry Cohen And Leah Ruklen Rooklyn.
  • Cecil Cowan passed away in 1987 in New Mills (near Stockport), Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harry Cohen
1890–
Birth Location: Spitalfields England
HC
Leah Rooklyn
1888–1955
Birth Location: Chinegso, Russia
LR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cecil Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Cecil Cowan
1921–1987
Birth Place: Prestwich, Lancashire
Parents
Harry Cohen
1890–
Spitalfields England
Leah (Ruklen) Rooklyn
1888–1955
Chinegso, Russia
Grandparents
Abraham Rooklyn
1867–1933
Russia
Connie
1929–2007
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Miller
–1952
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cecil Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1921
17 AUG 1921
Birth of Cecil Cowan in Prestwich, Lancashire
Prestwich, Lancashire
1987
13 AUG 1987
Age 66
Death of Cecil Cowan in New Mills (near Stockport), Cheshire, England
New Mills (near Stockport), Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1921
    Event Place: Prestwich, Lancashire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1987
    Event Place: New Mills (near Stockport), Cheshire, England
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