Born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Cowper
and Eliza (Small) Cowper
Sister of
Henrietta Elizabeth Harriette Hannah (Cowper) Hough, Mary Eliza Matilda (Cowper) Powell, Spelmana Rebecca Cowper and Percy Garland Cowper
Wife of
Alfred George Greentree
— married
9 Apr 1898 in Maclean, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Mona Cora (Cowper) Kenny,
Frank Aubrey Greentree,
Gwendoline Gladys (Greentree) Schwinghammer and
Charles Ellis George Greentree
Died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jan 2010
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Biography
Ada Rose Cowper was born on 30th July 1863 at Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia. She was the fourth and youngest daughter of Thomas Cowper and Eliza Small.[1]
She married Alfred Greentree on 9th April 1898 at Maclean, New South Wales.[2]
"Attempting to alight from a moving train at Central Station on the evening of January 9, Mrs. Ada Rose Greentree, aged 59 years, of Penshurst-street, Willoughby, fell on her face, striking her head on the platform. She died in Sydney Hospital on the following morning from a fracture of the skull."[3] She passed away, aged 59 years, on 10th January 1928 at Sydney Hospital, New South Wales and was buried at Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales.[4]
NSW BDM Records
Name : COWPER, FEMALE NSW Birth Registration Number : 14028/1863 Father's Given Name(s) : THOMAS Mother's Given Name(s) : ELIZA District : TENTERFIELD
Sources
- ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #14028/1863; note, unnamed at time of registration
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #3555/1898
- ↑ WOMAN'S DEATH. INJURED LEAVING A MOVING TRAIN., Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 21 January 1928
- ↑ New South Wales Death Index #36/1928
- NSW Birth Registration Number : 14028/1863
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ada by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ada:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ada by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ada:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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