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Early Govans
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James Govan of Footscray Australia was born in 1821, and died at age 72 years old in 1893 in Footscray.
Margaret Govan of Melb E H Australia was born in 1825, and died at age 85 years old in 1910 in Melb E H.
Louisa Govan of Prahran Australia was born in 1832 to Cock RobT Pete Govan and ElizTh Beckett Govan. Louisa Govan died at age 49 years old in 1881 in Prahran.
Carol Govan of Footscray Australia was born in 1835, and died at age 66 years old in 1901 in Footscray.
Eliza Jane Govan of Ghuntly Australia was born in 1843 to Snellgrove William Govan and Sarah Adams Govan. Eliza Govan died at age 81 years old in 1924 in Ghuntly.
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John Govan c. 1890s Northern Ireland
Reverse reads: "John Govan (came from Govan [Ireland]). Husband of Mary Cairns of Ayrshire Alloway or ?. Died aged 40 years in Belfast."
Born in 1852 and died in 1898, he worked as a boiler maker.
I found these old photos when moving house - John Govan would be my great great great grand father on my dads side.
Born in 1852 and died in 1898, he worked as a boiler maker.
I found these old photos when moving house - John Govan would be my great great great grand father on my dads side.
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Updated Govan Biographies
Alexander Harry Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1871 in Sebastopol to James Wilson Govan and Agnes Catherine Wilson. He had siblings Catherine Govan Dow, James Govan, Robert Govan, Margaret Mary Govan, Walter Govan, Jean Govan Mathers, William George Govan, John Govan, and Albert James Govan. He married Ethel Elizabeth Margaret Neill in 1889, and had children Wilson James Govan, Alma Mary Govan, Irene Ethel Govan, Lilian Edna Govan, Beryl Joyce Govan, Alexander Govan, Roy Govan, Esmeralda Norma Govan, and Isobel Valda Govan. Alexander Govan died at age 64 years old on April 11, 1936 in Ballarat.
John Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1889 in Ballarat to James Wilson Govan and Agnes Catherine Wilson. He had siblings Catherine Govan Dow, James Govan, Robert Govan, Margaret Mary Govan, Walter Govan, Jean Govan Mathers, William George Govan, Albert James Govan, and Alexander Harry Govan. He married Queenie Alice Atkinson in 1908, and had children Queenie Wilhelmina Govan, Violet Vida Jean Govan, and Sydney Maxwell Jack Govan. John Govan died at age 42 years old in 1932 in Ballarat.
Robert Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1877 in Sebastopol, and died at age 30 years old on November 13, 1908 in Ballarat.
Robert Leonard Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on April 5, 1915 in Ballarat, and died at age 64 years old on May 13, 1979 in Ballarat.
Caroline Rippingall Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on December 4, 1912 in Ballarat to Caroline Julia (James) Govan and Albert James Govan. She had siblings John Albert James Govan and Robert Leonard Govan. Caroline Govan died at age 80 years old on September 26, 1993 in Ballarat.
John Albert James Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1906 in Ballarat to Caroline Julia (James) Govan and Albert James Govan. He had siblings Caroline Rippingall Govan and Robert Leonard Govan. John Govan married Dorothy Martin in 1926, and died at age 80 years old on December 31, 1986 in Ballarat.
Caroline Julia (James) Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on September 30, 1874 in Duno, and died at age 58 years old in 1932 in Ballarat.
Albert James Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on December 10, 1875 in Sebastopol, and died at age 80 years old on September 23, 1956 in Ballarat.
William George Casey Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on October 29, 1892 in Ballarat to James Wilson Govan and Agnes Catherine Wilson. He had siblings Catherine Govan Dow, James Govan, Robert Govan, Margaret Mary Govan, Walter Govan, Jean Govan Mathers, John Govan, Albert James Govan, and Alexander Harry Govan. William Govan died at age 83 years old on April 13, 1976 in Ballarat.
