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Roy Dawson HERRIGAN (1915 - 1969)
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Roy Dawson HERRIGAN (1915 - 1969)

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Grace Merle BOWKETT (1921 - 2009)
 Alfred Dawson HERRIGAN ( - 1966) Thomas HERRIGAN (1844 - )



Catherine (DOWNAN) (DAWSON) (DOWING) DOWLING (1856 - )



Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN (1895 - 1931) Thomas COWAN (1871 - 1958) Robert COWAN (1848 - 1924)
Jane MCKIE (1851 - 1875)
Christina Isabella IRONSIDE (1876 - 1956) George IRONSIDE (1842 - 1913)
Elizabeth TAYLOR (1842 - 1900)
Roy Dawson HERRIGAN
Roy Dawson HERRIGAN
Roy Dawson HERRIGAN Roy Dawson HERRIGAN
Pic P1. 429564 Warrant Officer
R. D. HERRIGAN
Royal Australian Air Force
4th August 1969 age 54

Pic 1. 429564 Warrant Officer
R. D. HERRIGAN
Royal Australian Air Force
4th August 1969 age 54

b. 1915 at Queensland, Australia
m. 1941 Grace Merle BOWKETT (1921 - 2009) at Queensland, Australia
d. 1969 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 54
Near Relatives of Roy Dawson HERRIGAN (1915 - 1969)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Thomas HERRIGAN abt 1844 Co Tipperary, Ireland
Grandmother Catherine (DOWNAN) (DAWSON) (DOWING) DOWLING 1856 Derry, Cavan, Northern Ireland
Grandfather Thomas COWAN 1871 Ayrshire, Scotland 1958 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 87
Grandmother Christina Isabella IRONSIDE 1876 Queensland, Australia 1956 Queensland, Australia 80

Father Alfred Dawson HERRIGAN 28 May 1966 Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Mother Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN 22 Dec 1895 Queensland, Australia 1931 Queensland, Australia 36
Step Mother Florence Ethel WRIGHT 1888 Queensland, Australia 1973 Queensland, Australia 85

Self Roy Dawson HERRIGAN 1915 Queensland, Australia 1969 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 54

Wife Grace Merle BOWKETT 1921 Queensland, Australia 2009 Queensland, Australia 88

Brother Thomas Keith HERRIGAN 1931 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sister Hazel Beryl HERRIGAN 1914 Queensland, Australia 1992 Brisbane, Queenland, Australia 78
Sister Edna Isabel HERRIGAN 1919 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 2015 Brisbane, Queenland, Australia 96
Step Sister Hilda Elenor Florence DAVIDSON 2001 Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Step Brother John Ernest DAVIDSON 1914 Queensland, Australia 1937 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 23

Uncle Thomas James HERRIGAN 1880 Vegetable Creek, NSW, Australia
Aunt Mary Jane HERRIGAN 1883 Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia 1944 Taree, NSW, Australia 61
Uncle Thomas George BERRIGAN 1876 Tamworth, NSW, Australia 1955 Taree, NSW, Australia 79
Uncle William John HERRIGAN 30 Jun 1884 Bolivia, Tenterfield, NSW, Australia 1967 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 83
Aunt Catherine (Kate) Meiklejohn MCGREGOR 01 Nov 1894 Queensland, Australia 24 Aug 1947 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 52
Uncle Albert Davidson HERRIGAN 1886 Queensland, Australia
Uncle Daniel HERRIGAN 1888 Queensland, Australia
Uncle Eric George COWAN
Uncle Thomas James COWAN 1894 Queensland, Australia 1898 Queensland, Australia 4
Aunt Jane McKie COWAN abt 1900 1934 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 34
Uncle Joseph George GRIFFITHS 1961 Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Aunt Grace Alexandra COWAN 1901 Queensland, Australia 1978 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 77
Uncle Frank GRIFFITHS 1901 Queensland, Australia 1978 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 77
Aunt Barbara COWAN 1903 Queensland, Australia 1973 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 70
Uncle Albert Edward PILL 1900 Queensland, Australia 1984 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 84
Uncle Leslie Thomas COWAN 1905 Queensland, Australia 1971 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 66
Uncle Roy Alexander COWAN 1909 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1911 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 2

