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Robert COWAN (1848 - 1924)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Thomas COWAN (1871 - 1958) Ellizabeth COWAN (1872 - 1956) Alexander COWAN (1874 - 1939) Anthony Logan COWAN (1875 - 1938) Margaret COWAN (1877 - 1886) Sarah COWAN (1879 - 1951) Robert COWAN (1882 - 1920) Jessie COWAN (1884 - 1885) William COWAN (1886 - 1961) Janet COWAN (1887 - 1888) John COWAN (1887 - 1888) James COWAN (1890 - 1948) Martha COWAN (1892 - 1959) Henry COWAN (1893 - 1945) Margaret COWAN (1895 - 1954) John COWAN (1897 - 1970) Agnes COWAN (1899 - 1945)	Robert COWAN (1848 - 1924) + Jane MCKIE (1851 - 1875) Janet CROSBY (1856 - 1925)	Robert COWAN

b. abt 1848

m. (1) 1870 Jane MCKIE (1851 - 1875) at Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

m. (2) 1876 Janet CROSBY (1856 - 1925)

d. 1924 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 76

Near Relatives of Robert COWAN (1848 - 1924)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Alexander CROSBY
Mother in Law	Margaret MCCUTCHER
Father	Robert COWAN
Self	Robert COWAN	abt 1848		1924	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	76
Wife	Jane MCKIE	1851	Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland	1875	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	24
Wife	Janet CROSBY	abt 1856		1925	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	69
Son	Thomas COWAN	1871	Ayrshire, Scotland	1958	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	87
Daughter	Ellizabeth COWAN	1872	Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland	1956	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	84
Son	Alexander COWAN	1874	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	1939	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	65
Son	Anthony Logan COWAN	1875	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	1938	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	63
Daughter	Margaret COWAN	1877	Ayrshire, Scotland	1886	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	9
Daughter	Sarah COWAN	1879	Ayrshire, Scotland	1951	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	72
Son	Robert COWAN	1882		1920	Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	38
Daughter	Jessie COWAN	1884	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1885	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1
Son	William COWAN	1886	Queensland, Australia	1961	Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	75
Daughter	Janet COWAN	1887	Queensland, Australia	1888	Queensland, Australia	1
Son	John COWAN	1887	Queensland, Australia	1888	Queensland, Australia	1
Son	James COWAN	abt 1890		1948	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	58
Daughter	Martha COWAN	1892	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1959	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	67
Son	Henry COWAN	1893	Queensland, Australia	1945	Queensland, Australia	52
Daughter	Margaret COWAN	1895	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1954	Queensland, Australia	59
Son	John COWAN	1897	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1970	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Daughter	Agnes COWAN	1899	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1945	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	46
Daughter in Law	Christina Isabella IRONSIDE	1876	Queensland, Australia	1956	Queensland, Australia	80
Son in Law	Victor Leon Thomas WARRY	1864	Norfolk, England	1922	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	58
Daughter in Law	Mary LENNON
Daughter in Law	Annie Louisa LOLLO			1963	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Son in Law	Charles Herbert LINDEN
Daughter in Law	Ethel Maude GREGORY	abt 1892		1978	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	86
Son in Law	James HOGAN
Daughter in Law	Thelma Agned TEMPLETON			1964	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Son in Law	Ernest DITTON
Daughter in Law	Mary Louisa LOBIE	1900	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1974	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	74
Son in Law	William Martin ROCHE	1893	Queensland, Australia	1966	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Grandson	Eric George COWAN
Grandson	Thomas James COWAN	1894	Queensland, Australia	1898	Queensland, Australia	4
Granddaughter	Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN	22 Dec 1895	Queensland, Australia	1931	Queensland, Australia	36
Granddaughter	Jane McKie COWAN	abt 1900		1934	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	34
Granddaughter	Grace Alexandra COWAN	1901	Queensland, Australia	1978	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	77
Granddaughter	Barbara COWAN	1903	Queensland, Australia	1973	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	70
Grandson	Leslie Thomas COWAN	1905	Queensland, Australia	1971	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	66
Grandson	Roy Alexander COWAN	1909	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1911	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	2
Grandson	William Anthony COWAN	1901	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Robert COWAN	1902	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Alexander COWAN	1904	Queensland, Australia	1979	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	75
Grandson	Anthony Henry COWAN	1907	Queensland, Australia	1969	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	62
Grandson	Robert George COWAN	1914	Queensland, Australia	1946	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	32
Granddaughter	Eleanor Maud COWAN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	James COWAN	1919	Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Phyllis May COWAN			1921	Queensland, Australia

