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William Andrew Cowan 1647 – 1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1647

Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Dec 1689

Death Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Cowan

Mother: Isobell Crawford

Spouse(s): (Elizabeth) Hodge

Children(s): James Cowen

William Andrew Cowan was born in 1647 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Cowine Cowan and Isobell Tendal Crawford. William Andrew Cowan married (Elizabeth) Elspeth Hodge, and had children including James Cowen. William Andrew Cowan passed away in 1689 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Andrew Cowan was born in 1647 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Cowine Cowan and Isobell Tendal Crawford.
  • William Andrew Cowan married (Elizabeth) Elspeth Hodge, and had children including James Cowen.
  • William Andrew Cowan passed away in 1689 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cowan
1622 – 1683
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife or Clackmannan,Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Isobell Crawford
1623 – 1676
Birth Location: Gargunnock, St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

(Elizabeth) Hodge
1642 – 1683
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Cowen
1667 – 1715
Birth Location: Saint Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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William Cowan's Ancestors

Self
William Cowan
1647 – 1689
Birth Place: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Cowine Cowan
1622 – 1683
Dysart, Fife or Clackmannan,Stirlingshire, Scotland
Isobell (Tendal) Crawford
1623 – 1676
Gargunnock, St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cowan's Descendants

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William (Andrew) Cowan (20 Jun 1647 – 6 Dec 1689) m. (Elizabeth) (Elspeth) Hodge (22 May 1642 – 1683 or 15 Nov 1714)
  1. 1. James Cowen (24 March 1667 – 1715) m. Margaret (Loury) Laurie (16 Apr 1670 – 22 Feb 1772)
    1. 1. Margaret Cowan (19 July 1688 – 29 May 1791) m. Robert (Murdoch) Laird (13 Jan 1687 – 1727)
      1. 1. Robert Laird (29 Oct 1727 – 21 Oct 1772) m. BARBARA BROWN (1725 – )
        1. 1. MARION\mary LAIRD (16 Dec 1753 – 1819) m. Archibald ((Gilleasbuig) Laing DNA) match (13 SEPT 1755 – 1795)

William Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1647
20 Jun 1647
Birth of William Andrew Cowan in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1689
6 Dec 1689
Age 42
Death of William Andrew Cowan in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1647
    Event Place: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1689
    Event Place: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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