James Deans COWAN

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1881, Newington, Edinburgh. 94 West Bow Road with parents

• Census, 1901, Newington, Edinburgh. Dental instrument maker with parents 213a Pleasance

• Census, 1930, Los Angeles, California, USA. Metal worker (corrective bans??) with wife Mary and children George and Ina aged 16 living next door are an Alice and Dorothy Dean

• Naturalisation, 1931, California, USA. James Deans Cowan 816 angelus Place, Venice, california born Edinburgh Scotland 4 December 1876 Declared intention to become US citizen 14 august 1926 at Los Angeles
Wife Mary born 3 Dencember 1876 married 2 January 1903 Edinburgh
Entered USA New York 4 December 1922 two children george 11 October 1903 Alexandrina 9 October 1913 both born Edinburgh
Last foreign residence Glasgow
Entry to US New York 3 October 1921 on vessel Columbia
Sworn Los Angeles 2 December 1931
Declaration occupation given as orthopeadic brace maker address 816 Angelina Place venice Los Angeles

• Census, 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA. 816 Harding Avenue widow naturalised stockman clerk

• Death, 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA. Last residence 90404 Santa Monica Los Angeles California USA

James married Mary on 2 Jan 1903 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Mary was born on 3 Dec 1876 in Edinburgh, Scotland.)