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Robert Inkerman Cowan 1878–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1878

Birth Location: Derby St, Auckland, New Zealand ; 93

Death Date: 21 Dec 1964

Death Location: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Bryan

Mother: Matilda Pratt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Waddell

Children(s): William Cowan, Dorothy Cowan, Eileen Cowan

Robert Inkerman Cowan was born in 1878 in Derby St, Auckland, New Zealand ; 93, the child of John Moore Bryan And Matilda Hale Fanny Matilda Pratt. Robert Inkerman Cowan married Elizabeth Evelyn Cowan Nee Waddell, and had children including Dorothy Edith Cowan, Eileen Evelyn Evelyn Cowan, John Cowan, William Henry Cowan. Robert Inkerman Cowan passed away in 1964 in Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert Inkerman Cowan was born in 1878 in Derby St, Auckland, New Zealand ; 93, the child of John Moore Bryan And Matilda Hale Fanny Matilda Pratt.
  • Robert Inkerman Cowan married Elizabeth Evelyn Cowan Nee Waddell, and had children including Dorothy Edith Cowan, Eileen Evelyn Evelyn Cowan, John Cowan, William Henry Cowan.
  • Robert Inkerman Cowan passed away in 1964 in Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales, Australia.

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Robert Cowan's Ancestors

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Robert Cowan
1878–1964
Birth Place: Derby St, Auckland, New Zealand ; 93
Parents
John Moore Bryan
1859–1924
Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
Matilda (Hale (Fanny Matilda)) Pratt
1853–1939
Cricklade, Wiltshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Robert Cowan's Descendants

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Robert (Inkerman) Cowan (2 Dec 1878–21 Dec 1964) m. Elizabeth (Evelyn Cowan, nee) Waddell (21 Mar 1887–26 Apr 1979)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Cowan 1915–1999 m. Nancy (May Cowan, nee) Zionzee 1916–1994
  2. 2. Dorothy (Edith) Cowan 1917–1989
  3. 3. Eileen (Evelyn (Evelyn)) Cowan 1921–2009

Robert Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1878
2 Dec 1878
Birth of Robert Inkerman Cowan in Derby St, Auckland, New Zealand ; 93
Derby St, Auckland, New Zealand ; 93
1964
19 Dec 1964 ; age 86yrs
Age 86
Death of Robert Inkerman Cowan in Ryde District Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ryde District Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1964
21 Dec 1964
Age 86
Burial of Robert Inkerman Cowan in Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales, Australia
Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1878
    Event Place: Derby St, Auckland, New Zealand ; 93
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society; Collection Title: Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Directors Registers; Reference: Northern Suburbs Crematorium
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society; Collection Title: Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Directors Registers; Reference: Northern Suburbs Crematorium

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1964 ; age 86yrs
    Event Place: Ryde District Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society; Collection Title: Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Directors Registers; Reference: Northern Suburbs Crematorium

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1964
    Event Place: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society; Collection Title: Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Directors Registers; Reference: Northern Suburbs Crematorium

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