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James Cowan 1862 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1862

Birth Location: Riccarton, Ayrshire

Death Date: 8 Aug 1934

Death Location: Old Monkland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth None

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James Cowan was born in 1862 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, the child of William Cowan and Elizabeth. In 1934, James Cowan passed away in Old Monkland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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William Cowan
1828 – 1901
Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth None
1832 – 1906
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1862
    Event Place: Riccarton, Ayrshire
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current, Parish: Glasgow St John; ED: 19; Page: 18; Line: 23; Roll: cssct1881_219

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow St John; ED: 19; Page: 18; Line: 23; Roll: cssct1881_219

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1934
    Event Place: Old Monkland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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