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Charles Andrew Edgar Cowan 1878–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1878

Birth Location: Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 9 Oct 1955

Death Location: Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Hetherington

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Charles Andrew Edgar Cowan was born in 1878 in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, the child of William Archibald Cowan And Elizabeth Jane Twin Hetherington. Charles Andrew Edgar Cowan passed away in 1955 in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Charles Andrew Edgar Cowan was born in 1878 in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, the child of William Archibald Cowan And Elizabeth Jane Twin Hetherington.
  • Charles Andrew Edgar Cowan passed away in 1955 in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

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Charles Cowan's Ancestors

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Charles Cowan
1878–1955
Birth Place: Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William Archibald Cowan
1844–1933
Wooloomaloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Elizabeth (Jane (Twin)) Hetherington
1845–1912
Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
William Cowan
1818–1856
Drumlough, Parish of Dromore, County Down, Ireland
Agnes Robinson\Robson
1821–1854
Drumlough dromore parish Co Down Ireland
Christopher Hetherington
1816–1885
Dromoland, County Clare, Ireland
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Ramsay
1817–1845
Derryvullan, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Roger Hetherington
1790–1868
Catherine Gales
1796–1898
Christopher Ramsay
1790–1860
Esther Hoey
1790–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hetherington
1775–1858
Jane Grey
1774–1843
Robert Gales
1741–1807
Mary ?
1745–1807

Charles Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1878
18 Jul 1878
Birth of Charles Andrew Edgar Cowan in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
1955
9 Oct 1955
Age 77
Death of Charles Andrew Edgar Cowan in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1878
    Event Place: Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1955
    Event Place: Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

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