Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN (1895

Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN (1895 - 1931)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Thomas Keith HERRIGAN ( - 1931) Hazel Beryl HERRIGAN (1914 - ) Roy Dawson HERRIGAN (1915 - 1969)	Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN (1895 - 1931) + Alfred Dawson HERRIGAN ( - 1966)	Thomas COWAN (1871 - 1958)	Robert COWAN (1848 - 1924)	Robert COWAN

			Jane MCKIE (1851 - 1875)

		Christina Isabella IRONSIDE (1876 - 1956)	George IRONSIDE (1842 - 1913)	George IRONSIDE
				Barbara LAW
			Elizabeth TAYLOR (1842 - 1900)	Alexander TAYLOR
				Christine (TAYLOR)

b. 22 Dec 1895 at Queensland, Australia

m. 1913 Alfred Dawson HERRIGAN ( - 1966) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1931 at Queensland, Australia aged 36

Near Relatives of Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN (1895 - 1931)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Robert COWAN	abt 1848		1924	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	76
Grandmother	Jane MCKIE	1851	Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland	1875	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	24
Grandfather	George IRONSIDE	1842	Kirkton of Skene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	1913	Queensland, Australia	71
Grandmother	Elizabeth TAYLOR	abt 1842	Scotland	1900	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	58

Father in Law	Thomas HERRIGAN	abt 1844	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Mother in Law	Catherine (DOWNAN) (DAWSON) (DOWING) DOWLING	1856	Derry, Cavan, Northern Ireland

Father	Thomas COWAN	1871	Ayrshire, Scotland	1958	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	87
Mother	Christina Isabella IRONSIDE	1876	Queensland, Australia	1956	Queensland, Australia	80

Self	Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN	22 Dec 1895	Queensland, Australia	1931	Queensland, Australia	36

Husband	Alfred Dawson HERRIGAN			28 May 1966	Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Son	Thomas Keith HERRIGAN			1931	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Hazel Beryl HERRIGAN	1914	Queensland, Australia
Son	Roy Dawson HERRIGAN	1915	Queensland, Australia	1969	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	54

Brother	Eric George COWAN
Brother	Thomas James COWAN	1894	Queensland, Australia	1898	Queensland, Australia	4
Sister	Jane McKie COWAN	abt 1900		1934	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	34
Sister	Grace Alexandra COWAN	1901	Queensland, Australia	1978	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	77
Sister	Barbara COWAN	1903	Queensland, Australia	1973	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	70
Brother	Leslie Thomas COWAN	1905	Queensland, Australia	1971	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	66
Brother	Roy Alexander COWAN	1909	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1911	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	2

Son in Law	William Henry Cecil WALLACE
Daughter in Law	Grace Merle BOWKETT

Aunt	Ellizabeth COWAN	1872	Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland	1956	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	84
Uncle	Victor Leon Thomas WARRY	1864	Norfolk, England	1922	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	58
Uncle	Alexander COWAN	1874	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	1939	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	65
Aunt	Mary LENNON
Uncle	Anthony Logan COWAN	1875	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	1938	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	63
Aunt	Annie Louisa LOLLO			1963	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Margaret COWAN	1877	Ayrshire, Scotland	1886	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	9
Aunt	Sarah COWAN	1879	Ayrshire, Scotland	1951	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	72
Uncle	Charles Herbert LINDEN
Uncle	Robert COWAN	1882		1920	Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	38
Aunt	Jessie COWAN	1884	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1885	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1
Uncle	William COWAN	1886	Queensland, Australia	1961	Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	75
Aunt	Janet COWAN	1887	Queensland, Australia	1888	Queensland, Australia	1
Uncle	John COWAN	1887	Queensland, Australia	1888	Queensland, Australia	1
Uncle	James COWAN	abt 1890		1948	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	58
Aunt	Ethel Maude GREGORY	abt 1892		1978	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	86
Aunt	Martha COWAN	1892	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1959	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	67
Uncle	James HOGAN
Uncle	Henry COWAN	1893	Queensland, Australia	1945	Queensland, Australia	52
Aunt	Thelma Agned TEMPLETON			1964	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Margaret COWAN	1895	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1954	Queensland, Australia	59
Uncle	Ernest DITTON
Uncle	John COWAN	1897	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1970	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Aunt	Mary Louisa LOBIE	1900	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1974	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	74
Aunt	Agnes COWAN	1899	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1945	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	46
Uncle	William Martin ROCHE	1893	Queensland, Australia	1966	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Aunt	Barbara IRONSIDE	1867	Queensland, Australia	1934	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	67
Uncle	Henry Edward "Harry" ROBERTSON			1908	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Mary IRONSIDE	1869	Queensland, Australia	1923	Sydney, NSW, Australia	54
Uncle	Thomas George WOLFE			1934	Liverpool, NSW, Australia
Uncle	George IRONSIDE	1872	Queensland, Australia	1936	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	64
Aunt	Alice Matilda ANDERSEN	abt 1877		1916	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	39
Aunt	Cora Elizabeth LIMMAGE	1897	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1966	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	69
Uncle	James IRONSIDE	1874	Queensland, Australia	1902	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	28
Aunt	Elizabeth Jane HAMPTON	1875	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1946	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	71

