Elizabeth Ann Gowans

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann

When Elizabeth Ann Gowans was born on 22 February 1832, in St Vigeans, Forfarshire, Scotland, her father, Andrew Gowans, was 32 and her mother, Ann McLeish, was 43. She married Hugh Sidley Gowans on 31 August 1854, in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 25 September 1912, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hugh Sidley Gowans
1832–1912
Elizabeth Ann Gowans
1832–1912
Marriage: 31 August 1854
Barbara Elizabeth Gowans
1855–1942
Robert McKay Gowans
1856–1863
Hugh G Gowans
1858–1863
Ann Gowans
1860–1860
James Gowans
1860–1930
Andrew Gowans
1862–1940
Betsey Ann Gowans
1863–1925
Ephraim George Gowans
1868–1930
Alonzo G. Gowans
1869–1947
Charles Anthony Gowans
1873–1923

Sources (43)

  • Elizabeth Gowans, "Scotland Census, 1851"
  • 1854, Betsy Gowans, "Scotland, Marriages"
  • 1912, Betsey Gowans Gowans, "Utah Death Certificates"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1845

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Joshua Breckon BIRTH 24 Apr 1804 DEATH 1845 (aged 40–41) BURIAL Tooele City Cemetery Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA Show Map PLOT Section 1 MEMORIAL ID 208591655

1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway

Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: variant of McGowan ‘son of the smith’, in which the Gaelic patronymic prefix Mac has been replaced by the English patronymic suffix -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Hugh Sidley Gowans coming across the plains to Utah.

"It was now late in July and the many immigrants leaving earlier in the summer had taken most available wagons and teams. Finally they were fortunate enough to find a wagon and team for sale. But othe …

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