GOWANS John

1832 - 1882  (50 years)

• Name	GOWANS John
  Born	10 Apr 1832	,Linton,Haddingtonshire,Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	10 May 1832	,Prestonkirk,Haddingtonshire,Scotland   [4, 5]
  	Witnesses Alexander Lumsden and John Stirling
  Census	1841	,East Linton,Haddingtonshire,Scotland   [6]
  Census	1851	1 Broughton Place,East Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland   [7]
  Occupation	1851	1 Broughton Place,East Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland   [8]
  	Apprentice Watchmaker in 1851
  Census	1860	,Brooklyn,New York,USA   [9]
  Occupation	1860	,,New York,USA   [9]
  	Jeweler
  Occupation	1862  [10]
  	Watchmaker
  Residence	1862	94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA   [10]
  Occupation	1863	94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	Watchmaker
  Residence	1863	94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  Occupation	1864  [11]
  	Watches
  FACT	1865  [12]
  	Award of Premiums at the American Institute Fair
  Residence	1867	94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA   [13]
  Occupation	1868	179 Water Street, New York, New York, USA   [14]
  	Chronometers
  Residence	1868	94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA   [14]
  FACT	1871	,,New York,USA   [15]
  FACT	1871	Blunt and Company,New York,New York, U.S.A   [16]
  	Partner
  Occupation	1871	,Jersey City, New Jersey, USA   [17]
  	Watchmaker
  Census	1880	261 West 20th Street,New York,New York,USA   [18, 19]
  Occupation	1880  [20]
  	Dealer in Jewelry
  Occupation	1880	373 Sixth Avenue, New York, New, York, USA   [19]
  	Jeweler
  Died	6 Aug 1882	261 West 20th Street,New York,New York,USA
  Buried	9 Aug 1882	Freehold Cemetery,Freehold, New Jersey,USA   [21]
  Burial	16 Nov 1882	Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn,New York,New York,USA   [22]
  	Buried with wife and son and daughter
  Name	Johan Gowans
  Residence	1 Broughton Place,East Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland   [23]
  Person ID	I609	GeniAus Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	GOWANS James,   b. 21 Oct 1806, ,North Berwick,East Lothian,Scotland ,   d. 20 Mar 1886, Hayford Villa,St Ninians,Stirling,Stirlingshire,Scotland  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	NEILSON Joan,   b. 21 Aug 1808, ,Dunbar,East Lothian,Scotland ,   d. 2 Oct 1861, High Street,Galashiels,,Scotland  (Age 53 years)
  Married	13 Jun 1830	,Haddington,East Lothian,Scotland
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BOUTON Anna Regina,   b. 18 Jan 1840, ,Niedorp,,Holland ,   d. 3 Jul 1902, 261 West 20th Street,New York,New York,USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1860	German Evangelical Mission Church,New York,New York,USA   [24, 25, 26]
  Children	1. GOWANS James,   b. 1 Oct 1861, ,,New York,USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1886, 261 West 20th Street,New York,New York,USA  (Age 24 years)   2. GOWANS Maria,   b. 27 Oct 1867, ,Jersey City,New York,USA ,   d. 10 Dec 1955, Sullivan Nursing Home,Asheville,North Carolina,USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Apr 1832 - ,Linton,Haddingtonshire,Scotland Baptism - 10 May 1832 - ,Prestonkirk,Haddingtonshire,Scotland Census - 1841 - ,East Linton,Haddingtonshire,Scotland Occupation - Jeweler - 1860 - ,,New York,USA Married - 26 Dec 1860 - German Evangelical Mission Church,New York,New York,USA Residence - 1862 - 94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Watchmaker - 1863 - 94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1863 - 94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1867 - 94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Chronometers - 1868 - 179 Water Street, New York, New York, USA Residence - 1868 - 94 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA FACT - 1871 - ,,New York,USA FACT - Partner - 1871 - Blunt and Company,New York,New York, U.S.A Occupation - Jeweler - 1880 - 373 Sixth Avenue, New York, New, York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Familysearch, Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 for John Gowans. Name John Gowans Gender Male Baptism/Christening Date 10 May 1832 Baptism/Christening Place , PRESTONKIRK, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Birth Date 10 Apr 1832 Birthplace Death Date Name Note Race Father's Name James Gowans Father's Birthplace Father's Age Mother's Name Joan Nielson Mother's Birthplace Mother's Age Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11717-4 System Origin Scotland-VR Source Film Number 1067855 Reference Number 2:15SPBW2 [S2825] Headstone, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. [S141] Gerard Peter Brierley. [S2895] Scotlands People, 10/5/1832 Gowans,John Old Parish Registers Births 717/30 42 Prestonkirk Page 42 of 279. [S2805] Scots Ancestry Reserch Society, Letter to Gerard Brierley 22 May 1997. [S2885] 1841 Scottish Census. [S98] 1851 Scottish Census, Name: John Gowans. [S38] 1851 English Census. