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Chester Cowden

Chester Cowden

Male 1904 - 1960  (55 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Chester Cowden was born in Oct 1904 (son of Samuel Adair Cowden and Christina S Baxter); died on 30 Sep 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

    Chester married Jennie Urquhart on 17 Jul 1931 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Jennie (daughter of Johnson Urquhart and Eliza) was born in 1907 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 16 Feb 1975 in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; was buried on 18 Feb 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Myrtle Kay Cowden was born in 1934; died on 18 Jun 1969 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
    2. Kenneth Donald Cowden was born on 6 Mar 1943; died on 24 Nov 2009.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Adair Cowden was born on 22 Jan 1875 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of Chester Cowden and Elizabeth Gillon); died on 27 Oct 1951 in Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; was buried on 30 Oct 1951 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

    Samuel married Christina S Baxter in 1900 in Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Christina (daughter of William Baxter and Christina Stewart) was born on 3 May 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 15 Jan 1924 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in 1924 in Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Christina S Baxter was born on 3 May 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of William Baxter and Christina Stewart); died on 15 Jan 1924 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in 1924 in Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Christina Stewart Cowden was born on 5 Jul 1901 in Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 9 May 1902 in Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was buried in 1902 in Eastern Necropolis, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    2. Elizabeth Gillon Cowden was born in Jun 1902 in Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 6 Nov 1957 in Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated on 12 Nov 1957 in Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
    3. Marguerita Cowden was born in 1904 in British Columbia, Canada; and died.
    4. 1. Chester Cowden was born in Oct 1904; died on 30 Sep 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
    5. Mary Baxter Cowden was born on 24 Mar 1907 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 31 Oct 1976 in St Mary's Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated on 3 Nov 1976 in Victory Memorial Park Crematorium, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
    6. Christina Baxter Cowden was born on 5 Aug 1909 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; died on 29 Aug 1978 in Mt St Joseph Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated on 1 Sep 1978 in Vancouver Crematorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
    7. Walter Baxter Cowden was born on 8 Feb 1912 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; died on 10 May 1979 in Comox, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated on 14 May 1979 in Island Crematorium, Cedar, British Columbia, Canada.
    8. Samuel Cowden was born in 1913 in British Columbia, Canada; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Chester Cowden was born in 1825 in Ireland; died on 30 Dec 1894.

    Chester married Elizabeth Gillon on 5 May 1856 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Gillon and Janet Simpson) was born in 1828 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Gillon was born in 1828 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of Robert Gillon and Janet Simpson); and died.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Cowden was born on 21 Apr 1857 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1923 in Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    2. Ann Cowden was born on 2 Jan 1859 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1917.
    3. Janet Cowden was born on 13 Mar 1861 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died in 1862 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
    4. Robert Cowden was born on 25 Jun 1864 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died in 1865 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
    5. John Clydesdale Cowden was born on 23 Apr 1866 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland; and died.
    6. Elizabeth Cowden was born on 10 Aug 1868 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Glasgow; died in 1882 in Old Monkland Manse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    7. James Cowden was born on 4 Apr 1872 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1882 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    8. 2. Samuel Adair Cowden was born on 22 Jan 1875 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 27 Oct 1951 in Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; was buried on 30 Oct 1951 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  3. 6.  William Baxter and died.

    William married Christina Stewart. Christina and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Christina Stewart and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Christina S Baxter was born on 3 May 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 15 Jan 1924 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in 1924 in Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Robert Gillon was born on 26 Apr 1810; was christened on 6 May 1810 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland (son of James Gillon and Elizabeth Arthur); died about 1859 in Scotland.

    Robert married Janet Simpson on 9 Nov 1828 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Janet (daughter of Robert Simpson and Betty Gillies) was born on 20 May 1803 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 3 Jul 1803 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; died about 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Janet Simpson was born on 20 May 1803 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 3 Jul 1803 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of Robert Simpson and Betty Gillies); died about 1842.
    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Gillon was born in 1828 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
    2. John Gillon was born in 1830 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in pre 1848.
    3. James Gillon was born in 1835 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 2 Mar 1879 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    4. Marion Gillon was born in 1837 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 8 Jan 1922.
    5. Robert Gillon was born in 12 Feb1839 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 10 Mar 1839 in Dunbeth Relief Church, Coatbridge, Lanark, Scotland; died on 30 Dec 1878 in 3 & 4 PitClydesdale Pit, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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