Cpt. Robert Cowan
- Born: 26 Jun 1746, Overtown, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Married:
- Died: 30 Sep 1824 1
- Buried: 6 Oct 1824, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
 Research Notes:
"Captain late of the Royal Scots Greys" (headstone) and "late paymaster in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons" (Tarbolton OPR)
"War-Office, March 10, 1798. 2nd Regiment of Dragoons, Robert Cowan, Gent, late Quarter-Master in the Regiment, to be Paymaster." (London Gazette)
"Erected/ to/ the memory of/ Captain Robert Cowan/ late of the/ Royal Scots Greys/ who died on the 30th September MDCCCXXIV, in his 79th year,/ also of/ Mrs Mary Criddle/ his spouse/ who departed this life on the/ 12th December MDCCCXXV,/ aged 66 years."
Marriage Information:
Robert married Mary Criddle on an unknown date. (Mary CRIDDLE was born about 1759 and died on 12 Dec 1825 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"Robert's marriage may have happened anywhere his regiment was stationed. Several marriages for Mary Criddle in Somerset suggest that several births in the correct time period are missing from the parish records, and a birth around 1759 might also have been omitted. Criddle is a name not found in Ayrshire, and there is little likelihood that Mary was born in Scotland." |