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Trace The Gowans Line

Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 23 Jul 2008 2:07AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Gowans
I want to trace the Gowans line back as far in Scottish History to find out if we were a Scottish Clan in our own right.... to use a crest,and motto, to represent The Gowans as a family and or a Clan.. perhaps a clan Cheif past or present.

I am ever Hopfull,

David FB Gowans
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Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 2 Dec 2008 11:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: gowans
Hello
I can't remember the clan name, but in there history it mentioned the gows tribe or clan greeting them when they landed in scotland.
I am gowans on my mothers side.Her parents were born in scotland.
Regards
Robert Premont

Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 1:18AM GMT
Classification: Query


I am gowans on my fathers side - we were all born in scotland

Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 4 Jan 2010 10:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello l,m looking for john gowans who served in the royalsignals in cyprus with my dad in 1956 1959 he came from dundee , my dad was hoping to reconnect with him , so l thought l might take a chance and see if you may know him? you never know , thanks Jane

Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 4 Jan 2010 10:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello l,m looking for john gowans who served in the royalsignals in cyprus with my dad in 1956 1959 he came from dundee , my dad was hoping to reconnect with him , so l thought l might take a chance and see if you may know him? you never know , thanks Jane

Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 4 Jan 2010 1:55PM GMT
Classification: Query


David

Far as I know we are members of the Clan McPherson, we do not have our own Clan
Gow, McGowan; Gowan; Gowans - all under the McPherson clan

Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 4 Jan 2010 2:03PM GMT
Classification: Query


I dont know of this person from dundee,Where do you live (approx) cos I could tell you wher your dad could send his enquiry to

Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 4 Jan 2010 10:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello, thanks for your reply we live in caloundra queensland australia. thanks again,

Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 5 Jan 2010 12:03AM GMT
Classification: Query

hi holly
if you give me some more details, I will send a bit into our newspaper 'lost touch' column, they would need your address or phone number or both...

Re: Trace The Gowans Line

Posted: 8 Jan 2010 8:42PM GMT
Classification: Biography
I wonder whether you know about James Gowans (knighted in 1880s) who was a quarry owner, railway contractor, engineer, inventors, architect and became Dean of Guild of Edinburgh? He was considered to be eccentric but was in fact a genius of creativity.

His house which he designed himself, called "Rockville" was created by new formulae, and illustrated geology in its layers of stone, the oldest being at the base...........
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