John Cowden Jr. (1802 - 1865)

Born 1802 in Urr, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 14 Mar 1865 at about age 63 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

John Cowden, Jr. was born in 1802 at Urr, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland to John Cowden and Agnes Wilson as the second of six children. ^[1]

Siblings

1. James Cowden born 1800. He died after 1861.
2. Agnes Cowden born about 1807 in Urr, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. She died in 1864 at West Derby, Lancashire, England. She married Alexander Caven (1807-?) in 1833. The child known as Jane/Jean is probably her daughter out of wedlock.
3. Hugh Cowden born 1808.[2] He died before 5 April 1891. He married Elizabeth Unknown about 1832 in Scotland.
4. Christopher Cowden born about 1811 at Urr, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. He died in 1896.
5. Elizabeth Cowden born 1813 at Urr, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. She died on 15 December 1853 in Dalbeattie, Scotland.

On 7 April 1861 Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Census he was the head of household with brothers Christopher (51) & James (62) living there. Niece Barbara Cowden (22) & nephew William Cowden (12). They farm 80 acres on Park Street.

His brother Christopher is head of household on 2 April 1871 & he John Jr. is not there.

Death and Burial

John Cowden, Jr. died on 14 March 1865 in Urr, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland and was buried at the Buittle Churchyard Cemetery along with his parents and his sister Elizabeth.

Sources

• 1841 Scotland Census on 6 June in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire on Park Street.^[2]
• 1851 Scotland Census on 30 March in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire on Parky Dalbeattie. ^[3]
• 1861 Scotland Census on 8 April in Dalbea Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. ^[4]
• Inscription on the Family Monument in Buittle Church Graveyard.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Identity: There are 2 John Cowden's of this time. 1 lives in Liverpool or Lancashire. These 2 families resemble each other. This John lives with his parents and the other with children of his own.
2. ↑ 1841: Cowden, John 60, farmer, head; Agnes 60, wife; John Jr. 35, son; Christopher 30, son; Elisabeth (sic) 25, daughter; Jean 15; Rafferty, Andrew 12.
3. ↑ 1851: Cowden, John 73, farmer, head; John Jr. 35, son; Christopher 30, son; Elizabeth 38, daughter; Jane 28, daughter(probably granddaughter); Caven, Barbra 14, granddaughter.
4. ↑ 1861: Residence Park, farmers of 80 acres employing 5 males. Cowden, John 58, head; Christopher 51, brother; James 62, carter, brother; Barbra 22, housekeeper, niece; William 12, ploughman, nephew; McAllaster, Mary 35, dairymaid, servant.

Acknowledgments

• Robert Wadsworth provided photos and monument information on 11 April 2014.