Helen Maria (Isbister) Cowan (1879 - 1957)

Born 22 Mar 1879 in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 19 Nov 1957 at age 78 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Helen was born in 1879.

She married George Cowan before 1911.^[1] They divorced before 1939.

She died in 1957.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB8-X7PF : 16 March 2018), Helen Cowan in entry for George Cowan, 1911; citing Census, Regina Sub-Districts 72-91, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,580.
2. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Helen Marie Cowan; Registration Number: 1957-09-012715, Vancouver, 19 November 1957, Age at Death: 78, Birth: 22 March 1879, Shetland Islands, Scotland; Spouse: George Cowan (divorced), Parents: Robert Henry Isbister and Unknown Ridland. Death certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 10 March 2023).
3. ↑ "Cowan", The Vancouver Sun; Vancouver, British Columbia; 21 November 1957, page 28.(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/492229242/ Accessed 10 March 2023.)

• "Scotland Census, 1891", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS81-HZN : 28 May 2022), Hellen M Isbister in entry for Robert H Isbister, 1891.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPY-VM7 : 10 August 2022), Hellen Cowan in entry for George Cowan, 1916.

• "Census of Canada, 1921," online database with images. Entry for Helen Cowen; Province: Alberta, District Name: Calgary West, District Number: 4, Sub-District Name: City of Calgary (Part), Sub-District Number: 20, Family Number: 45, Page Number: 4, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 467730. Scanned image PDF Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=467730 : accessed 10 March 2023).