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James Wilson McDowell 1873–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 OCT 1873

Birth Location: Dalserf

Death Date: 19 Feb 1956

Death Location: Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Charles Mcdowell

Mother: Barbra Wilson

Spouse(s): Barbera Williamson

Children(s): Charles McDowell, Susan McDowell, Elizabeth McDowell

James Wilson McDowell was born in 1873 in Dalserf, the child of Charles Mcdowell And Barbra Wilson. James Wilson McDowell married Barbera Mackie Williamson, and had children including Charles Mcdowell, Elizabeth Donaldson Mcdowell, Susan Hepburn Mcdowell. James Wilson McDowell passed away in 1956 in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Wilson McDowell was born in 1873 in Dalserf, the child of Charles Mcdowell And Barbra Wilson.
  • James Wilson McDowell married Barbera Mackie Williamson, and had children including Charles Mcdowell, Elizabeth Donaldson Mcdowell, Susan Hepburn Mcdowell.
  • James Wilson McDowell passed away in 1956 in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McDowell's Ancestors

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James McDowell
1873–1956
Birth Place: Dalserf
Parents
Charles Mcdowell
1845–1898
Ireland
Barbra Wilson
1842–1902
Larkhall, Lanarkshire
Grandparents
Elizabeth Donaldson
1819–1887
Ireland
James Wilson
1801–1894
Dalserf, Lanark
Catherine Wilson
1801–1870
Hamilton
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McDowell's Descendants

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James (Wilson) McDowell (12 OCT 1873–19 Feb 1956) m. Barbera (Mackie) Williamson (24 Apr 1876–17 JUL 1932)
  1. 1. Charles McDowell 1889–1975
  2. 2. Susan (Hepburn) McDowell 1904–2002 m. Donald Bell 1904–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Donaldson) McDowell 1910–1999

James McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1873
12 OCT 1873
Birth of James Wilson McDowell in Dalserf
Dalserf
1956
19 Feb 1956
Age 83
Death of James Wilson McDowell in Larkhall
Larkhall

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1873
    Event Place: Dalserf

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Larkhall
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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