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Isabella Cowan 1844 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1844

Birth Location: 41, Newmarket Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1923

Death Location: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.

Father: James Cowan

Mother: Jane Headly

Spouse(s): James Bowen, Baird None

Children(s): Matthew Bowen, Isabella Bowen, Mary Bowen, James Bowen, Thomas Bowen, Janie Baird

1844 marked the beginning of Isabella Cowan's life in 41, Newmarket Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, to parents James Cowan and Jane Jean Headly. Eventually, Isabella Cowan married James Hartley Bowen and Baird, and they welcomed Matthew Mitchell Bowen, Isabella Jane Bowen, Mary Louisa Bowen, James Edward Cowan Bowen, Thomas Henry Bowen and Janie Headly Baird. Isabella Cowan passed in 1923 at Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.

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Parents

James Cowan
1796 – 1868
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
JC
Jane Headly
1808 – 1871
Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
JH

Spouses(s)

James Bowen
1849 – 1884
Birth Location: Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England
JB
Baird None
1842 –
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
B

Children(s)

Matthew Bowen
1872 – 1944
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
MB
Isabella Bowen
1874 –
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
IB
Mary Bowen
1876 – 1888
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
MB
James Bowen
1879 –
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
JB
Thomas Bowen
1881 – 1941
Birth Location: St John Street, Yorkshire, England
TB
Janie Baird
1869 –
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Aug 1844
    Event Place: 41, Newmarket Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 3701; Folio 77; Page 17; GSU roll: 6098811., Class: RG13; Piece: 4233; Folio: 24; Page: 14.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 3701; Folio 77; Page 17; GSU roll: 6098811.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4233; Folio: 24; Page: 14.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Sep 1923
    Event Place: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.
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