Cousin	William Anthony COWAN	1901	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Robert COWAN	1902	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Alexander COWAN	1904	Queensland, Australia	1979	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	75
Cousin	Anthony Henry COWAN	1907	Queensland, Australia	1969	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	62
Cousin	Robert George COWAN	1914	Queensland, Australia	1946	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	32
Cousin	Eleanor Maud COWAN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	James COWAN	1919	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Phyllis May COWAN			1921	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Mary Emma ROBERTSON	1887	Queensland, Australia	1973	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	86
Cousin	Beatrice Elizabeth ROBERTSON	1889	Eton, Queensland, Australia	1946	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	57
Cousin	Henry George ROBERTSON	1891	Queensland, Australia	1935	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	44
Cousin	Florence ROBERTSON	1894	Queensland, Australia	1974	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	80
Cousin	Sophia Isabella WOLFE	1891	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	William James WOLFE	1893	Queensland, Australia	1957	Queensland, Australia	64
Cousin	Thomas George WOLFE	1894	Queensland, Australia	1967	Sutherland, NSW, Australia	73
Cousin	Elizabeth Anne WOLFE	1896	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Barbara Lillian WOLFE	1897	Queensland, Australia	1953	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	56
Cousin	Albert "Bert" IRONSIDE			1988	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Cora Avis IRONSIDE			1985	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Edward Hugh IRONSIDE			1976	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Harold George IRONSIDE			1984	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	May Teresa “Tera May” IRONSIDE	1897	Queensland, Australia	1943	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	46
Cousin	Stella Emily IRONSIDE	1898	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Alice Christina IRONSIDE	1900	Queensland, Australia	1965	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	65
Cousin	George Anton IRONSIDE	1902	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	1963	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	61
Cousin	James Ronald IRONSIDE	1908	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Percival Alexander IRONSIDE	1913	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1959	Nambour, Queensland, Australia	46
Cousin	William James IRONSIDE	1900	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	James Alexander IRONSIDE	1902	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	66
Cousin	Elizabeth Mary BORMAN	1905	Queensland, Australia	1907	Queensland, Australia	2
Cousin	Harriet Ann BORMAN	1908	Queensland, Australia	1964	Queensland, Australia	56
Cousin	Mabel Emily BORMAN	1911	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Lilian Ethel BORMAN	1914	Queensland, Australia

Nephew	Leslie Gordon BERRIGAN
Niece	Zeta Mavis BERRIGAN
Nephew	Albert Godfrey BERRIGAN	1902	Tamworth, NSW, Australia	1984	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	82
Nephew	Nicholas George Thomas BERRIGAN	1904	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	1974	NSW, Australia	70
Niece	Vera BERRIGAN	1906	Quirindi, NSW, Australia
Nephew	Thomas James BERRIGAN	1907	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	1981	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	74
Niece	Coral BERRIGAN	1911	Gunnedah, NSW, Australia	1911	Gunnedah, NSW, Australia	0
Niece	Hazel B BERRIGAN	1912	Taree, NSW, Australia
Niece	Kathleen BERRIGAN	1912	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	1912	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	0
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Thomas James HERRIGAN	24 Sep 1913	Mirani, Queensland, Australia	07 Jul 1939	Queensland, Australia	25
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	William John HERRIGAN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Murdo HERRIGAN	1916	Queensland, Australia	1995	Queensland, Australia	79
Nephew	Donald Angus HERRIGAN	1917	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	2006	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	89
Nephew	Stewart Alfred HERRIGAN	1921	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1979	Sarina, Queensland, Australia	58

