Born in Gobur, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Chandler
and Susanna (Hetherton) Chandler
Sister of
Sarah Elizabeth (Chandler) Burkby, Susan Chandler, Anne Amelia (Chandler) Postlethwaite, Susan Chandler, Harriet Maud (Chandler) Becker, John Henry Chandler, Olive May (Chandler) Smedley and James Albert Chandler
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Aug 2016
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Biography
Mary was born in 1873, the daughter of James Chandler and Susan Hetherton. [1]
In 1890, she married Robert James Cowen. [2]
They had 7 or more children (4 are mentioned in the In Memoriam):—
- Ethel May 1891
- Robert James 1893
- Ivy 1895
- Myrtle 1899 d. 1901 age 2.
- Albert Henry "Harry" 1901
- George 1906
- John William 1912.
Mary passed away in 1942 at the Melbourne Hospital, aged 69. [3]
- Funeral. [4]
- COWEN.—The Funeral of the late Mrs. MARY JANE COWEN will leave John Allison's Parlors, 94 Victoria-street, Richmond, THIS DAY at 2 p.m., for the New Melbourne Cemetery, Fawkner.
She was buried in Fawkner Cemetery on 4 Nov 1942. [5]
- In Memoriam. 1943. [6]
- COWEN.—In loving memory of our dear mother, who died on November 2, 1942.
- Hearts that loved you never forget you.–
- Inserted by her loving daughter, Ethel; son, Harry; daughter-in-law, Violet, and son-in-law, Victor.
- COWEN.—In loving memory of my dear mother, who passed away on November 2, 1942, at Royal Melbourne Hospital.—
- Inserted by her loving daughter, Ivy, and grandchildren.
- COWEN.—In loving memory of my dear mother, who passed away on November 2, 1942. : —Inserted by her loving son, George, and family.
- COWEN.—In loving memory of gran, passed away November 2, 1942. —Inserted by Joyce and Stan and little Brian.
Sources
- ↑ Vic BDM. Births. 23593/24301.
- ↑ Vic BDM. Marriages. 6348/1890.
- ↑ Vic BDM. Deaths. 11837/1942.
- ↑ 1942 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 4 November, p. 5., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206828057
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #212442852
- ↑ 1943 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 2 November, p. 5., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206347448
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