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Robert Cowan 1746 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JUN 1746

Birth Location: Overtown, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Sep 1824

Death Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: William Cowen

Mother: Janet Andrew

Spouse(s): Mary Criddle

Children(s):

Robert Cowan was born in 1746 in Overtown, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of William Cowen and Janet Andrew. Robert Cowan married Mary Criddle. Robert Cowan passed away in 1824 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Cowan was born in 1746 in Overtown, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of William Cowen and Janet Andrew.
  • Robert Cowan married Mary Criddle.
  • Robert Cowan passed away in 1824 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Robert Cowan's Ancestors

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Robert Cowan
1746 – 1824
Birth Place: Overtown, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Cowen
1726 – 1802
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Janet Andrew
1727 – 1769
New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Cowan
1660 – 1730
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Crawford
1683 – 1703
Scotland, United Kingdom
John Andrew
1703 –
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Paterson
1700 –
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cowan
1630 – 1703
Jane Shields
1626 – 1675
Matthew Crawford
1646 – 1680
Margaret Ferguson
1650 – 1681
John Andrew
1670 –
Janet Smith
1674 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cowan
Helen Thomesoune
Charles Shields
1595 – 1685
Mary McCulloch
1692 – 1777

Robert Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1746
26 JUN 1746
Birth of Robert Cowan in Overtown, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Overtown, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1771
1771
Age 25
Robert Cowan was married in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1824
30 Sep 1824
Age 78
Death of Robert Cowan in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1746
    Event Place: Overtown, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1824
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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