John Reid McGowan was born 1872 in Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia to William Daniel McGowan (1828-) and Jane Reid (1835-) and died 18 July 1912 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Mary Anne Josephine Clancy (1873-1896) 7 October 1891 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. He married Elizabeth Mary Ellen Dykes (-) 1901 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ethel May McGowan (c1892-c1958) | |||
| John William McGowan (c1894-c1979) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Archibald McGowan (c1902-c1976) | |||
| Elizabeth Ada McGowan (c1903-) | |||
| Constance McGowan (c1905-) | |||
| Margaret Ellen McGowan (c1909-) | |||
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