Robert COWAN
(1774-1855)
Mary SILLARS
(1784-1849)
William COWAN
(1809-1879)
Margaret DRUMMOND
(Abt 1811-Bef 1851)
Robert COWAN
(1834-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Elizabeth MITCHELL

Robert COWAN

  • Born: 1834, Perceton, Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland 2
  • Married: 15 Aug 1860, Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland 1

   Research Notes:

1851 Scotland Census:

Age given: 16 years
Birthplace given: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dwelling Place: Perceton, Dreghorn, Ayrshire
Occupation: Gardener

Staying with his paternal grandfather

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1861 England Census:

Age given: 26 years
Birthplace given: Scotland
Dwelling Place: 4 View [St.], Birkenhead, Cheshire
Occupation: Engineer

Robert and his wife Elizabeth (26) were staying with Robert's [step]mother whilst his father was abroad.

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1871 England Census:

Age given: 36 years
Birthplace given: Scotland
Dwelling Place: New Passage R., Redwick & Northwick, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation: Engineer Steam Vessel

Present were wife Elizabeth (36) of Scotland, niece Agnes Farnbie (12) of Scotland, scholar

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1881 England Census:

Age given: 46 years
Birthplace given: Scotland
Dwelling Place: Carlomine? Cottage, Redwick, Henbury, Gloucestershire
Occupation: Engineer

Present was wife Elizabeth (46) of Scotland

   Marriage Information:

Robert married Elizabeth MITCHELL, daughter of James MITCHELL and Agnes McKERROW, on 15 Aug 1860 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland 1. (Elizabeth MITCHELL was born about 1835 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.)

   Marriage Notes:

Robert Cowan, age 26 years, of Birkenhead England, engineer, steam [------], bachelor, son of William Cowan, engineer steam [--------], and Margaret Cowan maiden name Drummond (deceased), and
Elizabeth Mitchell, age 26 years, of Gr---t Street [--------------], dressmaker, spinster, daughter of James Mitchell, joiner and [-----------], and Agnes Mitchell maiden name McKerrow

Witnesses: Keogh Brown, John [-------------]

Sources


1 General Register Office of Scotland (GROS), Loudon register, Statutory Marriages 603/00 0022.

2 Compiler, calculated from Scotland and England Censuses (unable to locate birth or christening in Scotland OPR).


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