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Robert Cowan 1790–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1790

Birth Location: Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26/5/1842

Death Location: Burnfoot, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: James Cowan

Mother: Jean Kerr

Spouse(s): Barbara Farish

Children(s): James Cowan, Thomas Cowan, William Cowan, Francis Cowan, Robert Cowan, Edmond Cowan, Jane Cowan, Mary Cowan

Robert Cowan was born in 1790 in Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of James Cowan And Jean Kerr. In 1841, Robert Cowan resided in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. In 1841, Robert Cowan resided in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Robert Cowan married Barbara Farish, and had children including Edmond Cowan, Francis Cowan, James Cowan, Jane Cowan, Mary Cowan, Robert Cowan, Thomas Cowan, William Cowan. Robert Cowan passed away in 1842 in Burnfoot, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Cowan was born in 1790 in Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of James Cowan And Jean Kerr.
  • In 1841, Robert Cowan resided in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Robert Cowan resided in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Robert Cowan married Barbara Farish, and had children including Edmond Cowan, Francis Cowan, James Cowan, Jane Cowan, Mary Cowan, Robert Cowan, Thomas Cowan, William Cowan.
  • Robert Cowan passed away in 1842 in Burnfoot, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cowan
1760–1831
Birth Location: Hutton & Corrie, Dumfriesshire
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Jean Kerr
1764–1827
Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
JK

Spouses(s)

Barbara Farish
1802–1890
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire
BF

Children(s)

James Cowan
1822–1886
Birth Location: Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland.
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Thomas Cowan
1825–
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
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William Cowan
1833–1878
Birth Location: Hutton & Corrie Dumfrieshire Scotland
WC
Francis Cowan
1835–1895
Birth Location: Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland.
FC
Robert Cowan
1837–1908
Birth Location: Closeburn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Edmond Cowan
1839–1904
Birth Location: Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland.
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Jane Cowan
1843–
Birth Location: Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
JC
Mary Cowan
1821–1904
Birth Location: Hutton & Corrie, Dumfriesshire
MC

Robert Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Robert Cowan
1790–1842
Birth Place: Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
James Cowan
1760–1831
Hutton & Corrie, Dumfriesshire
Jean Kerr
1764–1827
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Cowan
1730–
Dumfriesshire
Elizabeth ((Betty)) Swan
1726–1799
Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James? Cowan
1700–1760
Margaret Anderson
1693–1755
William Swan
1697–
Janet Murray
1697–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Cowan's Descendants

