Some Mystery People Found

I first posted the names of my "mystery people" in 2002, hoping that someone would recognise some of them. Since then, some of these folks have indeed been connected to a larger part of the family. (Click the underlined name to go back to the main list.)

Mystery People Found -- Births 
Person Family Connection
Ann Stanhope Cowbrough, b 1886, Gargunnock, Stirling Ann was the third of eight children of Walter Davidson (John C & Mary B. Davidson) Cowbrough and Mary Milray. The 1901 British census said she was 14, and gave her occupation as "factory hand in gunpowder factory."
Annie Coubrough, b 1887, St. Ninians, Stirling Annie was the eldest of six children of William Coubrough and Annie Souter. Little Annie's father, William, was the younger brother of Ann Stanhope Coubrough (above).
Annie McKim Coubrough, b 1890, Glasgow Annie was the youngest of nine children of William Coubrough (William C & Bethia Lancaster MacMillan) and Margaret McKim. Annie married James Robertson Veitch, son of John Veitch & Margaret Robertson, in 1917, in Douglas, Lanark, Scotland.
Bethia Coubrough, b 1890, Maryhill, Glasgow Bethia was the natural daughter of Bethia Lancaster Coubrough (Daniel C & Mary Wylie). Baby Bethia died in April 1891, at the age of 11 months. Her mother married James Madden in 1893.
Christina Thomson Coubrough, b 1889, Eastwood, Renfrew Christina was the natural daughter of Euphemia Coubrough. Euphemia was the youngest daughter (7th of 10 children) of John Coubrough & Mary Ewing, of Campsie, Stirling. Euphemia had previously been married to Stewart Raeburn, but they became estranged in the summer of 1882. The reason for the separation is not known, but Euphemia went to great lengths to ensure everyone knew she no longer had anything to do with Stewart. Obviously, it was not an amicable parting. A John Coubrough is said to be the father of all of Euphemia's second family, but we don't know which one it was, or if the children might have been using their grandfather's name. In any event, Christina married twice: once to Daniel McAllister and once to Robert Luke, but I don't have dates for either. Christian died 9 Aug 1954, iin Barmill, Beith, Ayr, Scotland.
David Coubrough, b 1901, Kelvin, Glasgow David was the second of six children of Malcolm Coubrough (David C & Mary Ann Brazier) and Isabella Markie. Malcolm and Isabella moved their family to Brantford, Ontario, Canada, in about 1915. In April 1917, young David tried to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force by giving his age as 19 and his birth date as 1898. The recruiter must have noticed that he was under age and sent him away because a couple of months later, the CEF record shows David at the recruiting centre in the next town down the road. This time he gave his age as 18 and his birth date as 1899. He was accepted, but someone must have still been suspicious because there is a later note on his file saying that he had been recruited as a minor and citing his birth certificate as the authority. David was already overseas in June 1917 when the birth certificate surfaced, but he was still released in October of the same year, "as a minor." David eventually married Evelyn MacDonald, but I don't know if they had any children.
Elizabeth Coubrough,  b 1891, Bonhill, Dumbarton Elizabeth was the second of six children of Malcolm Coubrough (Wm. C & Margt McEwan) and Isabella Hosie. She married Donald Metcalf and they had five children. Elizabeth died in 1924.
Elizabeth Coubrough, b 1885, Anderston, Glasgow Elizabeth was the third of six children of Duncan MacDonald Coubrough (James C & Margt Kennedy) and Elizabeth Level. She married Thomas McLean, and they had three children.
Elizabeth Ross Coubrough, b 1877, Partick, Lanark Eliza was the third of four children of Thomas Coubrough (Thomas C & Janet Douglas) and Elizabeth Kennedy.
Emily Jane Smith Coubrough, b 1881,   St. Rollox, Glasgow Emily was the youngest of seven children of John Craig Coubrough (Robt C & Ann Craig) and Helen Stewart. Emily died about 1902, in St. Rollox.
Essie Britton Coubrough, b 1896, Eastwood parish, Renfrew Essie and her twin brother, Charles Gilroy Coubrough, were the eighth and ninth of the twelve children born to David Coubrough (Robt C & Mary Sandilands) and Mary S. MacKay Smith. Essie and Charles were both only a few days old when they died in August 1896.
Euphemia Coubrough, b 1886, New Kilpatrick Euphemia was the eldest of four natural children (one of whom died in infancy) of Euphemia Coubrough, daughter of John Coubrough and Mary Ewing. (See Christina Thomson Coubrough, above.) Euphemia Jr. had two natural children before marrying Arthur McGettigan in 1905, in Barrhead, Renfrew. Both of these children died in infancy. Arthur and Euphemia had 8 more children together. Arthur died in Barrhead in 1947. Euphemia Jr. died in 1956, also in Barrhead.
