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Janet Bell 1793–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1793

Birth Location: Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Dec 1844

Death Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire

Father: Walter Bell

Mother: Brigit Brow

Spouse(s): John Cowan

Children(s): John Cowan, Jane Cowan, Robert Cowan, Mary Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Margaret 2nd, James Cowan, Frances Cowan, Andrew Cowan, Robert 2nd, Isaac Cowan

The story of Janet Bell began in 1793 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. In 1841, Janet Bell resided in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Janet Bell married John Cowan, and had children including Andrew Cowan, Frances Cowan, Isaac Watts Cowan, James Cowan, Jane Kerr Cowan, John Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Margaret Cowan 2Nd, Mary Cowan, Robert Cowan, Robert Cowan 2Nd, Thomas Cowan. Janet Bell passed away in 1844 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Bell began in 1793 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Janet Bell resided in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Janet Bell married John Cowan, and had children including Andrew Cowan, Frances Cowan, Isaac Watts Cowan, James Cowan, Jane Kerr Cowan, John Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Margaret Cowan 2Nd, Mary Cowan, Robert Cowan, Robert Cowan 2Nd, Thomas Cowan.
  • Janet Bell passed away in 1844 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Bell's Ancestors

Self
Janet Bell
1793–1844
Birth Place: Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Bell
1770–
Gretna, Dumfriesshire
Brigit (Or Blanch) Brow
1770–
Gretna, Dumfriesshire
Grandparents
Walter Bell
1732–1793
Ceres, Fife, Scotland
Mary Johnston
1739–1804
Dumfries, Scotland
James Brow
1723–1780
Graitney, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grizel Irving
1726–1771
Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Bell
1690–1750
Bathia Duncan
1700–
James Brow
1699–1760
Margaret Finnie
1700–1750
Elizabeth Irving
1680–1768
John Irving
1668–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Bell's Descendants

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Janet Bell (10 Jun 1793–10 Dec 1844) m. John Cowan (07 Dec 1785–26 Jan 1860)
  1. 1. John Cowan 1831–1916 m. Mary Little 1836–1895
    1. 1. Thomas Cowan 1870–
    2. 2. Janet Cowan 1871–1930 m. Joseph (Bell) 2nd 1867–1948
      1. 1. Janet Bell 1908–1964 m. David (Archibald Armstrong Bell) 8th 1901–1994
        1. 1. William (Park) Bell 1935–2020 m. Carol (Fisher) Leckie 1940–2004
        2. 2. Helen Bell 1943–2018 m. Arthur (Wylie) Irving 1943–2021
      2. 2. Mary (Little) Bell 1893–1983 m. John (Pryce (Jack)) Randell 1903–1980
      3. 3. Catherine ((Kitty) Irving) Bell 1896–1990
      4. 4. Thomas Bell 1896–1957 m. Mary (Ferguson) Nelson –1980
        1. 1. Margaret (Moffat (Peggy)) Bell 1920–1998 m. Jeffrey Sunderland 1923–1994
      5. 5. Minnie (Cowan) Bell 1898–1967 m. Wilfred (Edwin) Rothwell 1880–1955
      6. 6. Ella (Cowan) Bell 1902–1984 m. Willmott ((Bill)) Rawlings 1900–1966
    3. 3. Ellen (Reid) Cowan 1864–1947 m. Matthew Borthwick 1855–1929
      1. 1. Mary (Hope) Borthwick 1904–1978 m. Frederik (Peter) Harms 1901–
      2. 2. James Borthwick 1903–1939
      3. 3. John (W) Borthwick 1908–1928
    4. 4. John Cowan 1860–1862
    5. 5. George Cowan 1863–1914 m. Janet Miller 1863–1947
      1. 1. John Cowan 1891–
      2. 2. George (Orr) Cowan 1892–1961 m. Dorothy Grace 1903–1991
      3. 3. Thomas (Miller Cowan) OBE 1896–1973 m. Margaret (Allardyce (Pearl) Johnstone) Hunter 1898–1986
    6. 6. Robert Cowan 1868–1960 m. Elizabeth Johnstone 1869–1945
      1. 1. Robert Cowan 1906–1982
      2. 2. John (W) Cowan 1897–1981 m. Isabella Roddick 1897–1977
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Cowan 1920–2007
        2. 2. Charles ((Chay) Roddick) Cowan 1924–2005
      3. 3. David (I) Cowan 1900–
    7. 7. Wilhelminna ((Minnie) Little) Cowan 1875–1963 m. William Rowell 1878–
      1. 1. Mary (Wilhelmina) Rowell 1913–2003 m. John (A) Cooper 1905–
      2. 2. Nora (Holroyd) Rowell 1906– m. Eric (Arnold Mackworth) Gee 1905–1989
    8. 8. John (Cowan) 2nd 1861–1938 m. Mary (Helen) Tait 1871–1939
      1. 1. Agnes (I) Cowan 1898–1972 m. William Beattie 1897–1958
        1. 1. Alexander (Ogilvie) Beattie 1926–2008 m. Joan (Sutherland) Nicol 1932–1998
        2. 2. Ian Beattie 1929–2008
      2. 2. Andrew Cowan 1899–
    9. 9. William Cowan 1869–1870
  2. 2. Jane (Kerr) Cowan 1816–1872
  3. 3. Robert Cowan 1818–1838
  4. 4. Mary Cowan 1820–1898 m. Daniel Hope 1808–1891
  5. 5. Margaret Cowan 1823–1824
  6. 6. Thomas Cowan 1825–1844
  7. 7. Margaret (Cowan) 2nd 1826–1865
  8. 8. James Cowan 1829–1900 m. Jessie Irving 1821–
    1. 1. Isabella Irving 1855–1918 m. Charles Macfarlane 1855–1890
      1. 1. Peter McFarlane 1886–1949 m. Elizabeth (Robertson) McKay 1888–1974
  9. 9. Frances Cowan 1833–1866
  10. 10. Andrew Cowan 1836–1862
  11. 11. Robert (Cowan) 2nd 1838–1918 m. Jessie Harrison 1845–
    1. 1. Isabella (McFarlane) Cowan 1876–1885
  12. 12. Isaac (Watts) Cowan 1841–1864

Janet Bell's Timeline

4 Records

1793
10 Jun 1793
Birth of Janet Bell in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1793
10 Jun 1793
Janet Bell was baptized in , Graitney, Dumfries, Scotland
, Graitney, Dumfries, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 48
Janet Bell resided here in Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1844
10 Dec 1844
Age 51
Death of Janet Bell in Langholm, Dumfriesshire
Langholm, Dumfriesshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1793
    Event Place: Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1793
    Event Place: , Graitney, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Langholm, Dumfriesshire

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