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James Henry John Cowling 1868–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1868

Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia

Death Date: 10 Nov 1953

Death Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Father: Thomas Cowling

Mother: Sarah Kittow

Spouse(s): Jane Playford

Children(s): Lilian Cowling, Thomas Cowling, Adelaide Cowling, William Cowling, Annie Cowling, Frank Cowling

In 1868, James Henry John Cowling entered the world in Moonta, South Australia, born to Thomas Cowling And Sarah Gynn Kittow. James Henry John Cowling married Jane Perry Playford, and had children including Adelaide Mabel Cowling, Annie Cowling, Frank Cowling, Lilian Maude Cowling, Thomas Playford Cowling, William Richard Cowling. James Henry John Cowling passed away in 1953 in Adelaide, South Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1868, James Henry John Cowling entered the world in Moonta, South Australia, born to Thomas Cowling And Sarah Gynn Kittow.
  • James Henry John Cowling married Jane Perry Playford, and had children including Adelaide Mabel Cowling, Annie Cowling, Frank Cowling, Lilian Maude Cowling, Thomas Playford Cowling, William Richard Cowling.
  • James Henry John Cowling passed away in 1953 in Adelaide, South Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cowling
1827–1899
Birth Location: Kea, Cornwall, England
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Sarah Kittow
1832–1870
Birth Location: St Mary Magdalene, Calstock, Cornwall England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Playford
1868–1950
Birth Location: Norton Summit, South Australia, Australia
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Children(s)

Lilian Cowling
1895–1966
Birth Location: Third Creek, Norwood, South Australia, Australia
LC
Thomas Cowling
1892–1894
Birth Location: Norton Summit, South Australia, Australia
TC
Adelaide Cowling
1898–1992
Birth Location: Norton Summit, South Australia, Australia
AC
William Cowling
1903–1975
Birth Location: Norton Summit, South Australia, Australia
WC
Annie Cowling
1906–1998
Birth Location: Norton Summit, South Australia, Australia
AC
Frank Cowling
1906–1906
Birth Location: Third Creek, South Australia, Australia
FC

James Cowling's Ancestors

Self
James Cowling
1868–1953
Birth Place: Moonta, South Australia
Parents
Thomas Cowling
1827–1899
Kea, Cornwall, England
Sarah (Gynn) Kittow
1832–1870
St Mary Magdalene, Calstock, Cornwall England
Grandparents
William Cowling
1804–1836
Kea, Cornwall, England
Grace Axford
1805–1846
Kea, Cornwall, England
Richard Kittow
1805–
Elizabeth Sheer
1805–
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cowling
1768–1841
Grace Scobble
1773–1829
William Kittow
1759–1841
Temperance Cornelius
1765–1842
John Shears
1764–1832
Rosamund Spear
1766–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Kittow
1735–1803
Elizabeth Hoskyn
1735–1813
JOHN CORNELIUS
1738–1813
Hannah Ham
1727–1789

James Cowling's Descendants

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James (Henry John) Cowling (13 Feb 1868–10 Nov 1953) m. Jane (Perry) Playford (26 Feb 1868–26 Jun 1950)
  1. 1. Lilian (Maude) Cowling 1895–1966
  2. 2. Thomas (Playford) Cowling 1892–1894
  3. 3. Adelaide (Mabel) Cowling 1898–1992 m. Clarence (Middleton) Griggs 1897–1967
    1. 1. James (Middleton (Jim)) Griggs 1923–2004
  4. 4. William (Richard) Cowling 1903–1975
  5. 5. Annie Cowling 1906–1998
  6. 6. Frank Cowling 1906–1906

James Cowling's Timeline

2 Records

1868
13 Feb 1868
Birth of James Henry John Cowling in Moonta, South Australia
Moonta, South Australia
1953
10 Nov 1953
Age 85
Death of James Henry John Cowling in Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Moonta, South Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1953
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia
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