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Sarah Cowan 1821–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1821

Birth Location: Biglands Aikton, Cumberland Co, England

Death Date: Mar 1901

Death Location: Wigton, Cumberland, England

Father: John Cowen

Mother: Mary Ferguson

Spouse(s): William Lightfoot

Children(s): Thomas Lightfoot, John Lightfoot, Mary Lightfoot

The story of Sarah Cowan began in 1821 in Biglands Aikton, Cumberland Co, England. Sarah Cowan married William Lightfoot, and had children including John Lightfoot, Mary Ann Lightfoot, Thomas Lightfoot. Sarah Cowan passed away in 1901 in Wigton, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Cowan began in 1821 in Biglands Aikton, Cumberland Co, England.
  • Sarah Cowan married William Lightfoot, and had children including John Lightfoot, Mary Ann Lightfoot, Thomas Lightfoot.
  • Sarah Cowan passed away in 1901 in Wigton, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowen
1781–1861
Birth Location: Laythe, Cumberland, England
JC
Mary Ferguson
1785–1868
Birth Location: Kirkbampton, Cumberland, England
MF

Spouses(s)

William Lightfoot
1821–
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
WL

Children(s)

Thomas Lightfoot
1857–
Birth Location: Biglands, Cumberland, England
TL
John Lightfoot
1842–
Birth Location: Aikton Cumberland England
JL
Mary Lightfoot
1847–
Birth Location: Aikton Cumberland England
ML

Sarah Cowan's Ancestors

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Sarah Cowan
1821–1901
Birth Place: Biglands Aikton, Cumberland Co, England
Parents
John Cowen
1781–1861
Laythe, Cumberland, England
Mary Ferguson
1785–1868
Kirkbampton, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
David Ferguson
1753–1785
Sandwith, St Bees, Cumberland, England
Ruth Brown
1752–1789
Distington Cumberland
Great-Grandparents
John Ferguson
1715–1757
Isabel Noble
1722–1811
Joseph Brown
1720–
Ann Harrison
1720–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Nouble
1685–1763
Isabell Benn
1688–1767

Sarah Cowan's Descendants

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Sarah Cowan (abt 1821–Mar 1901) m. William Lightfoot (abt 1821–)
  1. 1. Thomas Lightfoot 1857–
  2. 2. John Lightfoot 1842–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Lightfoot 1847–

Sarah Cowan's Timeline

8 Records

1818
15 Mar 1818
Sarah Cowan was baptized in Aikton,Cumberland,England
Aikton,Cumberland,England
1821
abt 1821
Birth of Sarah Cowan in Biglands Aikton, Cumberland Co, England
Biglands Aikton, Cumberland Co, England
1840
October 1840
Age 19
Sarah Cowan was married in Wigton, Cumberland, United Kingdom
Wigton, Cumberland, United Kingdom
1841
1841
Age 20
Sarah Cowan resided here in Aikton, Aikton, Cumberland, England
Aikton, Aikton, Cumberland, England
1851
1851
Age 30
Sarah Cowan resided here in Biglands and Gamblesby, Cumberland, England
Biglands and Gamblesby, Cumberland, England
1871
1871
Age 50
Sarah Cowan resided here in Burgh, Cumberland, England
Burgh, Cumberland, England
1891
1891
Age 70
Sarah Cowan resided here in Glasson, St Michael, Drumburgh, Cumberland, England
Glasson, St Michael, Drumburgh, Cumberland, England
1901
Mar 1901
Age 80
Death of Sarah Cowan in Wigton, Cumberland, England
Wigton, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1821
    Event Place: Biglands Aikton, Cumberland Co, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 164; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Aikton; County: Cumberland; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 2; Page: 1; Line: 12; GSU roll: 241280

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1818
    Event Place: Aikton,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1840
    Event Place: Wigton, Cumberland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Aikton, Aikton, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 164; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Aikton; County: Cumberland; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 2; Page: 1; Line: 12; GSU roll: 241280

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Biglands and Gamblesby, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2432; Folio: 125; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87112

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Burgh, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5224; Folio: 39; Page: 17; GSU roll: 847441

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Glasson, St Michael, Drumburgh, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4296; Folio: 43; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6099406

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1901
    Event Place: Wigton, Cumberland, England
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