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James Cowan 1826 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1826

Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1896

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Father: James Cowan

Mother: Jane Headly

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Children(s):

James Cowan was born in 1826 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Cowan and Jane Jean Headly. In 1896, James Cowan passed away in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Jun 1826
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census, 1891 Scotland Census, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 02 Jun 1826
    Event Place: , Tarbolton, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: abt 1896
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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