| WILLIAM COWAN Shoemaker in Oxton |
m. 6 Apr 1857 Channelkirk |
MARGARET DAVIDSON | ||
| b. 1834, Channelkirk d. 1st Aug
1890, aged 55 Oxton, Channelkirk. |
b. 1840, Smailholm d. 1860, age 19, Oxton, Channelkirk |
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| Parents | JOHN COWAN, Farm Steward JANET TORRIE |
Father Mother |
JAMES DAVIDSON AGNES TAIT |
Parents |
1861, 1871, 1881 at Oxton, Channelkirk. Their son John and his wife Bessie are with their daughters Agnes and Mary (May) at Oxton in 1901.
| Child | Marriage | Spouse | Spouse's Parents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGNES | m.1886 Edinburgh | ADAM PRINGLE BURRELL | Parents |
| b. 25 Jan 1858, Oxton, Channelkirk d. 22 May 1940,age 82, 3 Greenhithe Terrace, Maddiston. |
Children | b. 12 Apr 1857, Carfrae, Channelkirk | ||
| 2 | John , Shoemaker (Journeyman) ** | m.16 Nov 1886 | Bessie Young | Alex Young Agnes McBean |
| b. 16 Sep 1859, Oxton, Channelkirk Article from Berwickshire News 1881: John Cowan, bootmaker, Oxton, Lauder Company, 2nd Batt,K.O.S.B., attended the review of 1881 in the rank of Corporal. he holds the Long Service Medal and is also in possesion of a Commemoration Medal presented by the late Robert Romanes, of Harryburn, Captain of the company Royal Garden party 1937: Mr John Cowan and his daughter Miss Mary Cowan, Roselea, Oxton had the honour of being invited to attend the garden party by her Majesties at Holyroodhouse. Wet Review 1937: On the occasion of the Royal Visit to Edinburgh, Mr John Cowan and Mr James Rankin attended the Wet Review. Both were present at the review of 1881 and at the Jubillee Parade in 1931. They wore their decorations. Mr Cowan is a Councillor for the county of Berwick and is associated with many other public interests Death Notice 1938 and obituary notice here: At Roselea, Oxton, Channelkirk, August1938, John Cowan, bootmaker. Funeral Sunday 4th September to Channelkirk Churchyard from Oxton |
d. 21 Jan 1918, age 59, Oxton of
Apoplexy. Death Notice 1918: At Oxton, Berwickshire, Bessie, wife of John Cowan, bootmaker, and daughter of the late Alexander Young, farmer, Shielfield. Funeral to Channelkirk Curchyard at 11.30 a.m. Children: Agnes McBean. b 24 Jan 1887 Article from Berwickshire News 1906: Miss Cowan elder daughter of John Cowan, bootmaker, Oxton is about to enter the Normal Training College for Teachers, for which she qualified at the Certificate Examination, last Autumn. Miss Cowan has for the last three years been engaged as a pupil teacher at the Lauder Secondary School, and is well known as a painstaking scholar. Mary M. D. b. 1888 |
** Note from "Agnes Cockburn Remembers Oxton in the 1920's" -
"... Jean Mathewson ran the Post Office, she lived in Argyle Cottage at the top of the Row.
Also there, opposite the War Memorial, was John Cowan, the boot-maker's shop.
Clusters of children would peer in at the window watching him cobbling away. He
was considered a very fine boot-maker and some who left for distant parts of the
world continued to wear John Cowan's boots. The Lammermuir shepherds would only
wear his boots and swore they had the "heather loup" - made for ease of
walking in the hills. His daughter, Agnes, was the local teacher and May looked
after the house."
1 Census 1901, Channelkirk Parish, Village of Oxton, Berwickshire. Entry 31
Shoemakers Shop, Oxton
| NAME and Surname of each person |
RELATION to Head of Family |
CONDITION as to Marriage |
AGE last birthday |
PROFESSION or OCCUPATION | Employed | WHERE BORN | Rooms with One or more Windows |
| John Cowan | Head | Mar | 41 | Shoemaker | Employer | Berwickshire, Channelkirk | 5 |
| Bessie Cowan | Wife | Mar | 42 | Midlothian | |||
| Agnes McB. Cowan | Daur | 14 | Scholar | Berwickshire, Channelkirk | |||
| Mary M. D. Cowan | Daur | 10 | Scholar | Berwickshire, Channelkirk | |||
Note, the children's ages look 10 years out.
2 Extract of Entry Birth, 1887, Parish of Channelkirk, Berwickshire.
| NAME and Surname |
When and
Where Born |
Sex |
Name, Surname and Rank or Profession of
Father |
Signature and Qualification of Informant, and residence, if out of the house when the birth occurred |
| Agnes McBean | 1887 | F | John Cowan |
(Signed) |
| Cowan | January | Shoemaker | John Cowan | |
| Twenty-fourth | Father | |||
| 1h. a.m. | Bessie Cowan | (present) | ||
| M.S. Young | ||||
| Oxton | ||||
| Channelkirk | 1886. November 16th, Edinburgh |
3 Marriage 1886,
District of St. George, City of Edinburgh, Entry 408
|
When, Where and How Married |
Signature
of Parties Rank, Profession, whether Single or Widowed and Relationship |
Age | Usual Residence |
Name, Surname or Profession of Father |
If a regular Marriage, Signature of
Minister and Witnesses |
|
1886 |
(Signed) |
27 | Oxton | William Cowan | (Signed) |
| on the Sixteenth | John Cowan | Parish of | Shoemaker (Master) | Ronald MacPherson | |
| day of November | Channelkirk | St Lukes | |||
| at 25 Raeburn Place | Shoemaker | Margaret Cowan | |||
|
Edinburgh |
(Bachelor) | M.S. Davidson | |||
| (deceased) | |||||
|
(Signed) |
28 | Oxton | Alexander Young | (Signed) | |
| After Banns | Bessie Young | Parish of | Shepherd |
George Young |
|
| according to the forms of the | Channelkirk |
Witness |
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| Church of Scotland | (Spinster) | Agnes Young |
Margaret Young |
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| M.S. McBean |
Witness |
4 Marriage 1857,
Parish of Channelkirk, Berwick. Entry
|
When, Where and How Married |
Signature
of Parties Rank, Profession, whether Single or Widowed and Relationship |
Age | Usual Residence |
Name, Surname or Profession of Father |
If a regular Marriage, Signature of
Minister and Witnesses |
|
1857 |
(Signed) |
22 | Oxton | John Cowan | (Signed) |
| on the Sixth | William Cowan | Parish of | Agricultural Labourer | ||
| day of April | Channelkirk | ||||
| at Channelkirk | Shoemaker | Janet Cowan | |||
|
|
(Bachelor) | M.S. Torrie | |||
| (deceased) | |||||
|
(Signed) |
18 | Grassmyres | James Davidson | (Signed) | |
| After Banns | Margaret Davidson | Parish of | Farmer |
L. Bell |
|
| according to the forms of the | Channelkirk |
Witness |
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| Church of Scotland | (Spinster) | Agnes Davidson |
William Rankin |
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| M.S. Tait |
Witness |
