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Gowans Joanna Neilson

Female 1870 - 1959  (89 years)


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  • Name Gowans Joanna Neilson 
    Born 7 Apr 1870  ,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1871  1 High Street,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1881  1 High Street,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Scholar
    Census 1891  1 High Street,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Age 20 Fruit and confectionery assistant
    Residence 23 Oct 1894  16 Viewforth,Edinburgh,,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1901  ,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Name Joan Gowans 
    Name Joanna Neilson Chalmers 
    Religion Presbyterian  [8
    Died 2 Dec 1959  3719 West 2nd Street,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    • Name: Joanna Nelson Chalmers
      Gender: Female
      Age: 88
      Death Date: 2 Dec 1959
      Place of Death: Vancouver
      Registration #: 1959-09-013721
      bca #: B13244
      gsu #: 2033301
    Buried 7 Dec 1959  Ocean View Cemetery,Burnaby,British Columbia,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Notes 
    Person ID I226  GeniAus Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2022 

    Father Gowans James,   b. 17 Mar 1836, ,East Linton,Haddingtonshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1917, 30 Dover St, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Purves Isabella Scott,   b. Abt 1844, ,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1898, 5 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1859  1 High Street,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Chalmers Charles Malcolm,   b. 18 Apr 1869, ,,,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1941, ,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1894  19 ??? Place, Edinburgh,,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 13
    Children 
     1. Chalmers Charles Malcolm,   b. 25 Jun 1895, ,Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1928, ,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     2. Chalmers James Gowans,   b. 21 Dec 1897, ,,British Columbia,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1962, Shaughnessy Hospital,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. Chalmers William Malcolm,   b. 1906, ,,,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1995, ,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Apr 1870 - ,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1871 - 1 HIgh Street,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1881 - 1 HIgh Street,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1891 - 1 HIgh Street,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 23 Oct 1894 - 16 Viewforth,Edinburgh,,Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Oct 1894 - 19 ??? Place, Edinburgh,,Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1901 - ,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Dec 1959 - 3719 West 2nd Street,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 7 Dec 1959 - Ocean View Cemetery,Burnaby,British Columbia,Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Familysearch, Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 for Joanna Neilson Gowans.
      Name Joanna Neilson Gowans
      Gender Female
      Baptism/Christening Date
      Baptism/Christening Place
      Birth Date 07 Apr 1870
      Birthplace HAWICK,ROXBURGH,SCOTLAND
      Death Date
      Name Note
      Race
      Father's Name James Gowans
      Father's Birthplace
      Father's Age
      Mother's Name Isabella Scott Purves
      Mother's Birthplace
      Mother's Age
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11789-1
      System Origin Scotland-ODM
      Source Film Number 6035516
      Reference Number

    2. [S2895] Scotlands People, 1870, Gowans, Joanna Neilson Births 789/ 89 Page 30 of 104.

    3. [S95] 1871 Scottish Census.

    4. [S96] 1881 Scottish Census.

    5. [S66] 1891 Scottish Census, 789/00 001/000.

    6. [S2895] Scotlands People, 1894 Gowans, Joanna Nelson Marriages 685/5/ 501 Page 251 of 331.

    7. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, 1901 Census of Canada about Joanna Chalmers.
      Name: Joanna Chalmers
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Married
      Age: 31
      Birth Day & Month: 7 Apr
      Birth Year: 1870
      Birthplace: Scotland
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Immigration Year: 1894
      Racial or Tribal Origin: Scotch (Scotish)
      Nationality: Canad?? (Canadian)
      Religion: Presbyterian
      Province: British Columbia
      District: Vancouver
      District Number: 3
      Sub-District: Nanaimo (South/Sud)
      Sub-District Number: E-4
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      C M Chalmers 32
      Joanna Chalmers 31
      Chas Chalmers 5
      James Chalmers 4

    8. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 Record for Joanna Chalmers.

    9. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979 about Joanna Nelson Chalmers.
      Name: Joanna Nelson Chalmers
      Gender: Female
      Birth Year: abt 1871
      Death Age: 88
      Death Date: 2 Dec 1959
      Death Location: Vancouver
      Registration number: 1959-09-013721
      BCA Number: B13244
      GSU Number: 2033301

    10. [S24] Death Certificate.

    11. [S24] Death Certificate.
      Name: CHALMERS, JOANNA NELSON Gender: Female Age: 89 Date: 1959/12/02 Event Place: VANCOUVER Registration Number: 1959-09-013721 B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13244 GSU Mfilm Number: 2033301 Event Type: Death Vital Stat Images(s): 004437680_01750.jpg

    12. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Canadian Passenger Lists Quebec, Quebec > 1911 > September > Cassandra > 5.

    13. [S2913] GROS, NEWINGTON EDIN 685/05 0167.