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Jane McGowan 1831–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1831

Birth Location: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Nov 1922

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: William McGowan

Mother: Marion Torrance

Spouse(s): William Letham

Children(s): Eliza Letham, John Letham, Marion Letham, Jane Letham, Letham None

The story of Jane McGowan began in 1831 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Jane McGowan married William Letham, and had children including Eliza Letham, Jane Letham, John Letham, Letham, Marion Letham. Jane McGowan passed away in 1922 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Jane McGowan began in 1831 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Jane McGowan married William Letham, and had children including Eliza Letham, Jane Letham, John Letham, Letham, Marion Letham.
  • Jane McGowan passed away in 1922 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William McGowan
1783–1871
Birth Location: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WM
Marion Torrance
1793–1889
Birth Location: Deadwater’s Farm, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MT

Spouses(s)

William Letham
1814–1877
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WL

Children(s)

Eliza Letham
1859–1948
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EL
John Letham
1854–1922
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JL
Marion Letham
1856–1868
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ML
Jane Letham
1861–1861
Birth Location: Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
JL
Letham None
1855–1855
Birth Location: Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
L

Jane McGowan's Ancestors

Self
Jane McGowan
1831–1922
Birth Place: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William McGowan
1783–1871
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marion Torrance
1793–1889
Deadwater’s Farm, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane McGowan's Descendants

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Jane McGowan (30 June 1831–21 Nov 1922) m. William Letham (1814–6 Dec 1877)
  1. 1. Eliza Letham 1859–1948 m. John Watson 1847–1912
    1. 1. John Watson 1886–1915
    2. 2. Jane Watson 1887–1933
    3. 3. Thomas Watson 1882–1960
    4. 4. Marion (Torrance Letham) Watson 1898–1978
    5. 5. Helen Watson 1889–1937
    6. 6. William (Letham) Watson 1884–1914
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Letham) Watson 1890–1968
  2. 2. John Letham 1854–1922
  3. 3. Marion Letham 1856–1868
  4. 4. Jane Letham 1861–1861
  5. 5. Letham 1855–1855

Jane McGowan's Timeline

2 Records

1831
30 June 1831
Birth of Jane McGowan in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1922
21 Nov 1922
Age 91
Death of Jane McGowan in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1831
    Event Place: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1922
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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