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James Cowan 1807 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1807

Birth Location: Langm, dumfs

Death Date: 05/09/1865

Death Location: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Mathew Cowan

Mother: Margaret Brown

Spouse(s): Rachael Beattie

Children(s): Elizabeth Cowan, Agnes Cowan, Robert Cowan, Matthew Cowan, Charles Cowan, Margaret Cowan, James Cowan, Andrew Cowan, William Cowan, Isabella Cowan, Eliza Cowan, Mary Cowan, James Cowan, Robert Cowan, James Cowan, Walter Cowan, Jane Cowan

In 1807, James Cowan entered the world in Langm, dumfs, born to Mathew Cowan and Margaret Brown. In 1851, James Cowan resided in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. James Cowan married Rachael Atchinson Beattie, and had children including Elizabeth Cowan, Agnes Cowan, Robert Cowan, Matthew Cowan, Charles Cowan, Margaret Cowan, James Cowan, Andrew Cowan, William Cowan, Isabella Cowan, Eliza Cowan, Mary Cowan, James Cowan, Robert Cowan, James Cowan, Walter Cowan, Jane Cowan. James Cowan passed away in 1865 in Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1807, James Cowan entered the world in Langm, dumfs, born to Mathew Cowan and Margaret Brown.
  • In 1851, James Cowan resided in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • James Cowan married Rachael Atchinson Beattie, and had children including Elizabeth Cowan, Agnes Cowan, Robert Cowan, Matthew Cowan, Charles Cowan, Margaret Cowan, James Cowan, Andrew Cowan, William Cowan, Isabella Cowan, Eliza Cowan, Mary Cowan, James Cowan, Robert Cowan, James Cowan, Walter Cowan, Jane Cowan.
  • James Cowan passed away in 1865 in Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathew Cowan
1778 – 1851
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Margaret Brown
1777 – 1843
Birth Location: –
MB

Spouses(s)

Rachael Beattie
1807 – 1862
Birth Location: Ewes, Dumfriesshire
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Cowan
1827 – 1828
Birth Location: –
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Agnes Cowan
1830 –
Birth Location: Langm, dumfs
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Robert Cowan
1832 –
Birth Location: –
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Matthew Cowan
1835 –
Birth Location: Langm, dumfs
MC
Charles Cowan
1835 – 1913
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
CC
Margaret Cowan
1835 – 1925
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
MC
James Cowan
1836 –
Birth Location: Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Andrew Cowan
1839 –
Birth Location: Langm, dumfs
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William Cowan
1841 –
Birth Location: Langm, dumfs
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Isabella Cowan
1841 –
Birth Location: Dornock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Eliza Cowan
1843 –
Birth Location: Langm, dumfs
EC
Mary Cowan
1847 – 1928
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
MC
James Cowan
1848 –
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
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Robert Cowan
1849 – 1921
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
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James Cowan
1850 –
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
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Walter Cowan
1854 – 1923
Birth Location: Canonbie, Dumfries Shire
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Jane Cowan
1855 –
Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
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James Cowan's Ancestors

Self
James Cowan
1807 – 1865
Birth Place: Langm, dumfs
Parents
Mathew Cowan
1778 – 1851
Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Brown
1777 – 1843
Grandparents
James Cowan
1741 – 1786
Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Jean Hinshelwood
1750 – 1809
Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Philip Cowan
1737 –
Mary Hotson
James Hinshelwood
1721 – 1802
Margaret Paisley
1725 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Cowan
1701 –
Mary Howatson

