Sir
John
Cowan
Bt
Born in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Cowan
and Elizabeth Hall
Brother of
Charles Cowan MP, FRSE, George Henry Cowan, Alexander Cowan, Helen Cowan, Marjory (Cowan) Simpson, Elizabeth Cowan, Duncan Cowan, James Cowan, Lucia Anne Cowan, Susan Cowan, Janet (Cowan) Watson [half], George Cowan [half], Isabella Cowan [half], Alexander Oswald Cowan [half], Jane Thompson Cowan [half], Mary Wood Cowan [half], Josephine Catherine Cowan [half], Susanna Hathaway Cowan [half] and Charlotte Jemima Cowan [half]
Husband of
Jane Menzies Gillespie
— married
7 Apr 1847 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Husband of
Jane Falconar Currie
— married
19 Nov 1857 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander Philip Cowan, Jane Grace Cowan, Elizabeth Hall Cowan, Joan Elizabeth Baillie Cowan and Charles R. William Cowan
Died
at age 86
in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2018
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Biography
John Cowan Bt is Notable.
John Cowan Bt was born in Scotland.
Sir John Cowan, baronet, was paper manufacturer and political organizer.
John Cowan was born 7 May 1814 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland to Alexander Cowan and Elizabeth Hall. He was baptized 29 May 1814. He was their 8th child. His parents had 11 children together and his father had another 9 after his mother's death.
He married Jane Gillespie on 7 Apr 1847 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland. Together they had 4 children. Jane died on 13 Oct 1854.
He married Jane Currie on 19 Nov 1857 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Together they had a son.
He died 26 October 1900 in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland and was buried on 28 October 1900.
Sources
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4R-X45 : 12 February 2020), John Cowan, 1814.
- "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYM6-P79 : 11 February 2020), John Cowan, 1847.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 May 2020, 13:54), entry for John Cowan Bart(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZKY-WSP); contributed by various users.
- "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D1-19DL : 26 October 2019), Sir John Cowan, 27 Oct 1900; citing Obituary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, page , Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. The British Library, London; FHL microfilm 101,918,325.
See Also:
- https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-51993;jsessionid=CC4B81FB1BF55D688774D2158A1B6FA1?mediaType=Article
- https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-1000069
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John_Cowan,_1st_Baronet
- https://www.google.com/books/edition/Who_s_who/5aVDAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Sir+John+Cowan+Bt+1814&pg=PA257&printsec=frontcover
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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