McKim-Rennie-Hawkridge-Nolan » Alexander Dallas Cowan (1821-1910)
Personal data Alexander Dallas Cowan
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9- Alternative name: A. D. Cowan
- He was born on January 18, 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Sources 2, 5, 6
- Resident:
- in the year 1861: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 5
- in the year 1909: Woolloongabba, Oxley, Queensland, Australia.Source 7
- in the year 1851: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 2
- He died on August 14, 1910 in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia, he was 89 years old.Sources 1, 6
- He is buried in Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.Source 6
Toowong Cemetery
- A child of William Cowan and Ann Buchan
Household of Alexander Dallas Cowan
Attention: Partner (Mary Elizabeth Smith) is 35 years younger.
(1) He is married to Hannah Rennie.
They got married on December 4, 1846 at North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 25 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Isabella Turnbull Cowan 1847-????
- Alexander Dallas Cowan 1849-????
- George Rennie Cowan 1850-????
- Alison Cowan 1857-1857
- John Mitchell Cowan 1858-1859
- Charles Finlayson Cowan 1859-????
- Marion Mackay Cowan 1859-1877
(2) He is married to Marion Turnbull.
They got married on July 25, 1861 at Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 40 years old.Source 4
(3) He is married to Mary Elizabeth Smith.
They got married on May 4, 1883 at Queensland, Australia, he was 62 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
Child(ren):
- Ann Buchan Cowan ± 1840-1927
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Sources
- Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1851 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Lasswade; ED: 6; Page: 1; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_186; Year: 1851 / Ancestry.com
- Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1861 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 7; Page: 16; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1861_124
- Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday January 18, 1821
- The temperature on January 18, 1821 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist regen winderig. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1821: Source: Wikipedia
- February 22 » Greek War of Independence: Alexander Ypsilantis crosses the Prut river at Sculeni into the Danubian Principalities.
- May 8 » Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn.
- May 26 » Establishment of the Peloponnesian Senate by the Greek rebels.
- July 19 » Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom.
- September 23 » Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
- December 1 » José Núñez de Cáceres got the independence of the Dominican Republic of Spain and named it the new territory as Republic of Spanish Haiti.
Day of marriage May 4, 1883
- The temperature on May 4, 1883 was about 9.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
- August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
- October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
- November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
- December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
Day of death August 14, 1910
- The temperature on August 14, 1910 was between 7.1 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
- January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
- May 11 » An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
- July 15 » In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
- September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
- September 22 » The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
- December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
Same birth/death day
- 1815 » Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar († 1874)
- 1835 » César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic († 1918)
- 1840 » Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author († 1921)
- 1841 » Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer († 1894)
- 1842 » A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis († 1911)
- 1848 » Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author († 1925)
- 1890 » Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (b. 1852)
- 1905 » Simeon Solomon, English soldier and painter (b. 1840)
- 1909 » William Stanley, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1829)
- 1926 » John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
- 1928 » Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
- 1938 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
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