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William Cowan 1868 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 18 Jul 1943

Death Location: Howard, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Father: Hampton Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Curry

Spouse(s): Lotty Cowley

Children(s): Vera Cowan, William Cowan, Gordon Cowan, Nowel Cowan, Hazel Cowan, Jane Cowan

It was in 1868 that William Cowan was born in Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada, a child of Hampton Cowan and Elizabeth Curry. William Cowan went on to marry Lotty 'Lottie' Cowley and had children such as Vera Alice Cowan, William Cecil Cowan, Gordon Russell Cowan, Nowel Frank Cowan, Hazel Fern Cowan and Jane Aleene Cowan. William Cowan was deceased by 1943 in Howard, Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Hampton Cowan
1815 – 1886
Birth Location: Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland
HC
Elizabeth Curry
1820 – 1884
Birth Location: County Amagh, Ireland
EC

Spouses(s)

Lotty Cowley
1874 – 1940
Birth Location: Northcourt, Berkshire, England
LC

Children(s)

Vera Cowan
1899 – 1962
Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
VC
William Cowan
1901 – 1965
Birth Location: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
WC
Gordon Cowan
1902 – 1914
Birth Location: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
GC
Nowel Cowan
1906 –
Birth Location: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
NC
Hazel Cowan
1907 –
Birth Location: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
HC
Jane Cowan
1909 –
Birth Location: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Tilbury, Kent Co., Canada
    Record Source: Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1832
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Tilbury
    Record Source: Web: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Tilbury (East/est), Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Kent, Ontario, Canada, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Jul 1943
    Event Place: Howard, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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