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, New York > Kings > Brooklyn Ward 13 District 2 >. Name: John Gowans Age in 1860: 28 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Scotland Home in 1860: Brooklyn Ward 13 District 2, Kings, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Williamsburgh Occupation Jeweler [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Jersey City Directory 1862, Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Jersey City Directory 1863, Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. [S75] Google Books, Scientific American, Volume 13 Page 227. John Gowans. 179 Water Street. The best chronometer CHRONOMETERS AND WATCHES. JOHN GOWANS, No. 179 Water-street, for the best Chronometers -- Gold Medal. JOHN GOWANS, No. 179 Water-street, for a Gold Hunting Lever Watch -- Silver Medal. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Jersey City Directory 1867. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, New York City Directory 1868, Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. [S75] Google Books, Annual report of the American Institute of the City of New York By American Institute of the City of New York 1865,1866 1st-32d 1841-1871/72 issued also as Legislative documents. Full view - 1866 - Page 38. Awards: For the best chromometers. Gold Medal For a gold hunting lever watch. Silver medal. [S13] WWW, https://archive.org/stream/americanhorolog02mill/americanhorolog02mill_djvu.txt. Mr. John Gowans, a partner in the firm of Blunt & Co., of this city, has for some time past been coating his pendulums with a thin covering of nickel. This, as our readers are aware, presents a bright whitish surface, susceptible of a very high polish, and conse- quently presents the most favorable surface for the reflection of the heat from off the pendulum, and has also the additional prop- erty of being unaffected by rust should the clock be placed in a situation liable to damp- ness. [S13] WWW, http://books.google.com/books?q=john+gowans+watchmaker&btnG=Search+Books&lr=&as_brr=0 The makers of surveying instruments in America since 1700, Volume 1? - Page 186 Charles E. Smart - Architecture - 1967 - 282 pages John Gowans was born in Scotland in 1832. He was a watchmaker in Jersey City, New Jersey from through 1871; also of the firm of Blunt & Co. from through ... [S91] 1880 US Census, New York > New York > New York City > District 338 > 20 Ancestry.com. Name: John Gowans Residence: New York, New York, New York Birthdate: 1831 Birthplace: Scotland Relationship to Head: Self Spouse's Name: Anna R. Gowans Spouse's Birthplace: Netherlands Father's Name: Henry Bouton Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Name: Maria Bouton Mother's Birthplace: Scotland Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Married Age (Expanded): 49 years Occupation: Dlr. In Jewelry NARA Film Number: T9-0883 Page: 547 Page Character: D Entry Number: 2252 Film number: 1254883 HouseholdGenderAge John Gowans M 49 Spouse Anna R. Gowans F 40 Child James Gowans M 18 Child Maria Gowans F 12 Parent Henry Bouton M 76 Parent Maria Bouton F 78 [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, New York City Directory 1880, Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. [S91] 1880 US Census. [S2824] Inquest Report. [S13] WWW, http://www.green-wood.com/burial_results/index.php. GOWANS JOHN 1882-11-16 24055 192 [S2823] Clock and watchmakers of Edinburgh and the Lothians. [S91] 1880 US Census, New York > New York > New York City > District 338 > 20 Ancestry.com. [S94] 1900 US Census. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, The Archives of the Reformed Church in America; New Brunswick, New Jersey; German Evangelical Mission Church, Records, 1835-1873. Name: Anna Regina [Anna Regina Bouter] Gender: Female Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1860 Marriage Place: New York City, New York, USA Church: German Evangelical Mission Church Spouse: Johan Gowans