Born in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and Barbara Cockburn Ewen
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Gordon Coutts
— married
2 Mar 1918 in Kirton, Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mother of
Alice Margaret (Coutts) Reid, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)] and Jeannie (Coutts) Abel
Died
at about age 97
in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2022
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Biography
Maggie Mundie Ewen was born 1899, her birth registered that year in the Cluny (Aberdeen) registration district, Scotland. She is the daughter of Barbara Cockburn Ewen. [1]
Marriage A certified extract of her marriage to Gordon Coutts is included in his military records. The official marriage index shows she was also known as Maggie Mundie Thow. [2][3]
- On 2nd March 1918, the marriage was solemnised at Kirton, Banchory, according to the rites of the Established Church of Scotland, by Banns. The ceremony was performed by James Hall (Minister) and registered with the Parish of Banchory-Ternan Registration District.
- Maggie Mundie Ewen was a 19-year-old Shop Assistant, a Spinster, the daughter of Cockburn Ewen. She lived The Lodge, Blackhall Gate, Bancory-Ternan.
- Gordon Coutts, a Private, 25th Battalion, A.I.F., was 24 years old, a Bachelor, and the son of William Coutts, Farmer (deceased). His address was Gordonvale, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
After their marriage, her husband was docked several days pay for going AWL. He subsequently returned to his unit in France but soon fell ill and spent some time in hospital. At the end of the war, he was sent back to Australia, and discharged about June 1919.
Emigration to Australia.
Widowed. In 1947, her husband was killed following a truck accident.
Death. Maggie died in 1996 in Queensland Australia and is buried in the Forest View Cemetery, Cairns. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index ScotlandsPeople, accessed 10 Feb 2022, 1899 Birth Registration for Maggie Mundie EWEN , Cluny (Aberdeen) 181/2
- ↑ Marriage Certificate National Archives Australia. B2455 COUTTS G. (Digital File accessed via Recordsearch 10 Feb 2022) War Service Record for Gordon Coutts SERN 62
- ↑ Marriage Index ScotlandsPeople, accessed 10 Feb 2022, 1919 Marriage Registration for Gordon COUTTS and Maggie Mundie EWEN aka Maggie Mundie THOW, Banchory-Ternan 252/2
- ↑ Burial Cairns Regional Council. Cemetery Search accessed 10 Feb 2022: Forest View Cemetery. TAM21-783. Maggie COUTTS, Burial Date, 19 Dec 1996
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