John COWIE 1818 - 1885

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Civil registration did not begin in Scotland until 1855 and no baptismal record for John has been found. On the night of the 1851 Scotland Census, John was aged 34, so his estimated birth year was 1817, born Midlothian. His occupation was agricultural labourer and relationship to the head was lodger. Address: Moncrieff’s 53 Wynd, Auchterarder, Perthshire. John’s wife, Isabell, a cap maker and son Robert COWIE aged 10, Scholar, plus James THOMPSON 35, James DUNCAN 30, Isabell DUNCAN 23 and James THOMPSON. The head of the household was James MONCRIRFF 70, a turner, and his wife Agnes, aged 55. John was not found on 1861 Census.        

   In 1871 John, aged 52, estimated birth year, 1819, born Edinburgh, was the head of the household at Ballintuim Strathmashie Cottage, Laggan, Invernessshire, occupation rabbit catcher. Their grandchildren, John aged 7 and Isabella aged 5, were also living with John and Isabella on the night of the 1871 Census. These were the children of Robert and Christina COWIE, who were in Perthshire, Robert at Murthly Castle and their mother, Christina, was at home in Methven with their older sister Ann and younger sister Christina.

On the night of 4 April 1881 at the time of the 1881 Census, John COWIE, a travelling merchant, and his wife Isabella, formerly ADIE. Both then aged 60, were staying at the home of John and Mary MacDONALD, a farmer of 10 acres, both born Laggan, Inverness,  Polnouchan at Kilmonivaig, Inverness, Scotland. Also living in the same dwelling were John MacDONALD, farmers son, aged 25, unmarried, Margaret MacDONALD, farmers daughter, aged 23, unmarried and Bridget WILLIAMSON, domestic servant, aged 14, born Insh, Inverness, Scotland.

John COWIE, a pedlar, died of acute bronchitis at 11.30am on the 2nd of February 1885 at Polnenrcham (Polnouchan), Glengarry, County of Inverness, Scotland. His wife Isabella, formerly EADIE (ADIE) was present and his (reputed) father was ---------COWIE deceased and mother Frances GRAHAM, housekeeper was also deceased. Death registration on Scotlands People

1885    COWIE           JOHN  M        68        GLENGARRY           /INVERNESS            099/01 0003