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please anyone help in Scotland

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dutch

dutch Report 9 Aug 2012 16:04

Hi have relative Kate Cowan who had agood job in firm called something and Cowan, they made fridges then went on to airplace parts ,but we think theres link she may be related to the cowan thank you

tempest

tempest Report 9 Aug 2012 16:50

Hi dutch

was the company Parkinson Cowan?

more info on them here

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Parkinson_Cowan

Researching:
desperately seeking great grandmothers

dutch

dutch Report 9 Aug 2012 17:34

Hi Tempest
yes that it but we were wondering if Kate was related to the Cowans because of her name and she was some sort of menchenic sorry if its spelled wrong she married William G Mackie

tempest

tempest Report 9 Aug 2012 18:14

W and B Cowan were founded in 1825

they amalgamated with W Parkinson in 1900 and became Parkinson Cowan in 1928

Researching:
desperately seeking great grandmothers

dutch

dutch Report 9 Aug 2012 18:51

Thank you Tempest i will try and find the out more it was chap who was trying to find out to as Kate married of of his family Mackies

Susan

Susan Report 10 Aug 2012 12:34



Do you have a date and place of birth for Kate please dutch.

Researching:
Haycock ...London and Gloucestershire , Walters... South Wales and Gloucestershire , Lewis... South Wales , French ...Nottingham and Essex.

dutch

dutch Report 10 Aug 2012 19:37

sorry i took so long to relpy i will have alook in my papers and get back to you as soon as i find it and thank you for the reply
Dutch

dutch

dutch Report 10 Aug 2012 20:03

Hi Susan she was 27 in 1902 thats when she married she was born in South Leith Midlothian born Kate cowan morgan