William COWAN of Righead
(1749-1835)
Elizabeth INGRAM
(1746-)
Robert SILLARS
(Abt 1752-)
Robert COWAN
(1774-1855)
Mary SILLARS
(1784-1849)
Adam COWAN
(Abt 1817-1877)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Margaret PATON

Adam COWAN

  • Born: Abt 1817, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland 3
  • Married: 9 Nov 1844, Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 3 Apr 1877, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England 4 5
  • Buried: Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Birkerhead, Cheshire, England

   General Notes:

Relationship to compiler: 1st cousin, 5 × removed

   Research Notes:

1851 Scotland Census:

Age given: 34 years
Birthplace given: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dwelling Place: Kenneths Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire
Occupation: Journeyman Wright

Present were wife Margaret (31) of Rilbride in Buteshire, children: Jane (5) of Irvine, Robert (4) of Kilwinning, Mary (2) of Kilwinning, Margaret (8 months) of Kilwinning

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1861 Scotland Census:

Age given: 44 years
Birthplace given: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dwelling Place: Gilmour's Sturrock? Ltd, Riccarton, Ayrshire
Occupation: Joiner

Present were wife Margaret (41) of Kilbride, children: Robert (14), Margaret (10), Thomas (7), Adam (6), Andrew (3), Janet (1)

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1871 Scotland Census:

Age given: 54 years
Birthplace given: Scotland
Dwelling Place: 286 Price St., Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Occupation: Hire Man

Present were wife Margaret (52) of Scotland, children (all born in Scotland): Jane (25), Robert (24), mariner, Thomas (17), boiler maker, Adam (15), clerk, Andrew (14), scholar

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Adam Cowan died aged 61 years.

   Marriage Information:

Adam married Margaret PATON, daughter of Thomas PATON and Jean HAMILTON, on 9 Nov 1844 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland 1 2. (Margaret PATON was born about 1819 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland and died on 14 Feb 1899 in Corrie, Arran, Bute, Scotland.)

Sources


1 International Genealogical Index, Marriages (1820-1854), Batch # M115894.

2 Dreghorn OPR, O.P.R. Marriages 589/ 0020 0179.

3 Compiler, calculated from U.K. Census records (unable to find birth or christening record in OPR).

4 International Genealogical Index, film # 456712.

5 England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, 1st Quarter, vol. 8a, p. 338.


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