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Thomas McGOWAN 1508–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1563

Death Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James McGOWAN

Mother: Bess Balgowan

Spouse(s): Marion Cuninghame

Children(s): Isobel McGowan

Thomas McGOWAN was born in 1508 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of James Mcgowan And Bess Balgowan. Thomas McGOWAN married Marion Cuninghame, and had children including Isobel Mcgowan. Thomas McGOWAN passed away in 1563 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas McGOWAN was born in 1508 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of James Mcgowan And Bess Balgowan.
  • Thomas McGOWAN married Marion Cuninghame, and had children including Isobel Mcgowan.
  • Thomas McGOWAN passed away in 1563 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Thomas McGOWAN's Ancestors

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Thomas McGOWAN
1508–1563
Birth Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
James McGOWAN
1485–
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bess Balgowan
1490–
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas McGOWAN's Descendants

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Thomas McGOWAN (1508–1563) m. Marion Cuninghame (1512–7 Nov 1534)
  1. 1. Isobel McGowan 1535–1585 m. John Sharpe 1530–1587
    1. 1. John Sharpe 1555–1597 m. Margaret Collace 1550–1650
      1. 1. John Sharp 1578–1616 m. Elizabeth Hunter 1587–1616
        1. 1. Janet SHARPE 1611–1680 m. Robert (George) Morrison 1596–1632

Thomas McGOWAN's Timeline

3 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Thomas McGOWAN in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1533
1533
Age 25
Thomas McGOWAN was married in Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling:, The commissariot record of Glasgow, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling:, The commissariot record of Glasgow, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1563
1563
Age 55
Death of Thomas McGOWAN in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling:, The commissariot record of Glasgow, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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