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Adam Cowan 1816 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 3 Apr 1877

Death Location: Birkenhead, Cheshire, , England

Father: Robert Cowan

Mother: Mary Sillars

Spouse(s): Margaret Paton

Children(s): Jane Cowan, Robert Cowan, Mary Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Adam Cowan, Andrew Cowan, Janet Cowan, John Cowan

The story of Adam Cowan began in 1816 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, , Scotland, with parents Robert Cowan and Mary Sillars. As an adult, Adam Cowan wed Margaret Paton. Their household included Jane Cowan, Robert Cowan, Mary Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Adam Cowan, Andrew Cowan, Janet Cowan and John McCreadie Cowan. Adam Cowan's life came to an end in 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, , England.

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Parents

Robert Cowan
1774 – 1855
Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
RC
Mary Sillars
1784 – 1849
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, , Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Paton
1819 – 1899
Birth Location: Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland
MP

Children(s)

Jane Cowan
1846 – 1915
Birth Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
JC
Robert Cowan
1847 – 1872
Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
RC
Mary Cowan
1848 – 1935
Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Margaret Cowan
1850 – 1925
Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Thomas Cowan
1853 – 1938
Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
TC
Adam Cowan
1855 – 1937
Birth Location: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
AC
Andrew Cowan
1858 – 1920
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
AC
Janet Cowan
1859 –
Birth Location: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
JC
John Cowan
1862 – 1866
Birth Location: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1816
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 England Census, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 3; Page: 5; Line: 920; Year: 1841, Parish: Kilwinning; ED: 7; Page: 7; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1851_134; Year: 1851, Parish: Riccarton; ED: 5; Page: 15; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_89, Class: RG10; Piece: 3746; Folio: 149; Page: 57; GSU roll: 842137

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 3; Page: 5; Line: 920; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilwinning; ED: 7; Page: 7; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1851_134; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Riccarton; ED: 5; Page: 15; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_89

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3746; Folio: 149; Page: 57; GSU roll: 842137

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
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