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James Cowden (abt. 1856)

James Cowden
Born about in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Birth

James Cowden was born c. 1856 in Dalbeattie, Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland to Hugh Cowden (c. 1808-1891) and Elizabeth Grierson (c. 1813-after 1891).

Siblings

All children born in Urr, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
  1. John Cowden born c. 1836. He married Jane Unknown before December 1880. John died after 1901 probably in Speymouth, Moray, Scotland where he was noted as a retired gardener on the 1901 census.
  2. Elizabeth Cowden born c. 1837. She died in 1877 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  3. Hugh Cowden, Jr. born c.1839. Hugh, Jr. married Jane Patton ( c. 1841-before April 1881) c. 1865. He died after 1901.
  4. William Cowden born December 1840 in Dalbeattie, Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
  5. Agnes Cowden born c. 1845.
  6. Christopher Cowden born c. 1847.
  7. Mary Cowden born c. 1848.
  8. Jane Cowden born October 1850.
  9. Margaret Walburga Cowden born in 1853. She married William McAdam (1841-1924) in c. 1874 in Scotland. Margaret died in 1942 in Scotland.

The 4 April 1881 Census places him at parental home on Hill Head in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, UK, 25 years old, carter.[1]

Sources

  • 1861 Scotland Census on 8 April in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire on Hillhead. [2]
  • 1871 Scotland Census on 2 April in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire on Hill Head. [3]
  • 1881 Scotland Census on 4 April in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire on Hillhead. [4]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Entered by Darlene Kerr.
  2. ↑ 1861: Cowden, Hugh 53, wood merchant, head; John 24, carter, son; Elizabeth 22, daughter; Hugh 20, carter, son; Agnes 16, scholar, daughter; Christopher 14, scholar, son; Mary 11, scholar, daughter; Jane 9, scholar, daughter; Walburga 7, scholar, daughter; James 5, son.
  3. ↑ 1871: Cowden, Hugh 64, carter, head; Elizabeth 57, wife; John 34, carter, son; Walburga 18, daughter; James 15, son; John 9 b. c. 1862, scholar, grandson.
  4. ↑ 1881: Cowden, Hugh 74, wood merchant, head; Elizabeth 66, wife; James 24, carter, son; John 20, carter, grandson; Agnes 11, scholar, granddaughter; Hugh 5, grandson; Elizabeth 7, granddaughter.




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Scott-8685 Darlene (Scott) Kerr
PLEASE do not change the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. Thank you.
posted by Darlene (Scott) Kerr

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