Cowan had purchased the property in 1889 from John Stuart Sanders and renamed it Erindale after his place of birth .
The suburb came into existence in 1912 by the sub-division of a property formerly belonging to the estate of James Cowan .
James Cowan had purchased the property in 1889 from John Stuart Sanders and renamed it Erindale after James Cowan 's place of birth .
The suburb came into existence in 1912 by the sub-division of a property formerly belonging to the estate of James Cowan .