Sophia Sime McGowan

Last Name: 
McGowan
First Name: 
Sophia Sime
Spatial: 
Date of birth: 
17.12.1815
year of death: 
1840
date of death: 
24.01.1840
Ethnicity / Origin: 
Scottish
Age at death: 
24 years 1 month and 7 days
Gender: 
Female
Relationships: 
She was the third daughter of Esq. Alexander Sime, formerly of Leith N.B. and married Alexander McGowan, on the 21st of June, 1837 at Calcutta. Together they had a son named John.
Full Epitaph: 
"ERECTED BY ALEXANDER MCGOWAN IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE SOPHIA SIME WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 24TH DAY OF JAN. 1840 AGED 24 YEARS, 1 MONTH & 7 DAYS ALSO OF THEIR INFANT SON JOHN WHO DIED ON THE 21TH DAY OF JULY 1840 AGED 6 MONTHS & 10 DAYS _ Llewelyn & Co. Scts"
Places mentioned 1: 
Leith
Place of death: 
Calcutta
Cause of death: 
Childbirth [?]
Tomb architecture: 
Chest tomb
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This record has been created by:: 

Sudipto Mitra