James Moffat Cowan
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James Moffat Cowan

James Moffat Cowan
Born 1900s.
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Died 1940s.
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James Moffat Cowan was born in Worcestershire, England.
This profile is part of the Cowan Name Study.

Departure Date 28 Jun 1913 Port of Departure London, England Destination Port Sydney, Australia Ship Name Norseman Search Ship Database Norseman Shipping Line The Aberdeen Line

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James Moffat Cowan migrated from England to South Africa.
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James Moffat Cowan ... He passed away in 1947. First-hand information as remembered by Rodney Kietzman, Thursday, October 16, 2014.

James Moffat Cowan was born in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England in 1900. His birth was registered in Q2 (Apr-May-Jun) 1900.

His parents were William Moffat Cowan and Isabella Mitchell McGavin .

He had a brother, also called James Moffat Cowan, who was born and died in Q4 1896 in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England.

He had two sisters, Isabella Anderson Cowan (1901 - 1938), who was born in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, and Edith Mitchell Cowan (1904 - 1954), who was also born in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England.

By 1911 both of his parents had passed away. At some point he left England and settled in South Africa. Nothing definite has been found in the records to put a date on this. I found one possible source. There was a sailing in 1913 from England to Australia, and a James Cowan, born in about 1900, was a passenger. See below. It is likely that he arrived and disembarked at Cape Town in February 1913. This is to be checked.

His sister Edith went to live in Australia.

His other sister Isabella remained in the UK. She married a man called Daniel Macdonald and settled in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

He married Edith Noel Lambert on 8 Sep 1930 in Gauteng, Pretoria, South Africa.

He passed away in 1947 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. After his death his widow Edith Noel (Lambert) Cowan went to live in Australia and took their children with her.

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See also:

  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name James Moffatt Cowan
Registration Year 1900
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration district King's Norton
King's Norton
Inferred County Worcestershire
Volume 6c
Page 446


  • Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976

Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish

Name James Moffat Cowan
Death 1947 South Africa


1. Death Notice 1947 Cowan, James Moffat. Source: TAB Volume: 0 Ref: 1412/48. "Cowan, James Moffat. Surviving spouse Edith Noel Cowan.".


  • Possible Source. This reports a young James Cowan leaving England and setting sail for Australia. It MAY be James Moffat Cowan and he MAY have been on his way to South Africa even though the ship may have continued to Australia.
  • UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name Mr James Cowan
Gender Male
Age 13
Birth Date abt 1900
Departure Date 28 Jun 1913
Port of Departure London, England
Destination Port Sydney, Australia
Ship Name Norseman
Search Ship Database Norseman
Shipping Line The Aberdeen Line
Official Number 110633
Master G Berry

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[Living Cowan]
I added Norseman, sailed 28 Jun 1913. The ship sailed from London to Cape Town and on to Australia. This sailing may be the right one. In any case I haven't found another one that comes anywhere near. Check it out.
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Categories: Worcestershire, Cowan Name Study | Kings Norton, Worcestershire | Migrants from Worcestershire to Transvaal | Pretoria, Transvaal pre 1910 | Gauteng Province, South Africa | Norseman, Arrived 10 Mar 1913