Events in Robert COWAN (1848 - 1924)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1848		Robert COWAN was born		Died 1924 - age 76 = c 1848
1870	22	Married Jane MCKIE (aged 19)	Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland	Note 1
1871	23	Birth of son Thomas COWAN	Ayrshire, Scotland	Note 2
1872	24	Birth of daughter Ellizabeth COWAN	Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland	Ancestry trees & census
1874	26	Birth of son Alexander COWAN	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	Ancestry trees & census
1875	27	Birth of son Anthony Logan COWAN	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	Ancestry trees & census
1875	27	Death of wife Jane MCKIE (aged 24)	Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland	Ancestry trees
1876	28	Married Janet CROSBY (aged 20)		Ancestry trees
1877	29	Birth of daughter Margaret COWAN	Ayrshire, Scotland
1879	31	Birth of daughter Sarah COWAN	Ayrshire, Scotland	Ancestry trees & census
1882	34	Birth of son Robert COWAN		Died 1924 - age 38 = c 1884
1882	34	Immigration	"Scotish Knight" Glasgow to Mackay, Australia	see obit
1884	36	Birth of daughter Jessie COWAN	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Ancestry trees
1885	37	Death of daughter Jessie COWAN (aged 1)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1886	38	Birth of son William COWAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52
1886	38	Death of daughter Margaret COWAN (aged 9)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1887	39	Birth of daughter Janet COWAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	52
1887	39	Birth of son John COWAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 7	52
1888	40	Death of daughter Janet COWAN (aged 1)	Queensland, Australia	Note 8	52
1888	40	Death of son John COWAN (aged 1)	Queensland, Australia	Note 9	52
abt 1890	42	Birth of son James COWAN		Died 1948 - age 58 = c 1890
1892	44	Birth of daughter Martha COWAN	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 10	52
1893	45	Birth of son Henry COWAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 11	52
1895	47	Birth of daughter Margaret COWAN	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 12	52
1897	49	Birth of son John COWAN	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 13	52
1899	51	Birth of daughter Agnes COWAN	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
1920	72	Death of son Robert COWAN (aged 38)	Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 14	52, 60
1924	76	Robert COWAN died	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 15	52, 60
1924	76	Burial	Mackay City Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland	Note 16	90

Note 1: Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 Name Jane Mckie Gender Female Marriage Date 02 Dec 1870 Marriage Place Dailly,Ayr,Scotland Spouse Robert Cowan FHL Film Number 6035516

Note 2: possibly born in Scotland - Ayrshire - Ancestry trees Headstone - died 1958 - age 86 = c 1872 Find a Grave - born Maybole, Ayrshire

Note 3: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Jessie Cowan Death Date 16Jan1885 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Robert Cowan Mother's Name Janet Crosby Registration Year 1885 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 002600 Page number 3136

Note 4: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name William Cowan Birth Date 13/03/1886 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1886 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Robert Cowan Mother Jeanet Crosby Page number 3138 Registration Number 005495

Note 5: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Margaret Cowan Death Date 13Jul1886 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Robert Cowan Mother's Name Janet Crosby Registration Year 1886 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 002469 Page number 3137

Note 6: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Janet Cowan Birth Date 06/11/1887 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1888 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Robert Cowan Mother Janet Crossbie Page number 3136 Registration Number 006628

Note 7: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name John Cowan Birth Date 06/11/1887 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1888 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Robert Cowan Mother Janet Crossbie Page number 3136 Registration Number 006627

Note 8: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Janet Cowan Death Date 27Jan1888 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Robert Cowan Mother's Name Janet Crossbie Registration Year 1888 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 002506 Page number 3136

