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Walter Cowan 1783 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1783

Birth Location: Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Cowan

Mother: Jean Muir

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The story of Walter Cowan began in 1783 in Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Walter Cowan passed away in 1835 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Cowan began in 1783 in Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Walter Cowan passed away in 1835 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Walter Cowan's Ancestors

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Walter Cowan
1783 – 1835
Birth Place: Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Cowan
1758 –
Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Muir
1758 –
Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Walter Cowan
1727 –
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Agnes Kilgour
1723 –
Burntisland,Fife,Scotland
Thomas Muir
Agnes Hadden
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1783
12 May 1783
Birth of Walter Cowan in Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1835
1835
Age 52
Death of Walter Cowan in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1783
    Event Place: Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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