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Alexander Armstrong Cowan 1867–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 APR 1867

Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland

Death Date: 1952

Death Location: Cockpen Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Isabella Cowan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Amos

Children(s): Annie Cowan, Alexander Cowan, Robert Cowan

Alexander Armstrong Cowan was born in 1867 in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland, the child of William Craig Cowan And Isabella Cowan. Alexander Armstrong Cowan married Elizabeth Annette Wardlaw Amos, and had children including Alexander Cowan, Annie Sinclair Cowan, Robert Cowan. Alexander Armstrong Cowan passed away in 1952 in Cockpen Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Armstrong Cowan was born in 1867 in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland, the child of William Craig Cowan And Isabella Cowan.
  • Alexander Armstrong Cowan married Elizabeth Annette Wardlaw Amos, and had children including Alexander Cowan, Annie Sinclair Cowan, Robert Cowan.
  • Alexander Armstrong Cowan passed away in 1952 in Cockpen Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cowan
1829–
Birth Location: Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
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Isabella Cowan
1830–1900
Birth Location: Peebles Parish, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Amos
1871–
Birth Location: Whittinghame Parish, East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), Scotland
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Children(s)

Annie Cowan
1901–1970
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Cowan
1902–
Birth Location: Leith, Leith North Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
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Robert Cowan
1905–
Birth Location: Leith, Leith North Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
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Alexander Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Cowan
1867–1952
Birth Place: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
Parents
William Craig Cowan
1829–
Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
Isabella Cowan
1830–1900
Peebles Parish, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Armstrong
1796–
Hobkirk Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isabella Armstrong
1807–1873
Selkirkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Burnet
1761–1823
Isabel Burnet
1766–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Burnet
1729–1795
Margaret Burnet
1734–1826

Alexander Cowan's Descendants

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Alexander (Armstrong) Cowan (4 APR 1867–1952) m. Elizabeth (Annette Wardlaw) Amos (7 MAR 1871–)
  1. 1. Annie (Sinclair) Cowan 1901–1970
  2. 2. Alexander Cowan 1902–
  3. 3. Robert Cowan 1905–

Alexander Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1867
4 APR 1867
Birth of Alexander Armstrong Cowan in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
1952
1952
Age 85
Death of Alexander Armstrong Cowan in Cockpen Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
Cockpen Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 APR 1867
    Event Place: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland SRI index (Birth) ,, SCT-SRI(Birth); Midlothian; Lasswade; 69171; 1867; Cowan; Alexander Armstrong; M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Cockpen Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland SRI index (Death) ,, SCT-SRI(Death); Midlothian; Cockpen; 1852; 6763; Cowan; Alexander Armstrong; 84

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
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