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a. Note:   Re: Robert Gowans Date: 3/9/2002 23:31:13 Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected]@sympatico.ca (Grant Brown) To: [email protected]@aol.com (Morgan, Barbara Elizabeth) Dear Barbara Firstly ,my son Ian Gowans Brown will scan the glass photos on his scanner I do not have one perhaps you or your family might one the pieces that G-K sold would be nice to know its provence. Now to Robert. He was the youngest son of John Gowans and Elizabeth Dykes born 1838 -his grandmother was I believe Margaret Dykes and was a member of the family living at Jarvis Ont. 1851-see census Haldimand Walpole twp. district no.1 famiy shown with age next birthday as follows John-merchant Scotland Pres-united -60, elizabeth Grace26 -William 24(carpenter) -Elizabeth 22 -john (clerk)20 -Walter16 -Robert14 WALTER AND ROBERT ATTENDING SCHOOL
  .. In 1863/4/5/6 he is listed as a medical student at Victoria College in 1866. He appears as M.D as graduate in medicine Noted in Medical Register of Upper Canada in1867 Registered Oct17 residence Jarvis Cty. Haldimand M.D. University of Victoria College age 29 18 70 in O.M.R. at Shakespeare Ont.Co. Perth In 1873 at age 34 resident at Kincardine Ont. He married Anne Cossey, maiden name Dallas age 33 widow of Shakespeare Ont. His parents shown as John Gowans and Elizabeth Dykes .Hers as James Dallas and Janet McNaughton Marriage on June 19,1873 Source MS 932 reel 15 #008788. By1884 they were living in Toronto In1888 Ann died Sept 6 Daughter Grace died at 155 Howland Ave (only daughter of Dr. R.Gowans of Yreka California aged 18 years -her daughter by previous marriage. 155 Howland was residence of George Brown ,his brother in law Grace Barclay Brown and Gavin Dykes were married at Robert's home on Feb 17 ,1892 168 Spadina -witness Margaret M Brown i.e John Gowans sister Robert had a son John Walter born 1880. More anon Cheers Grant



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