Person:Marianne Stokes (1)

John Black COWAN was born 14 sep 1829 in Barony parish. He became Prof. John Black COWAN, M.D., LL.D., Regius Professor of Materia Medica at Glasgow University, resident at 9 Woodside Terrace, and according to his will, died 27jul1896 at Largs, Ayrshire. He married (1) Mary Anne STOKES (born abt 1835, Ireland) (1861census) and (2) married Anne B.B. ALSTON 1jun1864 in Blythswood, Glasgow. John's 1st wife Mary Anne/Marianne was his 1st cousin; their common relatives were John Black and Margaret McNasir (b. 1778). In 1861 J. B. Cowan, M. D. University of Glasgow and Physician, lived with wife Mary A. (b. 1835, Ireland) and children Mary (b. 1859 Glasgow), Margaret (b. 1860 Glasgow) and a son (b. 1861 Glasgow) at 216 W. George St., Glasgow; John’s sister in law, Margaret M. Stokes (b. 1832 Ireland) was visiting (census). Marianne died in 1861 (M. Serjeantson). Mary Anne Stokes, spinster, 5 Merrion Sq. N., daughter of William Stokes, MD, married John Black Cowan, MD, bachelor, W. Regent St. Glasgow, son of Robert Cowan, MD, 29jul1857 at Dublin, witnesses William Stokes and Macdougall (irishgen). Mary Anne Stokes, daughter of William, married John Black Cowan, son of Robert, both single, 29jul1857 at Dublin (familysearch). Mary Stokes married ? Cowan of Glasgow and died 1861, leaving 2 daughters (Burke's Irish family records).

1.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).