Florence Muriel Coubrough, b 1889, Strathblane, Stirling Florence was the daughter of Harold Ross Coubrough (Anthony Park C & Hannah Butler) and Florence Mary Arnold. Florence Muriel died in 1942, in Troon, Ayrshire.
Grace Cowbrough, b 1897, Alloa, Clackmannan Grace was the youngest of seven children of James and Elizabeth Cowbrough. I haven't yet discovered who James's parents were. 
Helen Wood Coubrough, b 1897, Milton, Glasgow Helen was the youngest of seven children of Malcolm Coubrough (Malcolm C & Helen Wood) and Agnes MacKie. Little Helen was seven years old when she died in October 1905, of "cardiac valvular disease."
Isabel Gertrude Coubrough, b 1886, Strathblane, Stirling Isabella was the youngest of seven children of Anthony Sykes Coubrough (Anthony Park C & Hannah Butler) and Margaret Agnes Wallace. Isabella married Walter Robert (?) Pooley, and they lived at Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Walter died in 1915 and Isabella in 1961.
James Adams Coubrough, b 1898, Kilmarnock, Ayr James was the third of five children of Hugh Coubrough and Georgina Adams. 
James Coubrough, b 1877, Falkirk, Stirling James was the youngest of the seven children of Daniel Coubrough (Wm C & Bethia L. MacMillan) and Mary Wylie. 
James Cowbrough, b 1891, Falkirk, Stirling James was the youngest of four children of John Coubrough and Catherine Lindsay. Catherine Lindsay seems to have been the daughter of William Lindsay and Catherine Lockhart, but I haven't yet found John's parents.
James Coubrough, b 1892, Campsie, Stirling James was the second of four children of John Coubrough (James C & Margt Smith) and Jessie Walker McIndoe. James was only about four years old when his mother died at or soon after the birth of her second daughter, in 1896.
Jeanie Coubrough, b 1893, Kilmarnock, Ayr Eldest of five children, Jeanie was the older sister of James Adams Coubrough (above).
Jessie Cowbrough, b 1888, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbarton Jessie was the fourth of eight children of Walter Davidson Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson) and Mary Milray.
Jessie Coubrough, b 1891, Renton, Dumbarton Jessie and her twin sister Mary were the second and third children of James Coubrough (James C & Janet McFarlane) and Marion Brownlie. Poor little Jessie was less than six months old when she died the same year as she was born.
John Coubrough, b 1900, Barrhead & Levern, Renfrew John was the youngest of four sons of Alexander Coubrough (Robt C & Cath Kennedy) and Annie Knox Young. John married Christine Glen and they had six children.
John Coubrough, b 1898, Bonhill, Dumbarton John was the fifth of six children of David Coubrough (John C & Mary Ewing) and Jane MacDougall. Young John married Margaret Ross.
John Coubrough, b 1889, Dalry, Ayr John was the second of seven children of John Coubrough (Robt C & Cath. Kennedy) and Isabella Taylor. Young John married Elizabeth Fisher.
John Coubrough, b 1886, Kincardine, Perth John was the eldest of six children of John (natural son of Ann Coubrough) Cowbrough and Isabella Aitken. He moved to Canada sometime before 1914, when he married Helen Lewis (probably in Brantford, Ontario).
John Cowbrough, b 1885, Falkirk, Stirling John was the fifth of six children John Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson) and Catherine Campbell.
John Coubrough, b 1885, Dumbarton, Dumbarton John was the second of four children of John Coubrough (Malcolm C & Helen Templeton) and Annie Maria Jane Kerr.
John Cowbrough, b 1882, Anworth, Kircudbright John was the eldest of eight children of Walter Davidson Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson) and Mary Milray.
John Coubrough, b 1898, St. Ninians, Stirlling John was one of four children of Archibald Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson) and Lilias Wright.
Malcolm Coubrough,    b 1881, Blackfriars, Glasgow Malcolm was the second of seven children of Malcolm Coubrough (Malcolm C. & Helen Wood) and Agnes MacKie. Poor little Malcolm appears not to have lived past his tenth birthday.
Malcolm Coubrough,  b 1882, Dumbarton, Dumbarton Malcolm was the eldest of six children of John Coubrough (Malcolm C & Helen Templeton) and Anne Maria Jane Kerr, who were married in 1882, in Dumbarton.
