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John Cowan 1857–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAY 1857

Birth Location: Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Isabella Cowan

Spouse(s): Annie Thomson

Children(s): Isabella Cowan, Ann Cowan, Helen Cowan, Elisabeth Cowan, Mary Cowan, Lilias Cowan, William Cowan, Robina Cowan, Thomas Cowan

John Cowan was born in 1857 in Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland, the child of William Craig Cowan And Isabella Cowan. John Cowan married Annie Thomson, and had children including Ann Julia Ross Cowan, Elisabeth Cowan, Helen Lindsay Cowan, Isabella A Cowan, Lilias Brunton Cowan, Mary Jane Ross Cowan, Robina Craig Cowan, Thomas Thomson Cowan, William Cowan. John Cowan passed away in 1940 in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Cowan was born in 1857 in Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland, the child of William Craig Cowan And Isabella Cowan.
  • John Cowan married Annie Thomson, and had children including Ann Julia Ross Cowan, Elisabeth Cowan, Helen Lindsay Cowan, Isabella A Cowan, Lilias Brunton Cowan, Mary Jane Ross Cowan, Robina Craig Cowan, Thomas Thomson Cowan, William Cowan.
  • John Cowan passed away in 1940 in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cowan
1829–
Birth Location: Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
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Isabella Cowan
1830–1900
Birth Location: Peebles Parish, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Annie Thomson
1855–
Birth Location: Rosskeen Parish, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
AT

Children(s)

Isabella Cowan
1880–1966
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
IC
Ann Cowan
1891–1943
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
AC
Helen Cowan
1887–1975
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
HC
Elisabeth Cowan
1896–
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
EC
Mary Cowan
1878–1938
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
MC
Lilias Cowan
1883–1960
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
LC
William Cowan
1876–1907
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
WC
Robina Cowan
1886–1952
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
RC
Thomas Cowan
1889–1892
Birth Location: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
TC

John Cowan's Ancestors

Self
John Cowan
1857–1940
Birth Place: Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
Parents
William Craig Cowan
1829–
Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
Isabella Cowan
1830–1900
Peebles Parish, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Armstrong
1796–
Hobkirk Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isabella Armstrong
1807–1873
Selkirkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Burnet
1761–1823
Isabel Burnet
1766–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Burnet
1729–1795
Margaret Burnet
1734–1826

John Cowan's Descendants

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John Cowan (10 MAY 1857–1940) m. Annie Thomson (9 MAR 1855–)
  1. 1. Isabella (A) Cowan 1880–1966
  2. 2. Ann (Julia Ross) Cowan 1891–1943
  3. 3. Helen (Lindsay) Cowan 1887–1975
  4. 4. Elisabeth Cowan 1896–
  5. 5. Mary (Jane Ross) Cowan 1878–1938
  6. 6. Lilias (Brunton) Cowan 1883–1960
  7. 7. William Cowan 1876–1907
  8. 8. Robina (Craig) Cowan 1886–1952
  9. 9. Thomas (Thomson) Cowan 1889–1892

John Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1857
10 MAY 1857
Birth of John Cowan in Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
1940
1940
Age 83
Death of John Cowan in Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1857
    Event Place: Eddleston Parish, Pebblesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland SRI index (Birth) ,, SCT-SRI(Birth); Peeblesshire; Eddleston; 7607; 1857; Cowan; John; M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lasswade Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland SRI index (Death) ,, SCT-SRI(Death); Midlothian; Lasswade; 1940; 691173; Cowan; John; 832

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
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