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Descendents of David Cowe (ca 1765 - unknown)
and Helen Sharp (1765 - unknown)

Second Generation
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Entry last updated Feb 25, 2008.

6. William Cowe. Son of David Cowe & Helen Sharp. Born 1799 in Fishwick Mains. Christen 17 Dec 1799 in Hutton. Died 31 Aug 1882 in West Moneylaws, Carham. Buried in Ford Churchyard. Occupation Farm Worker.

William had an irregular marriage on 10 Aug 1822 at Coldstream Bridge to Mary Learmonth. To do that was the romantic thing of the day. So they walked from Hutton down to Coldstream, got married, and walked back to Hutton where they were married in Hutton Kirk, having had a telling-off from the Minister. At that time, both William and Mary lived in Hutton Parish.
After their marriage William Cowe and Mary Learmonth soon moved over the Border into Northumberland where their children were born.

William and Mary lived with, or near, the Logan family, their daughter Alice's in-laws, later in life. It was John Logan who registered the death of William in 1882.

William's occupations were: 1822 Hind (farm worker); 1824 Labourer; 1851 Butcher; 1861 & 1871 Shepherd. All the family members were farm workers, or in the case of the Logans, farmers.

William died on 31 Aug 1882, aged eighty-two, then living at West Moneylaws, Carham. Cause of death - paralysis. (Information on this family was provided by Fred Kennington, Dec 2007.)
He married Mary Learmonth, daughter of James Learmonth (Lormount) & Margaret Dickson, 10 Aug 1822 in Coldstream Bridge. Born 1795. Christen 10 May 1795 in Nenthorn, Berwickshire. Died 9 Jun 1872 in Heatherslaw. Buried in Ford Churchyard.

The name "Learmonth" is very common in Berwickshire and Roxburgh, with varied spellings, such as Lamond, Lurmont. Mary's parents were James Lormount and Margaret Dickson, who were married at Nenthorn, Berwickshire on 25 Nov 1786.

Mary's siblings are: Robert, baptized 11 Jul 1787; James, baptized 21 Sep 1788; and Ann, baptized 16, Jan 1791; and also a sister Margaret whose birth has not been found.
Mary died 9 Jun 1872, aged seventy-seven, then living at Heatherslaw. Cause of death - 'old age'.

(Information on the Learmonth family from Fred Kennington, Dec 2007.)

They had the following children:
15 i. David Cowe
16 ii. James Cowe
17 iii. Margaret Cowe
18 iv. Agnes Cowe
19 v. Alice Cowe

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