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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): Walter Cowan, Charles Cowan, James Cowan, Robert Cowan, James Cowan, James Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Robert Cowan, Agnes Cowan, Eliza Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, William Cowan, Andrew Cowan, Matthew Cowan, Jane Cowan, Mary Cowan, Isabella 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 Agnes Cowan, Andrew Cowan, Charles Cowan, Eliza Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Isabella Cowan, James Cowan, Jane Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Mary Cowan, Matthew Cowan, Robert Cowan, Walter Cowan, William 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 Agnes Cowan, Andrew Cowan, Charles Cowan, Eliza Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Isabella Cowan, James Cowan, Jane Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Mary Cowan, Matthew Cowan, Robert Cowan, Walter Cowan, William Cowan.
  • James Cowan passed away in 1865 in Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cowan's Ancestors

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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–
James Hinshelwood
1721–1802
Margaret Paisley
1725–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Cowan
1701–

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. Walter Cowan 1854–1923 m. Mary Murray 1851–
    1. 1. John (Murray) Cowan 1888–1919 m. Jessie Warwick 1885–1969
      1. 1. John Cowan 1912–1987 m. Anne Anderson 1916–
      2. 2. James Cowan 1919–1943
      3. 3. Mary Cowan 1917–
      4. 4. Mary (Murray) Cowan 1914–
      5. 5. Walter Cowan –1984
      6. 6. Matthew (Warwick) Cowan 1915–1992
    2. 2. Samuel Cowan 1884–
    3. 3. Mary Cowan 1881–
  2. 2. Charles Cowan 1835–1913
  3. 3. James Cowan 1848–
  4. 4. Robert Cowan 1849–1921
  5. 5. James Cowan 1850–
  6. 6. James Cowan 1836–
  7. 7. Margaret Cowan 1835–1925 m. Thomas Mcglasson 1841–1913
    1. 1. Thomas McGlasson 1869–
    2. 2. Rachel McGlasson 1868–1952
    3. 3. Martha McGlasson 1866–
    4. 4. Walter (Cowan) McGlasson 1864–1932
    5. 5. John McGlasson 1884–1956 m. Mary (Jane) Johnstone 1885–1938
      1. 1. Andrew McGlasson 1907–
      2. 2. Maggie McGlasson 1905–
    6. 6. Robert McGlasson 1881–
    7. 7. William McGlasson 1878–
    8. 8. Margaret (Maggie) McGlasson 1876–
    9. 9. James McGlasson 1874–
    10. 10. Annie McGlasson 1872– m. George Burns 1866–
    11. 11. Mary (Jane) McGlasson 1888–
    12. 12. Agnes McGlasson 1885–1959
    13. 13. Mary (Jane) McGlasson 1887–1959
  8. 8. Robert Cowan 1832–
  9. 9. Agnes Cowan 1830–
  10. 10. Eliza Cowan 1843–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Cowan 1827–1828
  12. 12. William Cowan 1841–
  13. 13. Andrew Cowan 1839–
  14. 14. Matthew Cowan 1835–
  15. 15. Jane Cowan 1855–
  16. 16. Mary Cowan 1847–1928
  17. 17. Isabella Cowan 1841–

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: 28081805
    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: 05091865
    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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