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Eliza Margaret Cowan 1826–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAY 1826

Birth Location: Drumhillery, Tynan, Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: 10 JUN 1892

Death Location: Hillsdale Petrolia no grave found

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Mitchel None

Spouse(s): Andrew Fair

Children(s): Robert Fair, Annie Fair, Eliza Fair, Richard Fair, Andrew Fair, Thomas Fair, George Fair, Sarah Fair, Margaret Fair, William Fair, Jane Fair, Samuel Fair, Joseph Fair, John Fair

The story of Eliza Margaret Cowan began in 1826 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Armagh, Ireland. In 1851, Eliza Margaret Cowan resided in Wellington, Ontario, Canada. In 1861, Eliza Margaret Cowan resided in Wellington, Canada West, Canada. Eliza Margaret Cowan married Andrew Hudson Fair, and had children including Andrew Fair, Annie Fair, Eliza Fair, George Charles Fair, Jane Fair, John Fair, Joseph Fair, Margaret E Fair, Richard Edward Robert Fair, Robert Fair, Samuel Fair, Sarah Ann Fair, Thomas Mitchell Fair, William James Fair. Eliza Margaret Cowan passed away in 1892 in Hillsdale Petrolia no grave found.

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Biography

  • The story of Eliza Margaret Cowan began in 1826 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Armagh, Ireland.
  • In 1851, Eliza Margaret Cowan resided in Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1861, Eliza Margaret Cowan resided in Wellington, Canada West, Canada.
  • Eliza Margaret Cowan married Andrew Hudson Fair, and had children including Andrew Fair, Annie Fair, Eliza Fair, George Charles Fair, Jane Fair, John Fair, Joseph Fair, Margaret E Fair, Richard Edward Robert Fair, Robert Fair, Samuel Fair, Sarah Ann Fair, Thomas Mitchell Fair, William James Fair.
  • Eliza Margaret Cowan passed away in 1892 in Hillsdale Petrolia no grave found.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowan
1798–1866
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
JC
Mitchel None
1804–1900
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
M

Spouses(s)

Andrew Fair
1824–1892
Birth Location: County Tyrone, Ireland
AF

Children(s)

Robert Fair
1841–
Birth Location: Ireland
RF
Annie Fair
1876–1946
Birth Location: Oil Springs, On., Canada, Ontario 1868
AF
Eliza Fair
1866–1892
Birth Location: Rothsay, Twsp. Maryborough, Co.
EF
Richard Fair
1865–1943
Birth Location: Rothsay, Twsp. Maryborough, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
RF
Andrew Fair
1868–1927
Birth Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
AF
Thomas Fair
1858–1884
Birth Location: Rothsay, Twsp. Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario
TF
George Fair
1858–1906
Birth Location: Maryborough, Rothsay, Twsp. Wellington, Ontario, Canada
GF
Sarah Fair
1854–
Birth Location: Rothsay, Twsp. Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario
SF
Margaret Fair
1850–1924
Birth Location: Rothsay, Twsp. Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario
MF
William Fair
1847–1929
Birth Location: Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada
WF
Jane Fair
1859–1922
Birth Location: Rothsay, Twsp. Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario
JF
Samuel Fair
1850–1902
Birth Location: Rothsay, Twsp. Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario
SF
Joseph Fair
1854–1937
Birth Location: Ontario
JF
John Fair
1849–1922
Birth Location: Ireland
JF

Eliza Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Cowan
1826–1892
Birth Place: Drumhillery, Tynan, Armagh, Ireland
Parents
John Cowan
1798–1866
Armagh Ireland
Mitchel
1804–1900
Armagh Ireland
Grandparents
Francis Mitchell
1780–
Tullyglush, Armagh, Ireland, or, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Cowan's Descendants