James Cowan's Descendants

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James Cowan (abt 1807 – 05/09/1865) m. Rachael (Atchinson) Beattie (9 JAN 1807 – 11 Jun 1862)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cowan (1july 1827 – 28 june 1828)
  2. 2. Agnes Cowan (abt 1830 – )
  3. 3. Robert Cowan (1832 – )
  4. 4. Matthew Cowan (1835 – )
  5. 5. Charles Cowan (28 Dec 1835 – 10 Jul 1913)
  6. 6. Margaret Cowan (Abt 1835 – 8 FEB 1925) m. Thomas Mcglasson (abt 1841 – 15 FEB 1913)
    1. 1. Walter (Cowan) McGlasson (ABT 1864 – 21 Jun 1932)
    2. 2. Martha McGlasson (ABT 1866 – ) m. John Hogg
      1. 1. Thomas Hogg
    3. 3. Rachel McGlasson (14 JAN 1868 – 13 Sep 1952)
    4. 4. Thomas McGlasson (15 DEC 1869 – )
    5. 5. Annie McGlasson (8 MAY 1872 – ) m. George Burns (abt 1866 – )
    6. 6. James McGlasson (16 JUN 1874 – ) m. Agnes McGlasson
    7. 7. Margaret (Maggie) McGlasson (1876 – )
    8. 8. William McGlasson (abt 1878 – )
    9. 9. Robert McGlasson (abt 1881 – )
    10. 10. John McGlasson (1884 – 11.12.1956) m. Mary (Jane) Johnstone (1885 – 26.08.1938)
      1. 1. Maggie McGlasson (abt 1905 – )
      2. 2. Andrew McGlasson (abt 1907 – )
    11. 11. Agnes McGlasson (3 March 1885 – 22 Sept 1959)
    12. 12. Mary (Jane) McGlasson (1887 – 22 Sep 1959)
    13. 13. Mary (Jane) McGlasson (1888 – )
  7. 7. James Cowan (Abt 1836 – )
  8. 8. Andrew Cowan (1839 – )
  9. 9. William Cowan (1841 – )
  10. 10. Isabella Cowan (Abt 1841 – )
  11. 11. Eliza Cowan (abt 1843 – )
  12. 12. Mary Cowan (abt 1847 – 1928)
  13. 13. James Cowan (ABT 1848 – )
  14. 14. Robert Cowan (abt 1849 – 07 April 1921)
  15. 15. James Cowan (abt 1850 – )
  16. 16. Walter Cowan (abt 1854 – 13/05/1923) m. Mary Murray (abt 1851 – )
    1. 1. Mary Cowan (abt 1881 – )
    2. 2. Samuel Cowan (abt 1884 – )
    3. 3. John (Murray) Cowan (20 Oct 1888 – 08/09/1919) m. Jessie Warwick (3 Nov 1885 – 7 Aug 1969)
      1. 1. John Cowan (1912 – 15 Oct 1987) m. Anne Anderson (1916 – c1996)
        1. 1. Walter (James) Cowan (07/08/1936 – ) m. Margaret (Thorburn) Johnstone (06/08/1934 – 20/11/2011)
      2. 2. Mary (Murray) Cowan (18/02/1914 – )
      3. 3. Mary Cowan (23/04/1917 – )
      4. 4. James Cowan (02/12/1919 – 08/02/1943)
      5. 5. Walter Cowan ( – 28 Dec 1984)
      6. 6. Matthew (Warwick) Cowan (3.4.1915 – 2 May 1992)
  17. 17. Jane Cowan (abt 1855 – )

James Cowan's Timeline

5 Records

1805
28/08/1805
Birth of James Cowan in Langholm, Dumfriesshire
Langholm, Dumfriesshire
1807
abt 1807
Birth of James Cowan in Langm, dumfs
Langm, dumfs
1851
1851
Age 44
James Cowan resided here in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 54
James Cowan resided here in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1865
05/09/1865
Age 58
Death of James Cowan in Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28/08/1805
    Event Place: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Canonbie; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1861_142
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Langholm; ED: 7; Page: 5; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_209; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05/09/1865
    Event Place: Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Langholm; ED: 7; Page: 5; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_209; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Canonbie; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1861_142

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1807
    Event Place: Langm, dumfs
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Langholm; ED: 7; Page: 5; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_209; Year: 1851
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