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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

The story of James Cairns Cowan began in 1875 in Paisley rd, Glasgow Scotland. James Cairns Cowan married Zenobia Eveline Fergusson, Evelyn Mary RUDD, and had 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, James Olgernon Cowan. James Cairns Cowan passed away in 1919 in All hands went down with his ship.

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Biography

  • The story of James Cairns Cowan began in 1875 in Paisley rd, Glasgow Scotland.
  • James Cairns Cowan married Zenobia Eveline Fergusson, Evelyn Mary RUDD, and had 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, James Olgernon Cowan.
  • James Cairns Cowan passed away in 1919 in All hands went down with his ship.

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James Cowan's Ancestors

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James Cowan
1875 – 1919
Birth Place: Paisley rd, Glasgow Scotland
Parents
Robert Cowan
Ireland
Matilda Cairns
Ireland
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Great-Grandparents
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James Cowan's Descendants

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James (Cairns) Cowan (10 Jan 1875 – 1919) m. Zenobia (Eveline) Fergusson (1884 – ) m. Evelyn (Mary) RUDD
  1. 1. James (Olgernon) Cairns-Cowan (04 Oct 1903 – ) m. Evelyn (Mary) Hayes
  2. 2. Norman (Fergus) Cairns-Cowan (25 Sep 1905 – ) m. Edna (May) McElwain
  3. 3. Dorothea (Evelyn) Cairns-Cowan (07 Sep 1906 – ) m. Reginald Steel m. Oscar Nillson
  4. 4. Keith Cairns-Cowan (29 Aug 1909 – ) m. Margaret (Ellen) Cairney
  5. 5. Mavis (Lillian) Cairns-Cowan (12 Feb 1912 – ) m. William (Alexander Reith) O'Neill
  6. 6. Lewis (Osborne) Cairns-Cowan (12 Feb 1913 – ) m. June (Violetta) Wilson
  7. 7. Ronald (Albert) Cairns-Cowan (31 Jan 1918 – ) m. Enid (Joyce) Carter
  8. 8. Margaret (Ella) Cairns-Cowan (22 Oct 1919 – ) m. Arthur (Edward Stephen) Mitchell
  9. 9. James (Olgernon) Cowan (1903 – )
    1. 1. Patricia (Evelyn) COWAN (1936 – ) m. Thomas (Vicary) WALKER
      1. 1. Penelope WALKER
      2. 2. Marie WALKER
      3. 3. Teresa WALKER
      4. 4. John WALKER
      5. 5. Clive WALKER
      6. 6. Lisa WALKER

James Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1875
10 Jan 1875
Birth of James Cairns Cowan in Paisley rd, Glasgow Scotland
Paisley rd, Glasgow Scotland
1919
1919
Age 44
Death of James Cairns Cowan in All hands went down with his ship
All hands went down with his ship

Sources

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

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

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