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Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN 1906–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1906

Birth Location: Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 Aug 1963

Death Location: Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand

Father: Edward COWAN

Mother: Florence HIBBARD

Spouse(s): John PICKETT

Children(s): Audrey PICKETT, Bruce PICKETT

Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN was born in 1906 in Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Edward James Ted Cowan And Florence Louise Hibbard. Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN married John Pickett, and had children including Audrey Pickett, Bruce James Pickett, John Pickett. Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN passed away in 1963 in Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN was born in 1906 in Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Edward James Ted Cowan And Florence Louise Hibbard.
  • Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN married John Pickett, and had children including Audrey Pickett, Bruce James Pickett, John Pickett.
  • Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN passed away in 1963 in Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy COWAN's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy COWAN
1906–1963
Birth Place: Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Edward James (Ted) COWAN
1869–1935
New Zealand
Florence (Louise) HIBBARD
1880–1907
, Southbridge, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND
Grandparents
John COWAN
1834–1872
Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Gibb) Mclachlan
1849–1875
, Cumbraes, Bute, Scotland
William HIBBARD
1846–1922
Hilperton, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
Alice (Whittick) SMITH
1854–1939
Bratton, Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret 🧬
1810–1886
Charles Hibbard
1811–1896
Jane DAVIS
1813–1868
Elizabeth SMITH
1830–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William HIBBARD
1754–1826
Elizabeth DOBBINS
1778–1852
John DAVIS
1774–1831
Sarah CLARK
1773–
John SMITH
1795–1870
Ann ANGEL
1795–1884

Dorothy COWAN's Descendants

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Dorothy (Alice (Dorrie)) COWAN (3 Nov 1906–27 Aug 1963) m. John PICKETT (July 1902–16 April 1967)
  1. 1. Audrey PICKETT 1933–2009
  2. 2. Bruce (James) PICKETT 1937–2021

Dorothy COWAN's Timeline

5 Records

1906
3 Nov 1906
Birth of Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN in Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand
1937
1937
Age 31
Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN resided here in Enoggera, Lilley, Queensland, Australia
Enoggera, Lilley, Queensland, Australia
1943
1943
Age 37
Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN - Naturalization in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1949
1949
Age 43
Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN resided here in Avon, Canterbury, New Zealand
Avon, Canterbury, New Zealand
1963
27 Aug 1963
Age 57
Death of Dorothy Alice (Dorrie) COWAN in , Christchurch, Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND
, Christchurch, Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 838
    [2] New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1940; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 6500; Line: 9; Page Number: 108
    [3] Texas, Passenger Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Fort Worth, Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004
    [4] Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group N
    [5] New Zealand Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [6] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [7] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record
    [8] Northern District, Illinois, Naturalization Index, 1926-1979
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 May 1927
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 838
    [2] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Feb 1936
    Event Place: Port Angeles, Washington
    Record Source: Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Enoggera, Lilley, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1940
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1940; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 6500; Line: 9; Page Number: 108

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Northern District, Illinois, Naturalization Index, 1926-1979

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Passenger Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Fort Worth, Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Avon, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1949

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Chemainus, British Columbia
    Record Source: Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1940; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 6500; Line: 9; Page Number: 108

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Montreal, Quebec and Quebec, Quebec
    Record Source: UK Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 838

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1963
    Event Place: , Christchurch, Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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