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William Henry Cowen

Male 1894 - 1950  (55 years)


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  • Name William Henry Cowen 
    Birth 18 May 1894  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 May 1950  Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial 11 May 1950  Zion United Church Cemetery, Carnarvon, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I597  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2024 

    Father William Henry Cowen,   b. 22 Jul 1849, Egg Buckland, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1906, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mary Howell,   b. 20 Nov 1856, Hamilton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1984, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jan 1916  Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
    +1. Mary Annie Marguerite Cowen,   b. 30 Oct 1916, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 2011, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    +2. Basil John Cowan,   b. 26 Apr 1918, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 2010, Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +3. Evelyn Cowen,   b. 21 Apr 1921, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 2008, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. William Vern Cowan,   b. 31 Jul 1923, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1944, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
    Photos
    Vera McBrien & William Cowen
    Vera McBrien & William Cowen
    Vera McBrien & William Cowen
    Vera McBrien & William Cowen
    Family ID F213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2018 

  • Photos
    Mason, Carr, and Cowen families
    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
    Robert McBrien family
    Left to Right: Verna, Robert John McBrien, Evelyn, Victor, Vera and Bill Cowan.
    Jim & Bill Cowan
    Jim & Bill Cowan

    Headstones
    William H Cowen & Vera E McBrien headstone
    William H Cowen & Vera E McBrien headstone

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

    2. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 7, Family 64.
      living with mother & stepfather John Cowen.

    3. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 93; Census Place: Minden (Township), Victoria, Ontario; Page Number: 5.

    4. [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.

    5. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 10497-16.