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Eliza (Margaret) Cowan (13 MAY 1826–10 JUN 1892) m. Andrew (Hudson) Fair (2 Nov 1824–1892)
  1. 1. Robert Fair 1841–
  2. 2. Annie Fair 1876–1946
  3. 3. Eliza Fair 1866–1892
  4. 4. Richard (Edward Robert) Fair 1865–1943 m. Emily (Gertrude) Kennedy 1874–1944 m. Edith (Emma) Shepherd 1871–1895
    1. 1. Richard (Edward) Fair 1907–1982 m. Dorothy White –1983 m. Agnes (Margaret) McLeod 1908–1973
      1. 1. Peita Fair 1936–2013
    2. 2. Cora (Gladys) Fair 1893–1962
  5. 5. Andrew Fair 1868–1927 m. Emilie Angofski 1878–1903 m. Emma Miller 1884–1932
    1. 1. John (Robert Victor) Fair 1918–2009 m. Marcella (Mildred) Kirby –1963
    2. 2. Annie (Emilie) Fair 1897–1984
    3. 3. Richard Fair 1900–1973 m. Eliz (G) Harrison 1907–2000
    4. 4. William Fair 1904–1998 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fulton 1910–1992
      1. 1. Joanna (Marie) Fair 1937–2008 m. William (Ewart) Callard 1924–1981
      2. 2. William (Irving " Bill") Fair 1934–2005 m. Rosemary (Joan) Neill 1940–2011 m. Arlene Perry 1939–1995
    5. 5. Ernest Fair 1909–1981
    6. 6. Odailia ("Ottie") Fair 1906–1997
  6. 6. Thomas (Mitchell) Fair 1858–1884
  7. 7. George (Charles) Fair 1858–1906 m. Mary Henchman 1866–1936
    1. 1. Charles (William) Fair 1896–1969 m. Marion (Barbara) Manson 1901–1965
      1. 1. Barbara (-Jean) Fair 1933–1988 m. Maxwell (Richard) Elbe 1934–2016
  8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Fair 1854–
  9. 9. Margaret (E.) Fair 1850–1924 m. William Shand 1828–1908 m. John Bryden 1846–1882
    1. 1. Maud Shand 1889–
    2. 2. Joseph (Davidson) Shand 1887–1963 m. Ida (May Bertha) Adams 1895–1990
      1. 1. Ken Shand 1936–2014
      2. 2. Donnie Shand –2016
      3. 3. Beryl Shand 1928–2021 m. Cecil (Albert) Byer 1924–2000 m. Wilbert (Daniel) Edwards 1923–1964
      4. 4. Wilma Shand 1931–2008
      5. 5. Phyllis (Edna) Shand 1926–2017 m. Alden (Grover) Kindy 1914–1984
      6. 6. Lorna (Louise) Shand 1924–2006
      7. 7. Maxine (Ida) Sawchyn 1927–2018
      8. 8. Josephine Shand 1918–1974
      9. 9. Thelma (May) Shand 1917–2003 m. Clarence (Vernon) Porter 1911–
      10. 10. Russ (William) Shand 1934–2013
      11. 11. Gladys (Ellen Margaret) Shand 1931–2008 m. John (Alexander "Hack") Waldon 1910–
    3. 3. James Brydon 1880–
    4. 4. William Brydon 1877–
    5. 5. Andrew Brydon 1874–
    6. 6. John Brydon 1863–
    7. 7. Annie (Mary May Fair) Shand 1889–
    8. 8. Agnes Brydon 1877–1961 m. Thomas Armstrong 1865–1958
      1. 1. Russell Armstrong 1901–
      2. 2. John (Wilfred) Armstrong 1895–
      3. 3. Kathleen Armstrong 1903–
    9. 9. Brydon 1875–1881
  10. 10. William (James) Fair 1847–1929 m. Maria Benham 1869–1945 m. Eliza Lowther 1851–1889
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Fair 1875–1969 m. Robert (Sim) Robbie 1879–1948
      1. 1. Robert (David) Robbie 1909–
      2. 2. David (Russell) Robbie 1909– m. Violet (Jean) Taylor 1921–2002
      3. 3. Glenn (Fair) Robbie 1911–1937
    2. 2. Alma (Estelle) Fair 1910–2009 m. John (C."jack") Pratt 1910–2003
    3. 3. Frederick Fair 1903–1979 m. Gladys (Elizabeth) Ford 1907–2005
    4. 4. Andrew (Alfred) Fair 1896–1979 m. Florence H. 1881–1972
    5. 5. Eliza (Hannah Pearl) Fair 1892–1993 m. Robert Sime 1892–1991
      1. 1. Margaret (Alma) Sime 1929–2009
    6. 6. Vincent Fair 1891–1980 m. Mary (Isabella Geddes) Rendall 1894–1985
      1. 1. Jean (Elizabeth) Fair 1931–2014
      2. 2. Margert (Alma) Fair 1922–2015 m. Carl (Wesley) Salter 1918–2009
      3. 3. Irene Fair 1925– m. Raymond (M) Felkert 1918–1991
