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John Clydesdale Cowden 1866–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1866

Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1949

Death Location: Old Monkland Lanarkshire Scotland

Father: Chester Cowden

Mother: Elizabeth Gillon

Spouse(s): Agnes Laird

Children(s): Charles Cowden

In 1866, John Clydesdale Cowden entered the world in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Chester Cowden And Elizabeth Gillon. John Clydesdale Cowden married Agnes Cassell Laird, and had children including Charles Laird Cowden. John Clydesdale Cowden passed away in 1949 in Old Monkland Lanarkshire Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1866, John Clydesdale Cowden entered the world in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Chester Cowden And Elizabeth Gillon.
  • John Clydesdale Cowden married Agnes Cassell Laird, and had children including Charles Laird Cowden.
  • John Clydesdale Cowden passed away in 1949 in Old Monkland Lanarkshire Scotland.

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John Cowden's Ancestors

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John Cowden
1866–1949
Birth Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Chester Cowden
1825–1894
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Gillon
1835–1907
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cowden's Descendants

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John (Clydesdale) Cowden (23 April 1866–1949) m. Agnes (Cassell) Laird (18 February 1868–1945)
  1. 1. Charles (Laird) Cowden 1897–1957 m. Agnes (C) Laird 1902–1985
    1. 1. John (Clydesdale (later Fraser) Cowden (later) Cameron) 1920–1999 m. Elizabeth (Nicholson) Kerr 1923–1996
      1. 1. Agnes (Laird (Margaret Kerr)) Cowden 1948–1985
      2. 2. James (Kerr) Cowden 1946–2022

John Cowden's Timeline

2 Records

1866
23 April 1866
Birth of John Clydesdale Cowden in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1949
1949
Age 83
Death of John Clydesdale Cowden in Old Monkland Lanarkshire Scotland
Old Monkland Lanarkshire Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1866
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Old Monkland Lanarkshire Scotland

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