Queenie Alice (Atkinson) Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1891 in Ballarat to William Atkinson and Emily Jane (Hampson) Atkinson. She had siblings William John Alfred Atkinson, Violet Victoria Atkinson, Cora Mabel Atkinson, Theodore Atkinson, and Joseph William Atkinson. She married John Govan in 1908, and had children Queenie Wilhelmina Govan, Violet Vida Jean Govan, and Sydney Maxwell Jack Govan. Queenie Govan died at age 81 years old on August 21, 1973 in Ballarat.
Audrey Govan of Glenelg, SA Australia was born in 1912 in Port Pirie, Port Pirie Regional Council County, SA to Walter Govan and Grace Violet (Goodall) Govan. She had siblings Walter Neville Govan, Gwendoline Grace Govan, and Violet Audrey Govan. Audrey Govan died at age 83 years old on June 12, 1996 in Glenelg, SA.
Gwendoline Grace Govan of SA Australia was born circa 1908 in Ballarat East, City of Ballarat County, VIC to Walter Govan and Grace Violet (Goodall) Govan. She had siblings Walter Neville Govan, Audrey Govan, and Violet Audrey Govan. Gwendoline Govan died at age 6 years old circa 1914 in SA.
Walter Neville Govan of Crystal Brook, Port Pirie Regional Council County, SA Australia was born in 1905 in Ballarat East, City of Ballarat County, VIC to Walter Govan and Grace Violet (Goodall) Govan. He had siblings Gwendoline Grace Govan, Audrey Govan, and Violet Audrey Govan. Walter Govan died at age 50 years old on May 14, 1956 in Crystal Brook, Port Pirie Regional Council County, SA.
Grace Violet (Goodall) Govan of Plympton Park, City of Marion County, SA Australia was born in 1884 in Terang, VIC, and died at age 82 years old in 1966 in Plympton Park, SA.
Walter Govan of Plympton, SA Australia was born in 1882 in Ballarat East, City of Ballarat County, VIC, and died at age 77 years old in 1960 in Plympton, SA.
Jean (Govan) Mathers of Clayton, City of Monash County, VIC Australia was born in 1884 in Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, and died at age 86 years old on June 2, 1971 in Clayton, City of Monash County.
Margaret Mary (Govan) Commons of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1879 in Sebastopol to James Wilson Govan and Agnes Catherine Wilson. She had siblings Catherine Govan Dow, James Govan, Robert Govan, Walter Govan, Jean Govan Mathers, William George Govan, John Govan, Albert James Govan, and Alexander Harry Govan. Margaret Commons married Alfred Marriott Commons in 1906, and died at age 75 years old on November 2, 1955 in Ballarat.
Catherine (Govan) Dow of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on November 24, 1873 in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California United States to James Wilson Govan and Agnes Catherine Wilson. She had siblings James Govan, Robert Govan, Margaret Mary Govan, Walter Govan, Jean Govan Mathers, William George Govan, John Govan, Albert James Govan, and Alexander Harry Govan. She married John Malcolm Harold Dow in 1894, and had children Gordon Wilson Dow and Graham Govan Dow. Catherine Dow died at age 84 years old in 1957 in Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia.
Popular Govan Biographies
Walter Govan of Plympton, SA Australia was born in 1882 in Ballarat East, City of Ballarat County, VIC, and died at age 77 years old in 1960 in Plympton, SA.
Esmeralda Norma Govan of QLD Australia was born in 1917 in Ballarat East, City of Ballarat County, VIC, and died at age 50 years old on November 26, 1968 in QLD.
Dwight Govan of Wilbarger County, TX was born circa 1969. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dwight Govan.
Margaret Mary (Govan) Commons of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1879 in Sebastopol to James Wilson Govan and Agnes Catherine Wilson. She had siblings Catherine Govan Dow, James Govan, Robert Govan, Walter Govan, Jean Govan Mathers, William George Govan, John Govan, Albert James Govan, and Alexander Harry Govan. Margaret Commons married Alfred Marriott Commons in 1906, and died at age 75 years old on November 2, 1955 in Ballarat.
Robert Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1877 in Sebastopol, and died at age 30 years old on November 13, 1908 in Ballarat.
Lilian Edna (Govan) Magill of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1907 in Ballarat, and died at age 76 years old on May 16, 1984.