1.
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Robert Cowan (26 Jan 1790–26/5/1842) m. Barbara Farish (1802–12 Nov 1890)
  1. 1. James Cowan 1822–1886 m. Agnes Wilson 1826–1866 m. Catherine Lockerby 1852–1881
    1. 1. Janet Cowan 1845– m. Matthew Thorburn 1841–
      1. 1. Janet Thorburn 1885–
      2. 2. Agnes (W) Thorburn 1874–
      3. 3. Matthew Thorburn 1874–
      4. 4. William (C) Thorburn 1877–
      5. 5. Barbara (C) Thorburn 1882–
    2. 2. Mary Cowan 1848– m. James McQueen 1849–
      1. 1. John (J H) McQueen 1871–
      2. 2. Agnes (W) McQueen 1877–
      3. 3. David (P) McQueen 1878–
      4. 4. Wm (Cowan) McQueen 1880–
    3. 3. Robert Cowan 1850–1917 m. Jessie Little 1831–1902 m. Jane Little 1828–1898
      1. 1. Maggie Cowan 1853–
      2. 2. Margaret Cadien 1860–
      3. 3. William (T G) Cowan 1862–
    4. 4. William Cowan 1853–1866
    5. 5. Barbara Cowan 1858–1929
    6. 6. Agnes Cowan 1872–1932 m. William Bradley 1872–
      1. 1. William Bradley 1898–
      2. 2. Catherine Bradley 1899–
      3. 3. Cowan Bradley 1900–
    7. 7. James Cowan 1874–1941 m. Sarah Lockerbie 1882–
    8. 8. Jane Cowan 1877–1959
    9. 9. Catherine Cowan 1877–1958 m. John Hyslop 1869–1930
      1. 1. James (Cowan) Hyslop 1898–1960
      2. 2. Catherine Hyslop 1905–1977
      3. 3. Janet (Lockerbie) Cowan 1899–1980
      4. 4. John Hyslop 1902–1979
      5. 5. Robert Hyslop 1910–1992
      6. 6. William Hyslop 1916–1959
    10. 10. Margaret Cowan 1879–1946
      1. 1. Jean (Jane Boyd) McGhie 1908–1996
        1. 1. Archibald Gall 1933–2020
    11. 11. John Cowan 1856–
    12. 12. Catherine Cowan 1875–
    13. 13. Sarah Cowan 1881–1881
  2. 2. Thomas Cowan 1825– m. Jane Schoolar\Scoular 1827–
    1. 1. Margaret Cowan 1848–
    2. 2. Robert Cowan 1850– m. Elizabeth Stoddart 1844–1921
      1. 1. Thomas Cowan 1869–
      2. 2. Margaret Cowan 1873–
      3. 3. James Cowan 1876–
      4. 4. Adam Cowan 1879–1949
      5. 5. Jane (B) Cowan 1880–
      6. 6. Annie Cowan 1885–
      7. 7. Janet (Stoddart) Cowan 1868–1924
    3. 3. Alexander Cowan 1852–
    4. 4. James Cowan 1854–
    5. 5. Thomas Cowan 1854–
    6. 6. Jane Cowan 1859–
    7. 7. Barbara Cowan 1861–
    8. 8. Susan Cowan 1863–
    9. 9. Mary Cowan 1865–
    10. 10. Helen (Reid) Cowan 1867–1867
    11. 11. William Cowan 1873–1945
  3. 3. William Cowan 1833–1878 m. Mary Kerr 1833–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cowan 1857–1869
    2. 2. William (George) Cowan 1860–1860
    3. 3. Janet (Gray) Cowan 1861–1864
    4. 4. Mary Cowan 1864–
    5. 5. Robert Cowan 1866–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Janet) Cowan 1870–1938
  4. 4. Francis Cowan 1835–1895 m. Hellen Little 1838–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cowan 1861–
    2. 2. James (Little) Cowan 1870– m. Margaret Cowan 1874–
      1. 1. Mary (Little) Bell 1888–
      2. 2. Erie (Mackenzie) Cowan 1900–1987
    3. 3. Robert Cowan 1864– m. Mary Cowan 1866–
      1. 1. Helen Cowan 1891–
      2. 2. Arthur Cowan 1892–
  5. 5. Robert Cowan 1837–1908 m. Martha (Beatrice) Graham 1836–1925
    1. 1. Agnes Cowan 1850–1889
    2. 2. Sarah Cowan 1865–1955 m. Herbert (Stephen) Owbridge 1857–1947
      1. 1. William (Stephen) Owbridge 1892–
      2. 2. Herbert (James) Owbridge 1884–1964
      3. 3. Agnes (Gray) Owbridge 1886–
      4. 4. Frederick (Walter) Owbridge 1890–1910
      5. 5. Walter (Tom) Owbridge 1904–
      6. 6. Ethel (Leslie) Owbridge 1895–1987
      7. 7. Margaret (Ettie) Owbridge 1898–1987
      8. 8. Robert (Graham) Owbridge 1888–1926
      9. 9. Percy (Linton) Owbridge 1906–1952
      10. 10. Arthur (Ferris) Owbridge 1901–
      11. 11. Farish Owbridge 1901–
    3. 3. Agnes Cowan 1869–
    4. 4. James Cowan 1868–1931 m. Kate Cairncross 1869–1944
      1. 1. William (David) Cowan 1906–1984
      2. 2. Martha Cowan 1904–
      3. 3. Ella Cowan 1896–
      4. 4. Robert (James) Cowan 1899–
      5. 5. Esther (May) Cowan 1901–
      6. 6. Catherine Cowan 1908–
  6. 6. Edmond Cowan 1839–1904 m. Jane (or Jean) Nichol 1840–1921
    1. 1. Barbara Cowan 1862–1902 m. Christopher Hall 1860–
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Cowan 1864–1948
      1. 1. Edmond Cowan 1884–1930
    3. 3. Hellen Cowan 1870–1938 m. James (Ewart) Shearer 1862–1949
      1. 1. Edmond Shearer 1892–1911
      2. 2. Jane (Nichol Cowan) Shearer 1895–1976
      3. 3. Janet (Halbert Ewart) Shearer 1901–
      4. 4. Mary (Elliot) Shearer 1904–1905
      5. 5. Jessie (Kerr Nichol) Shearer 1908–
      6. 6. Thomas Shearer 1887–
      7. 7. Robert Shearer 1893–
    4. 4. Andrew (Nicol) Cowan 1874– m. Kathrine Cowan 1875–
      1. 1. Edmond Cowan 1894–
      2. 2. Robertina (H) Cowan 1896–
      3. 3. Charles Cowan 1900–
      4. 4. Jane (N) Cowan 1898–
      5. 5. Charles Cowan 1900–
      6. 6. Janet Cowan 1901–
      7. 7. Charles Cowan 1900–
      8. 8. Janet Cowan 1901–
    5. 5. Agnes (Johnston) Cowan 1877–1946
    6. 6. Robert Cowan 1880–1948
    7. 7. Janet Cowan 1867–1924
  7. 7. Jane Cowan 1843–
  8. 8. Mary Cowan 1821–1904
    1. 1. Thomas Kirkpatrick 1852–1933
      1. 1. Alexander Kirkpatrick 1887–1950
        1. 1. William (Tiffen) Kirkpatrick 1920–1956

Robert Cowan's Timeline

4 Records

1790
26 Jan 1790
Birth of Robert Cowan in Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 51
Robert Cowan resided here in Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 51
Robert Cowan resided here in Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1842
26/5/1842
Age 52
Death of Robert Cowan in Burnfoot, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Burnfoot, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1790
    Event Place: Hutton and Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census
    [2] 1841 Scotland Census
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: , Hutton and Corrie, 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: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2651842
    Event Place: Burnfoot, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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