Brother in Law	Thomas James HERRIGAN	1880	Vegetable Creek, NSW, Australia
Sister in Law	Mary Jane HERRIGAN	1883	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	1944	Taree, NSW, Australia	61
Brother in Law	William John HERRIGAN	30 Jun 1884	Bolivia, Tenterfield, NSW, Australia	1967	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	83
Brother in Law	Albert Davidson HERRIGAN	1886	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Daniel HERRIGAN	1888	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Joseph George GRIFFITHS			1961	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Frank GRIFFITHS	1901	Queensland, Australia	1978	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	77
Brother in Law	Albert Edward PILL	1900	Queensland, Australia	1984	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	84

Events in Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN (1895 - 1931)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
22 Dec 1895		Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1913	18	Married Alfred Dawson HERRIGAN	Queensland, Australia	1913/C2180	18
1914	19	Birth of daughter Hazel Beryl HERRIGAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18
1915	20	Birth of son Roy Dawson HERRIGAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18
1931	36	Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN died	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18, 60
1931	36	Death of son Thomas Keith HERRIGAN	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	18
1931	36	Burial	Mackay City Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland	Note 6	90

Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Elizabeth Taylor Cowan
Name: Elizabeth Taylor Cowan
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1895
Father's Name: Thomas Cowan
Mother's Name: Christina Isabella Ironside
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1896
Registration Place: Queensland
Page Number: 5413
Registration Number: 007054

Note 2: 1914/C8511 Hazel Beryl Herrigan Alfred Dawson Elizabeth Taylor Cowan

Note 3: 1915 C6265 Roy Dawson Herrigan Alfred Dawson Elizabeth Taylor Cowan

Note 4: 1931/C554 Elizabeth Taylor Herrigan Thomas Cowan Christina Isabella Ironside

Townsville Daily Bulletin 4 Feb 1931
MACKAY NOTES
The sad death of Mrs. Alf Herrigan
occurred last week. Deceased had
been ailing for some considerable
time, but her death came as a shock
to all. Mrs. Herrigan was 35 years
of age and was the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cowan, of
Mt. Pellon (well known residents of
this district) and was a native of
Mackay. A sorrowing husband and
four children are left to mourn their
loss, besides her mother, father, bro
ther and sisters.

Note 5: 1931/B14182 Thomas Keith Herrigan Alfred Dawson Herrigan Elizabeth Taylor Cowan

Note 6: Elizabeth Taylor “Bessie” Cowan Herrigan
Birth 22 Dec 1895
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
Death 21 Jan 1931 (aged 35)
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Mackay City Cemetery
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
Plot Presbyterian Section 1, Line 16, Grave 12
Buried with her brother Roy

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: 1931/C554 Elizabeth Taylor Herrigan Thomas Cowan Christina Isabella Ironside

- Reference = 1913/C2180 (Marriage)

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Elizabeth Taylor Cowan
Name: Elizabeth Taylor Cowan
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1895
Father's Name: Thomas Cowan
Mother's Name: Christina Isabella Ironside
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1896
Registration Place: Queensland
Page Number: 5413
Registration Number: 007054

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 4 Feb 1931
MACKAY NOTES
The sad death of Mrs. Alf Herrigan
occurred last week. Deceased had
been ailing for some considerable
time, but her death came as a shock
to all. Mrs. Herrigan was 35 years
of age and was the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cowan, of
Mt. Pellon (well known residents of
this district) and was a native of
Mackay. A sorrowing husband and
four children are left to mourn their
loss, besides her mother, father, bro
ther and sisters.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Elizabeth Taylor “Bessie” Cowan Herrigan
Birth 22 Dec 1895
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
Death 21 Jan 1931 (aged 35)
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Mackay City Cemetery
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
Plot Presbyterian Section 1, Line 16, Grave 12

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