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James Cowan 1855–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 FEB 1855

Birth Location: Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1866

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

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Isabella Cowan

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James Cowan was born in 1855 in Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland, the child of William Craig Cowan And Isabella Cowan. James Cowan passed away in 1866 in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Cowan was born in 1855 in Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland, the child of William Craig Cowan And Isabella Cowan.
  • James Cowan passed away in 1866 in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland.

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James Cowan's Ancestors

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James Cowan
1855–1866
Birth Place: Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, 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

James Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1855
27 FEB 1855
Birth of James Cowan in Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
1866
1866
Age 11
Death of James Cowan in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1855
    Event Place: Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland SRI index (Birth) ,, SCT-SRI(Birth); Peeblesshire; Eddleston; 7603; 1855; Cowan; James; M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland SRI index (Death) ,, SCT-SRI(death); Midlothian; Lasswade; 1866; 69159; Cowan; James; 11; Armstrong

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

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