Palmer Govan died in 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Palmer Isaiah Govan.
John Govan was born in 1852, and died at age 46 years old in 1898. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Govan.
James Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1876 in Sebastopol, and died at age 31 years old on November 13, 1908 in Ballarat.
Alexander Harry Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1871 in Sebastopol to James Wilson Govan and Agnes Catherine Wilson. He had siblings Catherine Govan Dow, James Govan, Robert Govan, Margaret Mary Govan, Walter Govan, Jean Govan Mathers, William George Govan, John Govan, and Albert James Govan. He married Ethel Elizabeth Margaret Neill in 1889, and had children Wilson James Govan, Alma Mary Govan, Irene Ethel Govan, Lilian Edna Govan, Beryl Joyce Govan, Alexander Govan, Roy Govan, Esmeralda Norma Govan, and Isobel Valda Govan. Alexander Govan died at age 64 years old on April 11, 1936 in Ballarat.
Alma Mary (Govan) Purcell of Box Hill, Whitehorse City County, VIC Australia was born in 1903 in Ballarat, City of Ballarat County to Ethel Elizabeth Margaret Neill and Alexander Harry Govan. She had siblings Lilian Edna Govan, Beryl Joyce Govan, Roy Govan, Esmeralda Norma Govan, Isobel Valda Govan, Irene Ethel Govan, Alexander Govan, and Wilson James Govan. Alma Purcell married Jack Nicholas Purcell in 1927, and died at age 72 years old on March 20, 1976 in Box Hill, Whitehorse City County.
Ethel Elizabeth Margaret (Neill) Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1880 in Durham Lead, and died at age 59 years old on May 22, 1940 in Ballarat.
Irene Adella (Leathan) Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1901 in Creswick, and died at age 64 years old in 1965 in Ballarat.
Albert James Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on December 10, 1875 in Sebastopol, and died at age 80 years old on September 23, 1956 in Ballarat.
Caroline Julia (James) Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on September 30, 1874 in Duno, and died at age 58 years old in 1932 in Ballarat.
William George Casey Govan of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on October 29, 1892 in Ballarat to James Wilson Govan and Agnes Catherine Wilson. He had siblings Catherine Govan Dow, James Govan, Robert Govan, Margaret Mary Govan, Walter Govan, Jean Govan Mathers, John Govan, Albert James Govan, and Alexander Harry Govan. William Govan died at age 83 years old on April 13, 1976 in Ballarat.
Audrey Govan of Glenelg, SA Australia was born in 1912 in Port Pirie, Port Pirie Regional Council County, SA to Walter Govan and Grace Violet (Goodall) Govan. She had siblings Walter Neville Govan, Gwendoline Grace Govan, and Violet Audrey Govan. Audrey Govan died at age 83 years old on June 12, 1996 in Glenelg, SA.
Govan Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Govan family member is 67.0 years old according to our database of 1,012 people with the last name Govan that have a birth and death date listed.
Life Expectancy
67.0
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Oldest Govans
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Lee W Govan of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM was born on January 24, 1903, and died at age 103 years old on June 4, 2006.
Frances Govan of Newtown, Fairfield County, CT was born in February 1882, and died at age 103 years old in December 1985.
Nancy Govan of Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi was born on May 15, 1882, and died at age 102 years old in February 1985.
Kate Govan of Haworth, Bergen County, NJ was born on September 17, 1867, and died at age 102 years old in November 1969.
Willie Govan of Clayton, Barbour County, Alabama was born on December 31, 1880, and died at age 100 years old in May 1981.
Lydia Govan of Detroit, Wayne County, MI was born on April 22, 1906, and died at age 99 years old on April 3, 2006.
Anne L Govan of Seattle, King County, WA was born on October 24, 1907, and died at age 97 years old on June 22, 2005.
98 years
John A Govan of Poolesville, Montgomery County, MD was born on September 15, 1898, and died at age 97 years old on April 21, 1996.
Josie Y Govan of New Orleans, Orleans County, LA was born on January 6, 1913, and died at age 97 years old on March 14, 2010.
96 years
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