Robert COWAN
(1774-1855)
Mary SILLARS
(1784-1849)
John CRAIG
(-)
Elizabeth GIBSON
(-)
William COWAN
(1809-1879)
Mary CRAIG
(1813-1892)
William COWAN
(1851-1895)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Mary Sillars COWAN

William COWAN

  • Born: 9 Jun 1851, Thomas St., Birkenhead, Cheshire, England 1
  • Married: 11 Aug 1880 1
  • Died: 2 Apr 1895, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England 2 3

   Research Notes:

1881 England Census:

Age given: 29 years
Birthplace given: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Dwelling Place: 20 Dingle Rd., Tranmere, Cheshire
Occupation: Commercial Traveler

William and his wife Mary S. (29) of Scotland were staying with William's widowed mother Mary.

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1891 England Census:

Age given: 39 years
Birthplace given: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Dwelling Place: 22 Dingle Rd., Tranmere, Cheshire
Occupation: Commercial Traveler

Present were wife Mary S. (39) of Scotland, children (all born in Birkenhead): Mary M. M. (7), scholar, Jessie R. (6), scholar, Roberta E. (4), John M. (2). William's widowed mother Mary was living nextdoor.

   Marriage Information:

William married Mary Sillars COWAN, daughter of John Macredie COWAN and Mary Montgomerie MERRY, on 11 Aug 1880 1. (Mary Sillars COWAN was born on 4 Feb 1852 in Perceton, Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland 1 and died on 1 Apr 1927 in Barnet District, Middlesex, England 4.)

   Marriage Notes:

1st cousins

Sources


1 International Genealogical Index, Film # 538447.

2 England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, 2nd Quarter, vol. 8a, p. 329.

3 International Genealogical Index, Batch # 5006036.

4 England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, 2nd Quarter, vol. 3a, p. 387.


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