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Title: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: Claire3007 on Monday 01 April 13 11:58 BST (UK)
Hi all  :)

I'm a Gowan, originally from Dumfries but now living in Oz. I've traced my family tree back to James Gowan born in 1821. He married Margaret Craik born in 1823.  They had children Douglas b1846, James b1849, Margaret b1851, Alexander b1854, and Mary b1859.

My question is this - does anyone have any information on parents of either James Gowan or Margaret Craik? And the associated birth and death dates?

I'd be happy to hear from anyone with any information on the Gowans in Dumfries too :-)

Thanks!

Claire
Title: Re: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: ev on Monday 01 April 13 12:41 BST (UK)
Hi ,

I think your looking for Mary Craik rather than Margaret Craik  :-\
Mary Gowan(other surname Craik) death 1890 Ladhope Roxburgh , born c1823 on Scotlandspeople.

ev
Title: Re: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: Claire3007 on Monday 01 April 13 12:46 BST (UK)
Ah! Thank you - I'll check that out, it you're probably right  :)
Title: Re: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: ev on Monday 01 April 13 12:57 BST (UK)
Mary Craik or Gowan was widowed by the 1881 Census.

ev
Title: Re: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: ev on Monday 01 April 13 13:02 BST (UK)
James Gowan death 1877 Dumfries Dumfries , born c1821 could be worth a look.

ev
Title: Re: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: Claire3007 on Monday 01 April 13 13:04 BST (UK)
Hi again,

That's fantastic! Where did you find that? I've been searching for ages via various search methods ;-)

Now if I could just find James' parents.... :-)

Thanks again!

Claire
Title: Re: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: ev on Monday 01 April 13 13:08 BST (UK)
Two possibles for Mary -
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XT1Y-1VM
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XT11-3MQ

I found the death by searching the index on Scotlandspeople website , the certificate should have his parents names if known by the informant.

ev
Title: Re: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: ev on Monday 01 April 13 13:22 BST (UK)
Looks like James was also born Dumfries Dumfries -
http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82111080

In 1841 James is with an Edward and Margaret Gowan who may be his parents but no relationship is shown.

ev
Title: Re: GOWAN - Dumfries
Post by: Gowin on Tuesday 06 August 13 23:15 BST (UK)
Hi Claire, I would be interested in finding out if we share a common ancestor.  It seems my paternal side was from SW Scotland before arrival in America.

Robert