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Jane Cowan 1834 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1834

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Death Date: 1908

Death Location: Gateshead, Durham, , England

Father: James Cowan

Mother: Jane Headly

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Jane Cowan was born in 1834 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland., the child of James Cowan and Jane Jean Headly. In 1841, Jane Cowan resided in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Jane Cowan passed away in 1908 in Gateshead, Durham, , England.

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Biography

  • Jane Cowan was born in 1834 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland., the child of James Cowan and Jane Jean Headly.
  • In 1841, Jane Cowan resided in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Jane Cowan passed away in 1908 in Gateshead, Durham, , England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jane Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Jane Cowan
1834 – 1908
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Parents
James Cowan
1796 – 1868
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane (Jean) Headly
1808 – 1871
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Cowan
1774 –
Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine Stewart
1782 –
Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cowan
1750 – 1835
Helen White
1852 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cowen
1726 – 1802
Janet Andrew
1727 – 1769

Jane Cowan's Timeline

8 Records

1834
17 Nov 1834
Birth of Jane Cowan in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1834
17 Nov 1834
Birth of Jane Cowan in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
1841
1841
Age 7
Jane Cowan resided here in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1850
28 Feb 1850
Age 16
Jane Cowan was baptized in England
England
1851
1851
Age 17
Jane Cowan resided here in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 27
Jane Cowan resided here in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1867
1867
Age 33
Death of Jane Cowan in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
1908
1908
Age 74
Death of Jane Cowan in Gateshead, Durham, , England
Gateshead, Durham, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1834
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1834
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1850
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906/Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906; Reference Number: p90/pan1/027

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Ayr; ED: 4; Page: 38; Line: 1300; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, , England

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