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
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
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I am gowans on my fathers side - we were all born in scotland
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hello, thanks for your reply we live in caloundra queensland australia. thanks again,
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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...
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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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