William Henry Cowen

1894 - 1950  (55 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Mason, Carr, and Cowen families Left to right: Euphemia (Chambers) Mason, Albert Carr, Vera (McBrien) Cowen, John Thomas Mason, William Henry Cowen, George Hawkins.
  		Robert McBrien family Left to Right: Verna, Robert John McBrien, Evelyn, Victor, Vera and Bill Cowan.
  		Jim & Bill Cowan

  
  

  Headstones

  William H Cowen & Vera E McBrien headstone

  
  

• Name	William Henry Cowen
  Born	18 May 1894	Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 May 1950	Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	11 May 1950	Zion United Church Cemetery, Carnarvon, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I597	Algonquin Highlands Settlers
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Henry Cowen,   b. 22 Jul 1849, Egg Buckland, Devon, England ,   d. 6 Mar 1906, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Howell,   b. 20 Nov 1856, Hamilton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 1933  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vera Eliza McBrien,   b. 21 Oct 1897, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1984, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1916	Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Annie Marguerite Cowen,   b. 30 Oct 1916, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 2011, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years) + 2. Basil John Cowan,   b. 26 Apr 1918, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 2010, Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years) + 3. Evelyn Cowen,   b. 21 Apr 1921, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 2008, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   4. William Vern Cowan,   b. 31 Jul 1923, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1944, France  (Age 20 years)
  Photos		Vera McBrien & William Cowen
  		Vera McBrien & William Cowen
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 6, Family 51. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 7, Family 64. living with mother & stepfather John Cowen. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 93; Census Place: Minden (Township), Victoria, Ontario; Page Number: 5. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 18635-50. Cause: coronary occlusion. Had been in Minden for 4 days (in hospital?). Usual place of residence was Maple Lake. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 10497-16.