      4. 4. William (Rendall "Bill") Fair 1928–1999 m. Jean (Isabel) Ross 1928–2012
    7. 7. Lucy (Georgina) Fair 1882–1979
    8. 8. William (Henry) Fair 1877–1958 m. Hattie (Jane) Paulin 1878–1903 m. Elizabeth Card 1880–1963
      1. 1. John (C) Fair 1913–1914
      2. 2. Thomas (Andrew) Fair 1915– m. Vera (Margaret) Demott 1917–2004
      3. 3. Margaret (Isobel) Fair 1924– m. Kenneth (Maxwell) Forsythe 1916–
      4. 4. Frederick (Alexander) Fair 1922– m. Olive (Edith) Weicker 1923–
      5. 5. Kenneth (Robert) Fair 1917–2000 m. Agnes (Marie) McCullough 1916–
      6. 6. John (Lowther) Fair 1912– m. Jean Grant 1910–
      7. 7. William (James) Fair 1908–1996 m. Myrtle Stafford 1910–1979
        1. 1. baby Fair 1941–1941
      8. 8. Alan (Kirby) Fair 1920–2015 m. Florence (Hazel) Sitzes 1924–2019
    9. 9. Bernice Fair 1874–1967 m. Andrew (Fenwick) Wilson 1874–1952
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson 1926–1950 m. John (William) Alverson 1925–
      2. 2. Douglas (Lowther) Wilson 1917–1995 m. Freda (Myrick) Illsley 1919–2008
      3. 3. Agnes (Bernice) Wilson 1919–1956 m. John (Alexander) Hubert 1915–1984
      4. 4. Georgina (Fair) Wilson 1915–2000 m. Pete (Calder) Emblaw 1909–1992
        1. 1. Donald (Bruce) Emblau 1947–2006
        2. 2. Maurice (Andrew) Emblau 1945–2002
      5. 5. Lindsay (Maurice) Wilson 1914–2008 m. Helen Fraser 1916–1991
        1. 1. Brian Wilson 1945–2008
  11. 11. Jane Fair 1859–1922
  12. 12. Samuel Fair 1850–1902 m. Margaret (Jane) Greer 1875–1940 m. Ida (May) Miller 1861–1896
    1. 1. Arthur (Fredrick) Fair 1882–1884
    2. 2. Minnie (Alberta) Fair 1880–1933
    3. 3. Gladys (Victoria) Fair 1900–1977 m. Henry Quinton 1886–1965
      1. 1. Stanley Quinton 1930–2006
      2. 2. Velma Quinton 1921–2015 m. Clarence (Arville) Ferguson 1915–2002
      3. 3. Dorothy (Jean) Quinton 1926–1995 m. William (Ambrose) David 1918–2006 m. Walter (Ernest) Traves 1924–2009
      4. 4. Calvin (C.) Quinton 1934–2009
    4. 4. Annie (May) Fair 1898–1959 m. Charles (Philip) Quinton 1887–1968
      1. 1. Violet (Margarette) Quinton 1921–2005 m. Ernest (Charles) Lee 1915–2005
        1. 1. Baby Lee 1940–1940
      2. 2. Roy Quinton 1923–
      3. 3. Millie Quinton 1917–
      4. 4. Melvin ("Pete") Quinton 1934–2015
    5. 5. Arthur (Philps) Fair 1887–1933 m. Alice (Ethel) Betts 1882–1956
      1. 1. Rannie (Berry) Fair 1913–
    6. 6. Richard (Grenville) Fair 1884–1956 m. Elsie (Elvria) Lintoll 1886–1956
      1. 1. Marian (Aileen) Fair 1925– m. Jame (Bruce) McMillan 1924–1976
      2. 2. William Fair 1920–1920
      3. 3. Laura (B. M) Fair 1916– m. Douglas (Lorne) Baldwin 1891–1966
  13. 13. Joseph Fair 1854–1937 m. Malvina Smith 1852–1889 m. Louisa Smith 1845–1927
    1. 1. Eliza (Katherine) Fair 1887–1946 m. James Lovie 1875–
    2. 2. Andrew (Elias) Fair 1883–
  14. 14. John Fair 1849–1922 m. Ann Bristow 1847–1923
    1. 1. Jane (A) Fair 1873–1960 m. James Thomson 1874–1954
      1. 1. Marjorie (Christina) Thomson 1904–1989
      2. 2. Elsie Thomson 1914–1984
      3. 3. Charles Thomson 1916–
      4. 4. James (Bristow) Thomson 1911–1911
      5. 5. William (George) Thomson 1911–1911
      6. 6. John (Stewart) Thomson 1909–2001 m. Audrey (Helen) Pugh 1913–1992
    2. 2. Esha (May) Fair 1878–1880
    3. 3. Frederick (Andrew) Fair 1874– m. Alice (Jane) McKenzie 1873–1950 m. Margaret Carlson 1876–1903
    4. 4. Elsie (B) Fair 1876–1941 m. William Woodman 1878–1945
      1. 1. Philips (Annie) Woodman 1905– m. Robert (Eustace) Lee 1907–
