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Offline Janicecowan

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« on: Tuesday 31 July 18 20:38 BST (UK) »
I’ve been living abroad for a few years and trying to trace my dad’s family as I am moving back soon to Edinburgh. My Dad was Thomas Cowan of Lochgelly, Fife. Mum was May Oswald. They last lived in Edinburgh now both deceased. He had 6 brothers and sisters. One was Ruby.

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Re: Cowan
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 20:43 BST (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat. This isn't a forum for tracing living people and you haven't given any indication of when your parents were born but the latest available Scottish census is 1911- it and vital records (births, marriages and deaths) will be on Scotland's People website (pay-per-view).
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Cowan
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 20:55 BST (UK) »
So sorry!!

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Re: Cowan
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 20:58 BST (UK) »
Forgot to add that Ruby is often a nickname for Rebecca  ;)
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Cowan
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 22:36 BST (UK) »
Hi and welcome to roots chat Ruby can also be short for Robina

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Re: Cowan
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 22:47 BST (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat Janice.

Although we can't help with living people, we can help with finding your grandparents and further back.

If you would like to give us some dates and places we can then assist you in your quest.  You say your parents are already deceased so you could give us their birth years and places of birth as a starting point.
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Re: Cowan
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 23:10 BST (UK) »
Do you mean this marriage?
Thomas Cowan to Mary Page Oswald   1954   442/257   Kirkcaldy


Death?
Mary Page Cowan  age 65 in 1993   Dalkeith

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Re: Cowan
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 23:13 BST (UK) »
Wow, yes that’s my parents

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Re: Cowan
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 23:20 BST (UK) »
What year was Thomas born, please?
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