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William Henry Cowen

Male 1849 - 1906  (56 years)


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  • Name William Henry Cowen 
    Born 22 Jul 1849  Egg Buckland, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Mar 1906  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I413  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2019 

    Father William Cowen,   b. Abt 1811, Egg Buckland, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1869, Plympton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Cousins,   b. Abt 1822, Ermington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1865, Plympton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Family ID F669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Howell,   b. 20 Nov 1856, Hamilton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1933  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1875  Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Ann Cowen,   b. 9 Jan 1876, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 80 years)
     2. John Cowen,   b. 23 Jun 1877, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1959, Carnarvon, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +3. James Cowen,   b. 10 Dec 1879, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1968  (Age 88 years)
     4. Baby Cowen,   b. 26 Oct 1885, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1885, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +5. Thomas Cowen,   b. 26 Oct 1885, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Jan 1961, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. William Henry Cowen,   b. 18 May 1894, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1950, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Photos
    Mary Howell & William Henry Cowen
    Mary Howell & William Henry Cowen
    William Henry Cowen & Mary Howell
    William Henry Cowen & Mary Howell
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1877; Folio: 681; Page: 32; GSU roll: 221025.

    2. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 13, Family 61.
      Age 41 on this census. Surname is spelled Cowen.

    3. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 6, Family 51.

    4. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 22.

    5. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 12535-06.