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1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Burnfoot Cottage, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes Cowan Head Widow Female 46 1815 - Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
John Cowan Son Unmarried Male 25 1836 Ag Labourer Selkirkshire, Scotland
Margaret Cowan Daughter - Female 15 1846 Scholar Peeblesshire, Scotland
Catherine Cowan Daughter - Female 9 1852 Scholar Temple, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Cowan Daughter - Female 7 1854 Scholar Temple, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes Cowan's Census Details
Details taken from the original census record.

Catherine Cowan
in the 1871 Scotland Census
Name: Catherine Cowan
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Relationship: Daughter
Mother's name: Agnes Cowan
Gender: Female
Where born: Temple, Midlothian
Registration Number: 760
Registration district: Eddleston
Civil Parish: Eddleston
County: Peeblesshire
Address: Cringletie
Occupation: Dairymaid
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 16
LINE: 18
Roll: CSSCT1871_176
Household Members:
Name Age
Agnes Cowan 56 - born in Selkirk - shepherd's widow
Margt Cowan 25
Catherine Cowan 19
Jane Cowan 11

Without using more credits, probably her parents' marriage - though still no sign of Catherine's birth:

COWAN
JOHN
AGNES ANDERSON/FR562 (FR562)
01/06/1835
779/
30 42
Yarrow

Exciting ArgyllGran, here's Catherine's mother's death. Maybe find where the Prenderleith comes from :-)


Surname Forename Age at death Mother's Maiden Name Year Ref RD Name Image View
COWAN
AGNES
78
1893
768/ 84
Peebles
View image (6 credits)

Some siblings of Catherine:

COWAN
GEORGE
JOHN COWAN/AGNES ANDERSON FR629 724 (FR724)
M
15/06/1837
779/
30 174
Yarrow

COWAN
JOHN
JOHN COWAN/AGNES ANDERSON FR624 719 (FR624)
M
03/01/1836
779/
30 350
Yarrow


COWAN
ROBERT
JOHN COWAN/AGNES ANDERSON FR505 (FR505)
M
11/12/1849
760/
30 86
Eddleston

COWAN
JEAN FERGUSON
JOHN COWAN/AGNES ANDERSON FR631 726 (FR631)
F
08/05/1839
779/
30 364
Yarrow


COWAN
MARGARET
JOHN COWAN/AGNES ANDERSON FR505 (FR505)
F
30/04/1845
760/
30 86
Eddleston

COWAN
JANE
JOHN COWAN/AGNES ANDERSON FR695 (FR695)
F
17/05/1839
781/
40 60
Ashkirk

Agness Cowan
in the 1851 Scotland Census
Name: Agness Cowan
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
Relationship: Wife
Spouse: John Cowan
Gender: Female
Where born: Etrick, selkirkshire
Parish Number: 760
Civil Parish: Eddleston
County: Peeblesshire
Address: West Loch
ED: 3
Page: 8
Household schedule number: 23
LINE: 5
Roll: CSSCT1851_198
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cowan 37
Agness Cowan 36
Jane Cowan 11
James Cowan 10
Jessie Cowan 8
Margaret Cowan 5
Robert Cowan 1

Looked at that death registered by son John of Parkhead, Glasgow. Father George a shepherd mother Jessie (??) ms Brown.

Thanks, RG.

This could be George & Jessie's marriage:

ANDERSON
GEORGE
JESSIE BROWN/FR205 (FR205)
15/04/1814
774/
10 263
Ettrick

I wonder where Agnes & John's son John was in 1841 & 1851 - born 1836, eh should have been with his parents at least in 1841. He does appear in 1861 and later censuses.
(Unless Ancestry's transcriptions are at fault, which is highly possible.)

Agnes Cowan
in the 1841 Scotland Census
Name: Agnes Cowan
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Gender: Female
Where born: Scotland
Civil Parish: Peebles
County: Peeblesshire
Address: Haystowne Stables Newby
Parish Number: 768
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cowan 25
Agnes Cowan 25
George Cowan 3
Jane F Cowan 2
James Cowan 3 Mo

Maybe John. There's an Anderson in the same household, if the transcription is correct:


John Cowan
in the 1841 Scotland Census
Name: John Cowan
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Gender: Male
Where born: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Civil Parish: Yarrow
County: Selkirkshire
Address: Kirk House
Parish Number: 779
Household Members:
Name Age
Jame Betosel 15
John Cowan 5
James Anderson 23
Helen Dalgliesh 13
Walter Tait 49
Isabella Tait 45
Janet Tait 15
James Tait 10
Thos Kiene 2

Many thanks to you all.

Agnes Lemon was a mystery, but thanks to you all, especially AQ who first spotted the family in spite of different names, I've learned far more about her than I ever thought I would!