Janet Muir Cowan (1870 - 1899)

Born 17 Nov 1870 in 14 Bannatyne St., Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 14 Sep 1899 at age 28 in House Quay, New Mexico, United States

Janet Cowan was born in Scotland.

This profile is part of the Cowan Name Study.

Biography

Janet Cowan migrated from Scotland to United States of America.

Janet Muir Cowan was born on 17 Nov 1870 at the family hotel at 14 Bannatyne St., Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of William Moffat Cowan and Janet Livingston (Muir) Cowan.

In the Scotland Census of 1871 and 1881 she was living at the family hotel.

In the Scotland Census of 1891 she was working as an assistant innkeeper at the nearby Caledonian Hotel, at 56 Bannatyne St., Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, where her sister Grace (Cowan) Shand was the manageress.

She passed away in 1899 in House Quay, New Mexico, United States.

Sources

• Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Name Janet Muir Cowan

Gender Female

Birth Date 17 Nov 1870

Birth Place Lanark,Lanark,Scotland

FHL Film Number 6035516

Household Members

Name Age

Janet Muir

William Cowan

Janet Muir Cowan

• 1871 Scotland Census

Name Janet M Mccowan [Cowan]

Age 4 Mo

Estimated Birth Year abt 1871

Relationship Daughter

Father's Name William Cowan

Mother's Name Janet Cowan

Gender Female

Where born Lanark, Lanarkshire

Registration Number 648

Registration district Lanark

Civil parish Lanark

Town Lanark

County Lanarkshire

Address Bannatyne St

ED 8

Household schedule number 16

Line 3

Roll CSSCT1871_146

Household Members

Name Age

William Cowan 48

Janet Cowan 41

James Cowan 16

Grace Cowan 14

John M Cowan 12

William Cowan 9

Richard Mccowan 6

Mary W Mccowan 4

Janet M Mccowan 4 Mo

Margaret Renwick 18

• 1881 Scotland Census

Name Janet M Cowan

Age 10

Estimated Birth Year abt 1871

Relationship Daughter

Mother's Name Janet Cowan

Gender Female

Where born Lanark, Lanarkshire

Registration Number 648

Registration district Lanark

Civil parish Lanark

County Lanarkshire

Address Bannatyne Street (Hotel)

ED 8

Household schedule number 16

Line 15

Roll cssct1881_261

Household Members

Name Age

Janet Cowan 52

John M Cowan 22

Richard M Cowan 16

Mary W Cowan 14

Janet M Cowan 10

Marion P Cairns 21

• 1891 Scotland Census

Name Janet Muir Cowan

Age 20

Estimated Birth Year abt 1871

Relationship Sister-in-law

Gender Female

Where born Lanark, Lanarkshire

Registration Number 648

Registration district Lanark

Civil parish Lanark

Town Lanark

County Lanarkshire

Address Bannatyne St Caledonian Hotel

Occupation Ironkeepers Assistant

ED 8

Household schedule number 85

Line 4

Roll CSSCT1891_311

Household Members

Name Age

John Shand 37

Grace Shand 34

Janet Shand 13

Jane Shand 11

William G Shand 9

Grace C Shand 7

John Shand 5

James Shand 3

Richard C Shand 1

Janet Muir Cowan 20

Richard Muir Cowan 26

Jeanie Morrison 16