Note 9: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name John Cowan Death Date 27Jul1888 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Robert Cowan Mother's Name Janet Crosbie Registration Year 1888 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 002604 Page number 3136

Note 10: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Martha Cowan Birth Date 16/05/1892 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1892 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Robert Cowan Mother Janet Crossby Page number 5416 Registration Number 008048

Note 11: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Henry Cowan Birth Date 09/10/1893 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1893 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Robert Cowan Mother Janet Crosbie Page number 5414 Registration Number 007475

Note 12: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Margaret Cowan Birth Date 15/10/1895 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1895 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Robert Cowan Mother Janet Crosbie Page number 5416 Registration Number 007334

Note 13: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name John Cowan Birth Date 06/06/1897 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1897 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Robert Cowan Mother Janet Croobie Page number 5415 Registration Number 007252

Note 14: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Robert Cowan Death Date 26Sep1920 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Robert Cowan Mother's Name Janet Crosby Registration Year 1920 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 004708 Page number 342 Daily Mercury (Mackay) 27 Sept 1920 RETURNED SOLDIERS DEATH Early yesterday morning the dead body ofMr. Robert Cowan, jun., was found on the road about half a mile outside Mirani where it is supposed deceased was thrown from his horse. Deceased was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Cowan, well-known residents of the district, and was 28 years of age. He was 'n the township on Saturday night and left on horseback for home at about 1.30 a.m. intend ing, it is stated, to return last night. The late Mr. Cowan was on active service for about two and a half years, during which he was gassed and since his return had undergone treatment in Brisbane. He was popularly known throughout the Mackay district. The body was brought to Mackay yesterday by Constable Dore and a, post-mortem, examination will will be made this morning.

Note 15: Find a grave - burial info Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Robert Cowan Death Date 30Oct1924 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Robert Cowan Registration Year 1924 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 003977 Page number 342 Daily Mercury (Mackay) 31 Oct 1924 The funeral of the late ROBERT COWAN, formerly of Mirani, will move from the residence of Mr. J. Cowan, Pirie-street. THIS DAY, at 2 p.m. to the Mackay Cemetery. Friends will please accept this, the only intimation and invitation. Daily Mercury (Mackay) 19 Nov 1924 Mr. R. Cowan whose death occurred on October 31st, was a resident of Mackay for 42 years. He arrived with his wife in the Scottish Knight on November 2, 1882, and obtained employment with Messrs. Inverarity and McInnes as ploughman. After being employed on farms and other work for some time he subsequently secured a farm of his own in the North Eton district, where he remained for 14 years, and later resided at Mirani. Ill health caused him to relinquish active work some years ago. The deceased, who was 76 years of age, leaves a widow and grown-up family of seven sons and six daughters

Note 16: Robert Cowan Birth unknown Death 31 Oct 1924 Burial Mackay City Cemetery Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Presbyterian Section 1, Line 13, Plot 4 Buried with R. COWAN #4990 (son) & J. COWAN #774A (wife)

Personal Notes:

from death reg of son Thomas

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Robert Cowan Death Date 30Oct1924 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Robert Cowan Registration Year 1924 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 003977 Page number 342

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 31 Oct 1924 The funeral of the late ROBERT COWAN, formerly of Mirani, will move from the residence of Mr. J. Cowan, Pirie-street. THIS DAY, at 2 p.m. to the Mackay Cemetery. Friends will please accept this, the only intimation and invitation. Daily Mercury (Mackay) 19 Nov 1924 Mr. R. Cowan whose death occurred on October 31st, was a resident of Mackay for 42 years. He arrived with his wife in the Scottish Knight on November 2, 1882, and obtained employment with Messrs. Inverarity and McInnes as ploughman. After being employed on farms and other work for some time he subsequently secured a farm of his own in the North Eton district, where he remained for 14 years, and later resided at Mirani. Ill health caused him to relinquish active work some years ago. The deceased, who was 76 years of age, leaves a widow and grown-up family of seven sons and six daughters

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Robert Cowan Birth unknown Death 31 Oct 1924 Burial Mackay City Cemetery Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Presbyterian Section 1, Line 13, Plot 4 Buried with R. COWAN #4990 (son) & J. COWAN #774A (wife)

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