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James Cowan 1919 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02/12/1919

Birth Location: Lowthertown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 08/02/1943

Death Location: Kinkaseki POW Camp, Formosa (Taiwan) remains reinterred Sai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, Commonwealth War Graves.

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Jessie Warwick

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In 1919, James Cowan entered the world in Lowthertown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John Murray Cowan and Jessie Warwick. James Cowan passed away in 1943 in Kinkaseki POW Camp, Formosa (Taiwan) remains reinterred Sai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, Commonwealth War Graves..

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Biography

  • In 1919, James Cowan entered the world in Lowthertown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John Murray Cowan and Jessie Warwick.
  • James Cowan passed away in 1943 in Kinkaseki POW Camp, Formosa (Taiwan) remains reinterred Sai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, Commonwealth War Graves..

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James Cowan's Ancestors

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James Cowan
1919 – 1943
Birth Place: Lowthertown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Murray Cowan
1888 – 1919
Eaglesfield, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Jessie Warwick
1885 – 1969
Dornock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Cowan
1854 – 1923
Canonbie, Dumfries Shire
Mary Murray
1851 –
Middlebie, Dumfries Shire
Great-Grandparents
James Cowan
1807 – 1865
Rachael Beattie
1807 – 1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Cowan
1778 – 1851
Margaret Brown
1777 – 1843

James Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1919
02/12/1919
Birth of James Cowan in Lowthertown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lowthertown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1943
08/02/1943
Age 24
Death of James Cowan in Kinkaseki POW Camp, Formosa (Taiwan) remains reinterred Sai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, Commonwealth War Graves.
Kinkaseki POW Camp, Formosa (Taiwan) remains reinterred Sai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, Commonwealth War Graves.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02/12/1919
    Event Place: Lowthertown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08/02/1943
    Event Place: Kinkaseki POW Camp, Formosa (Taiwan) remains reinterred Sai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, Commonwealth War Graves.

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