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Robert Cowan 1813 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1813

Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Jan 1839

Death Location: Perceton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Cowan

Mother: Mary Sillars

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dunbar

Children(s): Mary Cowan, Janet Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Robert Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Jam Cowan

According to available records, Robert Cowan was born in 1813 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Cowan and Mary Sillars. Following those early years, Robert Cowan married Elizabeth Dunbar, and their family grew to include Mary Cowan, Janet Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Robert Cowan, Margaret Cowan and Jam Cowan. In the later years of life, Robert Cowan died in 1839 in Perceton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Robert Cowan
1774 – 1855
Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mary Sillars
1784 – 1849
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dunbar
1815 – 1897
Birth Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Cowan
1841 –
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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Janet Cowan
1843 – 1934
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Cowan
1846 –
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire
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Robert Cowan
1847 – 1899
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire
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Margaret Cowan
1849 –
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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Jam Cowan
1851 – 1851
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 4; Page: 7; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_131; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 4; Page: 7; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_131; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 Jan 1839
    Event Place: Perceton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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