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William George Cowell 1926 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1 Apr 1994

Death Location: Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Father: George Cowell

Mother: Elizabeth Wilcockson

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William George Cowell was born in 1926 in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, the child of George Edwin Cowell and Elizabeth Annie Wilcockson. William George Cowell passed away in 1994 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • William George Cowell was born in 1926 in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, the child of George Edwin Cowell and Elizabeth Annie Wilcockson.
  • William George Cowell passed away in 1994 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

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William Cowell's Ancestors

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William Cowell
1926 – 1994
Birth Place: Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
George Edwin Cowell
1906 – 1982
Queen Charlottes Vale, Perth, New South Wales, Australia near rockly
Elizabeth (Annie) Wilcockson
1907 – 1970
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
William (Henry) Wilcockson
1875 – 1937
Woods Creek, Grenfell NSW Australia
Elizabeth Doyle
1880 – 1942
Wallundry Station, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Edward Wilcockson
1832 – 1905
Francis Bailey
1854 – 1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
STEPHEN BAILEY
1821 – 1886
MARGARET VICTOR
1830 – 1919

William Cowell's Timeline

3 Records

1926
5 Dec 1926
Birth of William George Cowell in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
1949
29 Jan 1949
Age 23
William George Cowell was married in Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia
Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia
1994
1 Apr 1994
Age 68
Death of William George Cowell in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1949
    Event Place: Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1994
    Event Place: Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

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