Malcolm Coubrough, b 1893, Bonhill, Dumbarton Born November 3, 1893, Malcolm was the third of the six children of Malcolm Coubrough (William C & Margt McEwan) and Isabella Hosie. Sadly, little Malcolm was less than two months old when he died of Erysipilis on December 27, 1893.
Margaret McEwan Coubrough, b 1895, Bonhill, Dumbarton Margaret was the fourth child of Malcolm Coubrough (William C & Margt McEwan) and Isabella Hosie. She married Robert McCabe in Linlithgow, Scotland, in 1918, and they had two sons. They then moved to Canada, where two more daughters were born. Margaret passed away in 1987.
Margaret Coubrough,  b 1891, Dumbarton, Dumbarton Margaret was the fifth of six children of John Coubrough (Malcolm C & Helen Templeton) and Anne Maria Jane Kerr. Margaret had been sick for 14 days when she passed away on September 22, 1891, at the age of four months.
Margaret Kennedy Coubrough, b 1883, Blythswood, Glasgow Margaret was the fourth of six children of Duncan MacDonald Coubrough (James C & Margt Kennedy) and Elizabeth Level. Margaret married James McKenna in 1907.
Margaret Cowbrough, b 1891, Haddington, Haddington Margaret was the fifth of six children of Walter Davidson Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson) and Mary Milray.
Mary Cowbrough, b 1875, Gargunnock, Stirling Mary was the natural daughter of Mary Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson). Little Mary's mother later married Archibald Black (who died shortly after), then James Clarke.
Mary Cowbrough,      b 1884, Gargunnock, Stirling  Mary was the second of Walter Davidson Coubrough and Mary Milray's six children.
Mary Coubrough,       b 1900, Lochgilphead, Argyll Mary was the youngest of six children of William Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson) and Annie Souter.
Mary Coubrough,       b 1897, Bonhill, Dumbarton Born March 8, 1897, Mary was the fifth of six children of Malcolm Coubrough (William C & Margt McEwan) and Isabella Hosie. She married John Sutherland, and they had two daughters.
Samuel Coubrough,     b 1895, Kilmarnock, Ayr Samuel was the second of five children of Hugh Coubrough and Georgina Adams. He seems to have been named after Hugh's maternal grandfather.
Samuel Watertson Coubrough,     b 1887, Eastwood, Renfrew Samuel was the fourth of thirteen children of David Coubrough and Mary S. Mackay Smith. Named after the husband of David's half-sister, poor little Samuel had not reached his second birthday before his death in 1888.
Samuel Macfadzean Coubrough, b 1897, Maryhill, Glasgow. Samuel was the son of Robert Coubrough and Isabella McMillan, who were married in 1887. Robert's parents were Daniel Coubrough and Mary Wylie. Samuel died in 1963, in Glasgow.
Walter Cowbrough,      b 1879, Saline, Fife Walter was the fifth of seven children of Walter Cowbrough (Henry C & Janet Blair McLellan) and Janet McFarlane. 
Walter Rennie/ Walterina Cowbrough, b 1892, Haddington, East Lothian I previously thought that Walter Rennie had a twin sister called Walterina, and that they were the sixth and seventh of eight children of Walter Davidson Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson) and Mary Milray. Walter and Mary moved to England sometime between 1897 and 1901. I found them there in the 1901 census, where a child named Walter Rennie was listed as a daughter, even though the birth registration said he was male. There was no sign of a child named Walterina, but I later found an index entry for a woman named Walterina Cowbrough who marrried in Ulverston (England) in 1916, and who must surely have been the same person. I have since found a notice from Mary Milray, in the Scots Register of Corrected Entries, stating that the child had been incorrectly registered at birth. She stated that the child was in fact a girl, and that her name was Walterina, not Walter Rennie. 
William Coubrough,    b 1891, Cambusnethan, Lanark William was the third of six children of William Coubrough (John C & Mary B. Davidson) and Annie Souter.
William Coubrough,    b 1890, Bonhill, Dumbarton William was the eldest of six children of Malcolm Coubrough (William C & Margt McEwan) and Isabella Hosie. William married Margaret Kenny in 1919, in Linlithgow, and they had at least one son, Malcolm, who died of pneumonia in 1920, at the age of nine months.
William Coubrough,    b 1886, Airth, Stirling William was the second of four children of John Coubrough and Catherine Lindsay.
William John Coubrough, b 1877, St. Rollox, Glasgow William John was the sixth of seven children of John Craig Coubrough (Robert C & Ann Craig) and Helen Stewart. William John, a coach builder by trade, married Mary Campbell Armstrong in 1913. They had at least one child, Margaret, who died of tuberculosis in 1942, at the age of 17. William John himself passed away on December 31, 1925.
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