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Alexander McEwan¹

(circa June 1782 - 1 October 1858)

Father

William McEwan¹ (cir. Aug 1736 - )

Mother

Janet Ferguson (say 1740 - )

Relationship

1st cousin 5 times removed of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

Alexander McEwan was born cir. Jun 1782 Ochtertyre, Par. of Kincardine by Doune, PER, SCT

.¹ He was baptized on 16 Jun 1782 Par. of Kincardine, PER, SCT

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Alexander McEwan married Margaret Duncanson on 6 Jan 1804 Kincardine, PER, SCT

, entry 7th Jan reads: This day Alexr McKewan and Margaret Duncanson Parishioners compeared before the session & produced a line dated Jan 6th 1804 declaring the involves married persons, were exhorted, & fined in ten shillings & six pence sterling.²
Alexander McEwan died on 1 Oct 1858 Doune, Par. of Kilmadock, PER, SCT

; cert. shows Alexander as 75, labourer, marr. (but not to whom); Son of William McEWAN, foreman, & Janet m.s. FERGUSON, both dec'd; d. 5pm at Doune of Senilis, 6 yrs; Bur. Kincardine; Inf. son William McEWAN X his mark, not present; Reg. 4th Oct.³ He was buried Kincardine, PER

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Census/Where lived/Occupations

Alexander McEwan appeared on the census of 1841 East St, Doune, Par. of Kilmadock, PER, SCT

, with Margaret McEwan, as McEWEN: Alexr 50 ag lab; Margt 40 ; Andw 15; All b. Perthshire (NB enumerators were instructed to round ages down to the nearest multiple of 5.)⁴
Alexander McEwan appeared on the census of 1851 Main St (55), Doune, Par. of Kilmadock, PER, SCT

, with Margaret McEwan, enumerated as McEWEN: Alexander 69 pauper formerly ag lab; wife Margt 64, both b. Kincardine, PER.⁵

Family

Margaret Duncanson (cir. 1780 - Nov 1865)

Children

Margaret McKewan⁶ (cir. Mar 1804 - )
Janet McEwan⁷ (cir. Jun 1806 - )
Mary McEwan (cir. Feb 1808 - )
Ann McEwan (cir. Aug 1809 - Nov 1894)
William McEwan (cir. Jan 1811 - )
Andrew McEwan⁸ (cir. Jun 1812 - )
Cathrine McEwan⁹ (cir. Dec 1813 - bet. Dec 1813 - Jun 1815)
Katherine McEwan^10,11 (cir. Jun 1815 - May 1892)
Isobel McEwan¹² (cir. Mar 1817 - Feb 1899)

Charts

Descendants of William McEWAN and Margaret GRAY
Descendants of William McEWAN & Janet FERGUSON

Last Edited

15 Apr 2020

Citations

PER, SCT OPR: Kincardine: Kincardine, PER, SCT, Bap. 16 Jun 1782 Alexander s/o William McEWAN & Janet FERGUSON (Ochtertyre).
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Fine 7 Jan 1804 Alexander McEWAN & Margaret DUNCANSON, Kincardine, PER, 364 /10 #237, extracted May 2017.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 1 Oct 1858 Alexander s/o William McEWAN & Janet FERGUSON, Doune, Kilmadock, PER, 362 / #64, copy d/loaded May 2017.
1841 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Doune, Kilmadock, PER, hsehold of Alexr & Margt McEWEN, extracted May 2017.
1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Doune, Par. of Kilmadock, PER, Par. 362 ED: 7; Page: 33; Sched. 146, hsehold of Alexander & Margt McEWEN, extracted May 2017.
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 10 Mar 1805 Margaret d/o Alexr McKEWAN & Margt DUNCANSON (Thornhill), Kincardine, PER 364/ 10 150, copy d/loaded May 2017.
Births deaths marriages index (pre 1855): Scotland, Birth/Bap.? 12 Jun 1806 Janet d/o Alexr McKEWAN & Margt DUNCANSON, Kincardine, PER 364/ 10 153, extracted May 2017 , Microfiche and http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Births deaths marriages index (pre 1855): Scotland, Birth/Bap.? 10 Jun 1812 Andrew s/o Alexr McEWAN & Margt DUNCANSON, Kincardine, PER 364/ 10 166, extracted May 2017 , Microfiche and http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 12 Dec 1813 Cathrine d/o Alexr McEWAN & Margt DUNCANSON, Kincardine, PER, copy d/loaded Mar 2016.
Births deaths marriages index (pre 1855): Scotland, Birth/Bap.? 18 Jun 1815 Kath d/o Alexr McEWAN & Margt DUNCANSON, Kincardine, PER 364/ 10 171, extracted May 2017 , Microfiche and http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 18 Jun 1815 Kath: d/o Alexander McEWAN & Margaret DUNCANSON, Kincardine by Doune, PER, 364/ 10 171, copy d/loaded Apr 2019.
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 9 Mar 1817 Isobel d/o Alexr McEWAN & Margt DUNCANSON, Kincardine, PER 364/ 10 175, copy d/loaded May 2017.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

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Alexander McEwan

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Alexander McEwan¹