    5. 5. John (B) Farr 1872–1935 m. Henrietta (Menerva) McGregor 1880–1927
      1. 1. Bessie (Jane) Fair 1916– m. Roland (Edgar) Matthews 1912–1966
      2. 2. Kathleen (Jean) Fair 1910– m. Arnold (Edmund) Booth 1912–2002
        1. 1. Jane (Ann) Booth 1941–1941
        2. 2. Boy (Baby) Booth 1942–1942
      3. 3. John (Henry) Fair 1908–1982
    6. 6. Harry (Rupert) Fair 1880–1961 m. Featherston (Ethel) Close 1887–1951
      1. 1. Howard Fair –1955
      2. 2. Helen (May) Fair 1913–
      3. 3. Stillborn Fair 1912–1912
      4. 4. Harold (Johnson) Fair 1910–1954 m. Helen (Dorothy) Oulton 1909–1993
    7. 7. George (Colborne) Fair 1878–1961 m. Mabel (Robina) Martin 1877–1943
      1. 1. Lloyd (Gage) Fair 1914–1968 m. Ella Beamer 1919–2008
        1. 1. Lynda (Dianne) Fair 1946–2015
        2. 2. Lloyd (Oscar) Fair 1949–2021
      2. 2. Mabel (Winona) Fair 1902–1994
      3. 3. George (Collowine) Fair 1904–1970 m. Lucile Hotaling 1908–2014
      4. 4. Harry (Martin) Fair 1908–1979 m. Norma (Jean) File 1923–1995 m. Florence Darbon 1906–1977
        1. 1. George (Martin 'Pepper') Fair 1934–2007 m. Diana (Frances) Firth 1938–2006
        2. 2. Dorothy (Jean) Fair 1927–1996 m. George (Herbert) Lane 1927–1997
    8. 8. Lillian Fair 1871–1940 m. George Shaw 1863–1944
      1. 1. Lilian (Dorothy) Shaw 1897–1992 m. William (Seneca) Stuckey 1894–
        1. 1. Jean Stuckey 1920–
      2. 2. Elsie (Augusta) Shaw 1898–1991 m. Mervyn (Roy) Small 1899–1954
        1. 1. Mervyn (Samuel) Small 1931– m. Florence (Gwendolyn) Cook 1936–2000
      3. 3. Mary (Irene) Shaw 1900–1985 m. Wallace (Orton) McCullough 1902–
      4. 4. Jack Shaw 1903–1971 m. Rosella (Pearl) Allan 1908–1991
      5. 5. Ann (Bristow) Shaw 1904– m. William (Campbell) Anderson 1902–
      6. 6. George (Thornton) Shaw 1907–1982
      7. 7. Norma (Cockburn) Shaw 1909–2001 m. Kenneth Anderson 1898–1971
        1. 1. Angus (Kenneth) Anderson 1931–2009
        2. 2. June Anderson 1930–2015
      8. 8. Walter Shaw 1912–

Eliza Cowan's Timeline

6 Records

1826
13 MAY 1826
Birth of Eliza Margaret Cowan in Drumhillery, Tynan, Armagh, Ireland
Drumhillery, Tynan, Armagh, Ireland
1851
1851
Age 25
Eliza Margaret Cowan resided here in Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Wellington, Ontario, Canada
1861
1861
Age 35
Eliza Margaret Cowan resided here in Wellington, Canada West, Canada
Wellington, Canada West, Canada
1881
Abt. 1881
Age 55
Eliza Margaret Cowan resided here in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 65
Eliza Margaret Cowan resided here in Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1892
10 JUN 1892
Age 66
Death of Eliza Margaret Cowan in Robert St., Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Robert St., Petrolia, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1826
    Event Place: Drumhillery, Tynan, Armagh, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario; Roll: T-6347; Family No: 31
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada
    [4] Wellington County, Ontario Canada 1851 Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Wellington County, Ontario Canada 1851 Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wellington, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1881
    Event Place: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario; Roll: T-6347; Family No: 31

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1892
    Event Place: Robert St., Petrolia, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillsdale Petrolia no grave found
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