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James Cairns Cowan 1875 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1875

Birth Location: Paisley rd, Glasgow Scotland

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: All hands went down with his ship

Father: Robert Cowan

Mother: Matilda Cairns

Spouse(s): Zenobia Fergusson, Evelyn RUDD

Children(s): James Cairns-Cowan, Norman Cairns-Cowan, Dorothea Cairns-Cowan, Keith Cairns-Cowan, Mavis Cairns-Cowan, Lewis Cairns-Cowan, Ronald Cairns-Cowan, Margaret Cairns-Cowan, James Cowan

James Cairns Cowan was born in 1875 in Paisley rd, Glasgow Scotland, the child of Robert Cowan and Matilda Cairns. James Cairns Cowan later married Zenobia Eveline Fergusson and Evelyn Mary RUDD, and together they raised children including James Olgernon Cairns-Cowan, Norman Fergus Cairns-Cowan, Dorothea Evelyn Cairns-Cowan, Keith Cairns-Cowan, Mavis Lillian Cairns-Cowan, Lewis Osborne Cairns-Cowan, Ronald Albert Cairns-Cowan, Margaret Ella Cairns-Cowan and James Olgernon Cowan. In 1919, James Cairns Cowan passed away in All hands went down with his ship.

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Parents

Robert Cowan
Birth Location: Ireland
RC
Matilda Cairns
Birth Location: Ireland
MC

Spouses(s)

Zenobia Fergusson
1884 –
Birth Location: Westport,West Coast,New Zealand
ZF
Evelyn RUDD
Birth Location: –
ER

Children(s)

James Cairns-Cowan
1903 –
Birth Location: –
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Norman Cairns-Cowan
1905 –
Birth Location: –
NC
Dorothea Cairns-Cowan
1906 –
Birth Location: –
DC
Keith Cairns-Cowan
1909 –
Birth Location: –
KC
Mavis Cairns-Cowan
1912 –
Birth Location: –
MC
Lewis Cairns-Cowan
1913 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
LC
Ronald Cairns-Cowan
1918 –
Birth Location: –
RC
Margaret Cairns-Cowan
1919 –
Birth Location: –
MC
James Cowan
1903 –
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Paisley rd, Glasgow Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1919
    Event Place: All hands went down with his ship
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