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COWAN, Alexander
(1775-1859)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. HALL, Elizabeth

2. BRODIE, Helen

COWAN, Alexander 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

  • Born: 17 June 1775, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland 5 11
  • Marriage (1): HALL, Elizabeth about 1806
  • Marriage (2): BRODIE, Helen on 14 August 1830 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 13 February 1859, 30 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 5 6 7 8 9 11
  • Buried: 1859, Edinburgh, Scotland 5 11

   User ID: SP473.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: Edinburgh. 7 8

2. Probate, 5 May 1862, Principal Registery. 6 9


Alexander married Elizabeth HALL about 1806. (Elizabeth HALL was born on 13 May 1781 in Scotland,5 12 13 died on 21 March 1829 in Grange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 5 12 13 and was buried in 1829 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland 5 12 13.)


Alexander next married Helen BRODIE, daughter of Alexander BRODIE and Unknown, on 14 August 1830 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1 2 (Helen BRODIE was born on 3 September 1796 in Latheron, Highland, Scotland,5 11 died on 18 December 1863 in City of Edinburgh, Scotland 5 11 and was buried in 1863 in City of Edinburgh, Scotland 5 11.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2014 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

2 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

3 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2014 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

4 Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

5 Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

6 Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

7 Ancestry.com, Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2011 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Linen Hall Library; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference.

8 Ancestry.com, Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Linen Hall Library; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference.

9 Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2010 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

10 Ancestry.com, Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Edinburgh City Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Register of Voters for the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith; Reference: SL56/1B.

11 Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

12 Ancestry.com, Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

13 Ancestry.com, Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2016 Place:Provo, UT, USA).

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