Walter Scott Cowan

1816 - 1886  (69 years)

• Name	Walter Scott Cowan
  Born	31 Oct 1816	Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164202724
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56950
  Died	20 Jun 1886	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Cancer of Bladder
  Buried	Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I56950	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Walter Cowan,   b. CA 1778, of, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland ,   d. 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Jennie Scott,   b. Abt 1790, of, Harden, , Scotland ,   d. Bef 1821  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Family ID	F29174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret McPhail,   b. 1822,   d. 14 Feb 1872, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F29180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of a Well-Known Resident of Puslinch We regret to be called upon today to announce the death of Mr. Walter Cowan, an old and respected resident of Puslinch, and brother of Messrs. Wm. and James Cowan, of West Dumfries. The deceased succumbed on Sunday to an internal ailment from which he had been suffering for a length of time. He was born at Yarrow Feus, Scotland, in October, 1817, and was consequently in the 69th year of his age. When only 12 years of age his father emigrated to Canada and settled on the farm near Galt, now occupied by Mr. Wm. Cowan. About the year 1850, the subject of this notice removed to Puslinch, where he has since continuously resided, and where he earned the esteem and respect of all who knew him. For many years he was an elder in U.P. church, and always took a prominent part in religious work. Only one son survives him, a son and daughter having died in infancy. Galt Reporter Jun 25 1886 pg 1 _______________ COWAN, WALTER The Session is called upon to mourn the loss of one of its most prominent members at his residence in Puslinch on Sabbath day, June 20th 1886, in the 70th year of his age. Mr. Cowan suffered for a long time acutely from cancer. He bore his affliction with great patience, fortitude and Christian resignation and yielded up his spirit in the faith and hope of a glorious immortality. He was connected with the congregation of Duff's Church for about forty years, for seventeen of which he filled the office of ruling elder. Mr. Cowan was of a quiet, unassuming disposition, genial, affable and kind; always ready to take his share of congregational duties and to cooperate with his brethren in every good work. He was born at Yarrow Fens, Scotland on the 31st October 1817. He came to Canada with his father and family in the year 1829 and settled on a farm near Galt, on which his youngest brother still lives. Before leaving the Old Country, he was shepherd for two years to James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd and always cherished fond recollections of the renowned poet. He was a resident in Puslinch for the last thirty-five years and was a staunch Reformer but never took any active part in politics. He was held in much respect by all who knew him for his many good qualities. He was an uncle to Dr. Cowan of Guelph. The funeral took place on Tuesday from his residence, lot 29, gore of Puslinch, at 2 to the burying ground near Duff's Church. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend. -Kirk Session minutes of Duffs Church, published in Presbyterianism in Puslinch, as well as a Guelph Mercury article. -Information from the transcription of Crown Cemetery: Native of Selkirkshire, Scotland. His wife, Margaret, died on Feb. 14, 1872, aged 49 years. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11779-2 System Origin: Scotland-VR Source Film Number: 1067929 Reference Number: 2:18976D0. Walter Cowan, birth place, Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland, b. 31 Oct 1816 s/o Walter Cowan & Jean Scott [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, C., America, N., County, W., & Cemetery, C. (1817). Walter Cowan (1817-1886) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 20 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164202724/walter-cowan.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1816 - Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Died - Cause: Cancer of Bladder - 20 Jun 1886 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth