Alexander Gowan grave monument in Canongate Kirk Church burial ground, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Alexander Gowan grave monument: legible names and details

full name	burial date	age	birth date	relationship	notes
Alexander Gowan	1776	66	1710	first name on monument	8th March 1776
Margaret Stirling	1868			daughter-in-law of Alexander Gowan	20th June 1868
Matilda Isabella Gowan				grand daughter of Alexander Gowan
Margaret Dobie	1841			grand daughter of Alexander Gowan	5th May 1841
Mary Martin Gowan				grand daughter of Alexander Gowan	15th January
Jane Wilson Gowan	1852			grand daughter of Alexander Gowan	26th August 1852
Wilhelmina Gowan				grand daughter of Alexander Gowan	4th January A Wilhelmina Gowan died in Newington in 1864, age not given in Scotland's People index.
Janet Euphemia Gowan				grand daughter of Alexander Gowan
James Gowan	1812			grand son of Alexander Gowan	1st November 1812
Alexander Gowan	1815			grand son of Alexander Gowan	25th January 1815
George Gowan	1872	62	1810	grand son of Alexander Gowan	17th June 1872
Alexander Gowan	1878			grand son of Alexander Gowan	9th December 1878
John Dobie				relationship not given of Alexander Gowan
George Gowan	1843			son of Alexander Gowan	23rd October 1843
Mary Martin	1795			wife of Alexander Gowan	7th February 1795

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Please note that all ages and dates of birth in red have been calculated and are probably not on the monument.

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The calculated dates of birth should also be treated with caution as the ages given on monuments are often inaccurate.

The names above are all the names that are listed on the grave monument. It is most likely that only the entries with dates and ages are interred in the grave.

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Mary Martin, wife of Alexander Gowan, had her portrait painted by David Martin, painter in Scotland to the Prince of Wales. I am trying to establish if Mary was related to David (who may be a distant grandfather of my wife).
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Family History research. Researching Dobie family and have a connection to Margaret Dobie and the Gowan family.
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I am hoping this is some of my Gowan ancestors
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