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Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan 1898–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1898

Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Death Date: 1968

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Father: Jonathan Cowan

Mother: Jane Atkinson

Spouse(s): Margaret Medd

Children(s): Catherine Cowan

The story of Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan began in 1898 in Sunderland, Durham, England. Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan married Margaret Sideway Medd, and had children including Catherine Cowan. Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan passed away in 1968 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan began in 1898 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
  • Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan married Margaret Sideway Medd, and had children including Catherine Cowan.
  • Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan passed away in 1968 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Cowan's Ancestors

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Jonathan Cowan
1898–1968
Birth Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
Parents
Jonathan Woodifield Cowan
1860–1922
Sunderland, Durham, England
Jane Atkinson
1862–1931
Sunderland, Durham, England
Grandparents
Robert Cowins
1836–1907
Sunderland, Durham, England
Elizabeth (Jane) Cranmer
1838–1901
Robinson Lane, Sunderland
George Atkinson
1831–1870
Sunderland, England
Ann (Atkinson (nee) Thornton)
1834–1925
Houghton-le-Spring (was County Durham, now Sunderland, Tyne and Wear), England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Cranmer*
1809–1845
Barbara Surtees*
1813–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cranmer
1785–
Ann Chipchase
1782–1852

Jonathan Cowan's Descendants

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Jonathan (Wooderfield) Cowan (31 December 1898–1968) m. Margaret (Sideway) Medd (02 Jun 1893–Jun 1972)
  1. 1. Catherine Cowan 1921–1978 m. Henry (Attwill) Dobson 1920–1950

Jonathan Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1898
31 December 1898
Birth of Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1898
26 Jan 1898
Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan was baptized in Monkwearmouth, Durham, Eng.
Monkwearmouth, Durham, Eng.
1968
1968
Age 70
Death of Jonathan Wooderfield Cowan in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1898
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Monkwearmouth, Durham, Eng.
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England

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