Cousin Leslie Gordon BERRIGAN
Cousin Zeta Mavis BERRIGAN
Cousin Albert Godfrey BERRIGAN 1902 Tamworth, NSW, Australia 1984 Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Nicholas George Thomas BERRIGAN 1904 Quirindi, NSW, Australia 1974 Taree, NSW, Australia 70
Cousin Vera BERRIGAN 1906 Quirindi, NSW, Australia
Cousin Thomas James BERRIGAN 1907 Quirindi, NSW, Australia 1981 Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia 74
Cousin Coral BERRIGAN 1911 Gunnedah, NSW, Australia 1911 Gunnedah, NSW, Australia 0
Cousin Hazel B BERRIGAN 1912 Taree, NSW, Australia
Cousin Kathleen BERRIGAN 1912 Quirindi, NSW, Australia 1912 Quirindi, NSW, Australia 0
Cousin Daughter 2 HERRIGAN
Cousin Thomas James HERRIGAN 24 Sep 1913 Mirani, Queensland, Australia 07 Jul 1939 Queensland, Australia 25
Cousin William John HERRIGAN 1915 Queensland, Australia 2001 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 86
Cousin Murdo HERRIGAN 1916 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1995 Queensland, Australia 79
Cousin Donald Angus HERRIGAN 1917 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 2006 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 89
Cousin Doris Catherine HERRIGAN 1919 Queensland, Australia
Cousin Stewart Alfred HERRIGAN 1921 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1979 Sarina, Queensland, Australia 58
Cousin Margaret Elizabeth (Peg) HERRIGAN 1922 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 2016 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 94

Brother in Law William Henry Cecil WALLACE 1910 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1982 Queensland, Australia 72
Brother in Law James JONES 1918 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 1997 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 79
Brother in Law John Theodore JENSEN 1902 Queensland, Australia 1970 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 68
Events in Roy Dawson HERRIGAN (1915 - 1969)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1915 Roy Dawson HERRIGAN was born Queensland, Australia Note 1 18
1931 16 Death of mother Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN (aged 36) Queensland, Australia Note 2 18, 60
1941 26 Married Grace Merle BOWKETT (aged 20) Queensland, Australia Note 3 18
28 May 1966 51 Death of father Alfred Dawson HERRIGAN Mackay, Queensland, Australia Note 4 18
1969 54 Roy Dawson HERRIGAN died Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Note 5 18
1969 54 Burial Pinaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Note 6 90
Note 1: 1915 C6265 Roy Dawson Herrigan Alfred Dawson Elizabeth Taylor Cowan
Note 2: 1931/C554 Elizabeth Taylor Herrigan Thomas Cowan Christina Isabella Ironside

Townsville Daily Bulletin 4 Feb 1931
MACKAY NOTES
The sad death of Mrs. Alf Herrigan
occurred last week. Deceased had
been ailing for some considerable
time, but her death came as a shock
to all. Mrs. Herrigan was 35 years
of age and was the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cowan, of
Mt. Pellon (well known residents of
this district) and was a native of
Mackay. A sorrowing husband and
four children are left to mourn their
loss, besides her mother, father, bro
ther and sisters.
Note 3: 1941 C671 Roy Dawson Herrigan Grace Merle Bowkett
Note 4: Supergroover

1966 C2332 Alfred Dawson Herrigan Thomas Herrigan Mary Jane Dawson
(has the Mary Jane come from his sister - the Dawson is close to mothers family name)
Note 5: 1969 B7947 Roy Dawson Herrigan Alfred Dawson Herrigan and Elizabeth Taylor Cowan
Note 6: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
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Name Wo Roy Dawson Herrigan
Death Date 4 Aug 1969
Cemetery Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium
Burial or Cremation Place Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Has Bio? N
Mother Elizabeth Taylor Herrigan
URL http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127334702&ref=acom
Source References:
18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: 1969 B7947 Roy Dawson Herrigan Alfred Dawson Herrigan Elizabeth Taylor Cowan
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: 1941 C671 Roy Dawson Herrigan Grace Merle Bowkett
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: 1915 C6265 Roy Dawson Herrigan Alfred Dawson Elizabeth Taylor Cowan
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
View Record
Name Wo Roy Dawson Herrigan
Death Date 4 Aug 1969
Cemetery Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium
Burial or Cremation Place Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Has Bio? N
Mother Elizabeth Taylor Herrigan
URL http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127334702&ref=acom
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