William Cowan

1823 - 1905  (82 years)

• Name	William Cowan
  Immigration	1823  [1]
  Born	18 Apr 1823	Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185295926
  Residence	1864	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1869	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Ch. of Scotland
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of Scotland
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Retired	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-74594
  Died	28 Dec 1905	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9]
  	Cause: Old Age
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I74594	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Walter Cowan,   b. CA 1778, of, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland ,   d. 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Agnes Willison,   b. CA 1778, of, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland ,   d. 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F9288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Turnbull Dunn,   b. 19 May 1833, Minto, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 22 Dec 1905, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1864	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Children	1. Dr. Walter D. Cowan,   b. 2 Jul 1865, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   2. Helen "Nellie" Cowan,   b. 4 Jul 1869, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 87 years)   3. Agnes Wilhelmine Cowan,   b. 30 Apr 1872, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1939  (Age 66 years)   4. Jeannie Cowan,   b. 1873, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Adam Cowan,   b. 22 Jan 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1918, Cochrane, Cochrane District, Ontario  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F19394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-3 Page 3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In/ memory of/ William Cowan/ died Dec. 28th 1905/ in his 84th year/ Agnes Turnbull Dunn/ his wife/ died Dec. 22nd 1905/ aged 73 years [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 41. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Yarrow, 1691-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Yarrow (Selkirkshire) film 1067929. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 8. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 10. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 20 Apr 1864. Turnbull, Agnes married 14 Apr 1864 to William Cowan In Galt at res bride's mother by Rev W T Murdoch. Groom, farmer, North Dumfries; bride, youngest dau late Adam Dunn, farmer, Boosemill, Roxboroughshire, Scotland. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Helen Cowan Event Type: Birth Event Date: 04 Jul 1869 Event Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Female Father's Name: William Cowan, farmer of North Dumfries Mother's Name: Agnes Dunn [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 026418 (1905). Name:Wm Cowan Gender:Male Age:82 Birth Date:abt 1823 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:28 Dec 1905 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Old Age [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. William Cowan Born: Scotland Res: Dumfries Township Age: 40 Born: abt 1824 Father: Walter Mother: Agnes Spouse: Agnes T. Dun Age: 29 Born: abt 1835 born: Scotland Res: Galt Father: Adam Mother: Helen married 14 Apr 1864 county: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Apr 1823 - Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Residence - 1864 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Apr 1864 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1869 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ch. of Scotland - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of Scotland - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Old Age - 28 Dec 1905 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth