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Catherine Allen Murray 1867 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1867

Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 16 Jun 1950

Death Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Father: Andrew Murray

Mother: Elizabeth Allen

Spouse(s): Alexander Cowan

Children(s): Roy Cowan, Sydney Cowan, Alice Cowan, Hazel Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Elsie Cowan, Norman Cowan, Lincoln Cowan, Graham Cowan

Early life: Catherine Allen Murray arrived in Islington, Middlesex, England in 1867, born to Andrew Alexander Murray and Elizabeth Ellie Allen. Over time, Catherine Allen Murray formed a family with Alexander Cowan, which included Roy Andrew Cowan, Sydney Alexander Cowan, Alice Elizabeth Cowan, Hazel Eleanor Cowan, Margaret Mary Cowan, Elsie Isobel Ethel Cowan, Norman Murray Cowan, Lincoln Campbell Cowan and Graham Rutherford Cowan. Catherine Allen Murray concluded life in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1950.

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Parents

Andrew Murray
1842 – 1928
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AM
Elizabeth Allen
1838 – 1895
Birth Location: Upleadon, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Cowan
1866 – 1954
Birth Location: Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
AC

Children(s)

Roy Cowan
1890 – 1967
Birth Location: Hanpville Villge, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
RC
Sydney Cowan
1892 – 1980
Birth Location: Watt Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
SC
Alice Cowan
1894 – 1987
Birth Location: Watt township, Muskoka, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
AC
Hazel Cowan
1897 – 2000
Birth Location: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
HC
Margaret Cowan
1899 – 1992
Birth Location: Windermere, Muskoka Dist, Ontario, Canada
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Elsie Cowan
1901 – 1989
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
EC
Norman Cowan
1905 – 1987
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
NC
Lincoln Cowan
1908 – 1915
Birth Location: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
LC
Graham Cowan
1913 – 2000
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
GC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Feb 1867
    Event Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1911 England Census, 1921 Census of Canada, 1931 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4525, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C_13243; Page: 47; Family No: 199, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1950; Series: 80-08-0-2956, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 15, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1870
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4525, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brunel and Stephenson, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C_13243; Page: 47; Family No: 199

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Humphrey and Watt and Cardwell, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Watt, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Watt Tp, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Watt, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England; Londonderry, Ireland
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4525

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Jun 1950
    Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1950; Series: 80-08-0-2956

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ufford, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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