Fishing Boat Tragedy

[MonicaL]

 

I am way off here. I have just realised that the date of birth for daughter Margaret was 27 OCT 1864 Rathven, Banff, Scotland. The date of death for Alexander Cowie Bullen was 19 October 1864. To prove yeah or neigh, I thought Margaret's birth entry would show her father as alive or dead............and he is alive and well and registering her birth on 27 October.........

Penny, how did you connect Margaret Jappy's death in 1870 to the death of Alexander Cowie Bullen in 1864?

Monica

[MonicaL]

Never one to be put off......

Alexander and Peter BULLEN COWIE were not the only two to have perished in the drowing at sea. Sadly, it looks like a whole family of men and maybe also the father to Alex and Peter (?). Their bodies were actually washed ashore in the County of Inverness-shire, duplicate entries for their deaths show there:

1864   BULLEN   ALEX COWIE   62   ARDERSIER   /INVERNESS   
1864   BULLEN   ALEX COWIE   40   ARDERSIER   /INVERNESS   
1864   BULLEN   PETER COWIE   22   ARDERSIER   /INVERNESS   
1864   BULLEN   WILLIAM COWIE   38   ARDERSIER   /INVERNESS   

This may explain what I thought was Junior on the 1864 DC I viewed in Rathven.

Have you tried searching for report of the incident at the Procurator Fiscal Office?

Monica

[MonicaL]

To parents Alexander COWIE and Margaret SMITH:

1. ALEXR. COWIE Christening: 06 DEC 1824 Rathven, Banff, Scotland.
2. WILLIAM COWIE Christening: 10 DEC 1826 Rathven, Banff, Scotland
3. GEORGE COWIE Christening: 28 JAN 1829 Rathven, Banff, Scotland
4. MARGARET COWIE Christening: 13 JUL 1831 Rathven, Banff, Scotland
5. PETER COWIE Christening: 28 SEP 1833 Rathven, Banff, Scotland
6. JOHN COWIE Christening: 14 JAN 1836 Rathven, Banff, Scotland

The family's 1841 entry:

Alexander Cowie 35, whitefisher
Margaret Cowie    30
Alexander Cowie 15
William Cowie    13
George Cowie 11
Peter Cowie 8
Jane Cowie 2

Address: Buckie, Rathven

And in 1851, everyone showing as born in Buckie:

Alexander Cowie 46
Margaret Cowie    44
William Cowie    23
Peter Cowie    17
Jane Cowie    12
Jannet Cowie    8
Margaret Cowie    6
Mary Cowie    1

Address: Buckie, Rathven

And that's where I stop before I start getting all confused again 

Monica









   

[tuppenze]

Hi MonicaLesl, 

Wow I am so impressed with all the information you have found.  I really appreciate the time you have taken.

With regards to the connection between the death of margaret jappy and alexander cowie, when I found the marriage of their son in 1883 it stated that both parents were deceased.  From there I worked back looking through the census and gradually whittled it down.

I hope this makes sense.

By the way where is the Procurator Fiscal Office? do they have a website?

Thanks once again for your help.

Penny

[MonicaL]

Hi Penny

As you saw from my searching earlier and all the dead ends  , from what you now say, I don't think the death of the 40 yr old Alexander Cowie Bullen Junior in 1864 is connected to the couple Alexander Cowie and Margaret Jappy who married in 1857.  This Alexander was still alive and reporting the birth of his daughter Margaret eight days after Alex Cowie Bullen had died. 

Have you looked for the death cert for your Alexander Cowie based on the ages he gave on the censuses and his marriage cert? Given that in the 1870 death cert of Margaret Jappy she showed as a widow, Alexander must have died at some point after the birth of his daughter Margaret (27 OCT 1864) and before his wife died on 27 AUG 1870.

Fortunately, with the second marriage taking place after 1855, you have details of his parents which I posted and should be able to verify the names given on the DC.

Regards.

Monica 

[MonicaL]

This looks like the family in 1861:

Alexander Cowie 51, whitefisher
Margaret Cowie    39
Mary Cowie 3
John Cowie 10 Mo

Address: County Road, Rathven

Monica

[tuppenze]

Hi Monica,

I think you're right about the 40yr Alexander Cowie.

I will now try and find my Alexander Cowie using the ages he gave on the marriage cert and censuses.

Kind regards

Penny

[MonicaL]

Penny

  This is his death entry:

1869   COWIE   ALEXANDER  60   RATHVEN   /BANFF   

Twist and turns on this one  Ist wife was Isabella Finlay.  Parents as we already have.

Monica

[MonicaL]

Actual extract from the OPRs showing for the 1st marriage:

ALEXANDER COWIE  Marriages: Spouse: ISABEL FINDLAY    
Marriage:  03 NOV 1829  Rathven, Banff, Scotland

Entries showing on IGI for children, all but the first is a submitted entry:

1. WILLIAM COWIE Christening: 10 JAN 1830 Rathven, Banff, Scotland
2. Janet Cowie  Birth: About 1834 Buclie, Rathven, Banff, Scotland/ Death: 26 JUN 1860
3. Catherine CowieBirth: About 1836 Buclie, Rathven, Banff, Scotland/ Death: 10 MAR 1859
4. Alexander Cowie Birth: 1838 Buckie, Rathven, Banff, Scotland - Reported father's death
5. George Cowie Birth: 1840 Rathven, Banff, Scotland
6. James Cowie Birth: 1844 Buclie, Rathven, Banff, Scotland