William Copeland

Male1660–

Brief Life History of William

When William Copeland was born in 1660, in Colliston, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Copeland, was 22 and his mother, Mrs. William Copland, was 20. He married Margaret McGowan about 1690, in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

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William Copeland
1660–
Margaret McGowan
1675–1730
Marriage: about 1690
Alexander Copeland
1691–1774
Catharine Copland
1720–
Thomas Copland
1707–1735

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  • Marriage
    about 1690Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Children (3)

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    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: habitational name from Copeland in Cumbria or Coupland in Northumberland, both named with Old Norse kaupa-land ‘bought land’, a feature worthy of note during the early Middle Ages, when land was rarely sold, but rather held by feudal tenure and handed down from one generation to the next.

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