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John Murray Cowan 1888 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1888

Birth Location: Eaglesfield, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 08/09/1919

Death Location: Lochmalien Dumfries

Father: Walter Cowan

Mother: Mary Murray

Spouse(s): Jessie Warwick

Children(s): John Cowan, Mary Cowan, Mary Cowan, James Cowan, Walter Cowan, Matthew Cowan

John Murray Cowan was born in 1888 in Eaglesfield, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Walter Cowan and Mary Murray. In 1891, John Murray Cowan resided in Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. John Murray Cowan married Jessie Warwick, and had children including John Cowan, Mary Murray Cowan, Mary Cowan, James Cowan, Walter Cowan, Matthew Warwick Cowan. John Murray Cowan passed away in 1919 in Lochmalien Dumfries.

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Biography

  • John Murray Cowan was born in 1888 in Eaglesfield, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Walter Cowan and Mary Murray.
  • In 1891, John Murray Cowan resided in Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • John Murray Cowan married Jessie Warwick, and had children including John Cowan, Mary Murray Cowan, Mary Cowan, James Cowan, Walter Cowan, Matthew Warwick Cowan.
  • John Murray Cowan passed away in 1919 in Lochmalien Dumfries.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cowan's Ancestors

Self
John Cowan
1888 – 1919
Birth Place: Eaglesfield, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Cowan
1854 – 1923
Canonbie, Dumfries Shire
Mary Murray
1851 –
Middlebie, Dumfries Shire
Grandparents
James Cowan
1807 – 1865
Langm, dumfs
Rachael (Atchinson) Beattie
1807 – 1862
Ewes, Dumfriesshire
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Cowan
1778 – 1851
Margaret Brown
1777 – 1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cowan
1741 – 1786
Jean Hinshelwood
1750 – 1809

John Cowan's Descendants

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John (Murray) Cowan (20 Oct 1888 – 08/09/1919) m. Jessie Warwick (3 Nov 1885 – 7 Aug 1969)
  1. 1. John Cowan (1912 – 15 Oct 1987) m. Anne Anderson (1916 – c1996)
    1. 1. Walter (James) Cowan (07/08/1936 – ) m. Margaret (Thorburn) Johnstone (06/08/1934 – 20/11/2011)
      1. 1. Seonaid (Margaret) Cowan (13/11/1958 – ) m. William (Allison) Henderson (25/12/1956 – )
        1. 1. Callum (Walter John) Henderson (11/08/1986 – ) m. Leanne Nicholson (1981 – )
        2. 2. Euan Henderson (2 Aug 1989 – )
        3. 3. Fraser Henderson (30 09 1990 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Murray) Cowan (18/02/1914 – )
  3. 3. Mary Cowan (23/04/1917 – )
  4. 4. James Cowan (02/12/1919 – 08/02/1943)
  5. 5. Walter Cowan ( – 28 Dec 1984)
  6. 6. Matthew (Warwick) Cowan (3.4.1915 – 2 May 1992)

John Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1888
20 Oct 1888
Birth of John Murray Cowan in Eaglesfield, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Eaglesfield, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 3
John Murray Cowan resided here in Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1919
08/09/1919
Age 31
Death of John Murray Cowan in Lochmalien Dumfries
Lochmalien Dumfries

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Eaglesfield, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkpatrick Juxta; ED: 5; Page: 3; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1891_396

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08/09/1919
    Event Place: Lochmalien Dumfries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkpatrick Juxta; ED: 5; Page: 3; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1891_396

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