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At the present time I am able to trace my roots back to the beginning of the 1800's to my great great grandfather.  Although I have not entered all the info I have received, the "tree" shown below is what I have been able to discover about my roots. Not too bad I would think, considering that just a short time ago the only Spowarts I knew were my father, his two brothers, his sister and  immediate families.  In addition to finding my roots I have "met" many Spowarts from around the world and would like to find out how this name became quite popular in the "Auld Kingdom of Fife" and surrounding area.

I am presently working on a table (bottom of page) that will provide more information on my ancestors but will respect the privacy of those still living.

The name SPOWART has no affiliation with a Clan or Tartan but I can claim a close association the the ROSS clan.

In the chart I am the guy in the blue frame.

Regarding the entries in the pink shaded area, I am trying to determine if there is a link here because of the use of the same names.. John, Thomas, James, Ross and Aggie (Agnes ?)

Legend:

A... After a number indicates a Spowart's spouse with progressive letters for the spouse's family. .

M... Date of Marriage.

c... Before the year, Date of Christening

c... After a date is the year of birth based on the census.  The age could be out a year depending on the individuals month of birth and the date the census was taken.

a... After a date of birth indicates "about".

Yellow lines.. Spowart family

Green lines... Spouses family

Light green shades boxes... The extent of my Spowart knowledge when starting this search... "The Canadian Connection".

Note:...A number of entries have been "Masked' or marked "Private" for privacy reasons

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

No.#	Surname	Given Name	Birth	Place	Died	Married	Place	Spouse	Parents
1	SPOWART	Samuel	1804a	Beath (Stirling?)		27 Mar 1830	Torryburn	1A	??
1A	MITCHELL	Janet	1808a	Stirling?				1	??
2	SPOWART	John	1836	Scotland		21 Sep 1857	Torryburn	2A	A1, 1A
2A	ROSS	Agnes Aitken	1834-7	Scotland				2A	2B,2C
2B	ROSS	Thomas			30 Mar 1817	Newton, Midlothian	2C	??
2C	BROWN	Reid						2B	??
2D	ROSS	Thomas	c19 Sep 1818						2B, 2C
2E	ROSS	James	c14 Mar 1821						2B, 2C
2F	ROSS	Mary	c25 Jun 1823						2B, 2C
2G	ROSS	John	c9 Apr 1826						2B, 2C
2H	ROSS	Robert	25 Jun 1829						2B, 2C
3	SPOWART	William	c1834	Stirling	1 Mar 1920	20 Oct 1856-3A1 4 Jul 1873-3A2		3A1, 3A2	1, 1A
3A1	RICHIE	Jane	1836a					3
3A2	BLACK	Julia				4 Jul 1873		3
4	SPOWART	Samuel	2 Jun 1857	Torryburn	27 Jun 1859				3, 3A
5	SPOWART	William	20 Oct 1859	Torryburn	5 Jun 1931				3, 3A
6	BEVERRIDGE	David	18 Dec 1862	Torryburn	5 Aug 1935				3, ?
7	SPOWART	Thomas Ross	1863c	Denny, Stirling		10 Mar 1883		7A	2, 2A
7A	KING	Agnes Mason (Masson?)	1 Oct 1865	Bo'ness, West Lothian				7	7B,7C
7B	KING	Francis
7C	McLAY	Isabella
8	SPOWART	Agnes	1881c	Culross, Perth				2, 2A
9	SPOWART	William	1877c	Alloa, Clackmannan					2, 2A
10	SPOWART	David	1873c	Culross, Perth					2, 2A
11	SPOWART	James	1870c	Culross, Perth					2, 2A
12	SPOWART	John	1865c	Denny, Stirling					2, 2A
13	SPOWART	Samuel	1860c	Saline					2, 2A
14	SPOWART	Janet Mitchell	11 May 1867	Comrie Village Culross,Fife	7 Nov 1942	29 Jun 1886	Church of Scotland Bo'ness, West Lothian	14A	2, 2A
14A	MURPHY	Thomas Crawford	1862a		12 Dec 1925			14	14B, 14C
14B	MURPHY	William Kennedy KcKAY	1836					14C	??
14C	BURNS	Matilda Black	1840					14B	??
15	SPOWART	Robert Ross	1875c	Alloa, Clackmannan				15A	2, 2A
15A	SORLEY	Mary						15	??
16	SPOWART	James Ross	22 Feb 1905	Bo'ness	1963	Feb 1934	Welland, ON	16A	7, 7A
16A	CLUNIE	Robertina Nelson	27 Feb 1909	Paisley				16	16B, 16C
16B	CLUNIE	Edward Morgan	1889		3 Oct 1949				16C
16C	HOW	Margaret (Maggie)	5 Apr 1888	Scotland	25 Jul 1979				16B
17	SPOWART	Thomas Ross	21 Aug 1935	Welland, ON		22 Oct 1955div	Fort Erie, ON	17A	16,16A
17A	MACDONALD	Marjorie	private					17
18	SPOWART	James Ross	private						17, 17A
19	SPOWART	Thomas Gordon	private						17, 17A
20	SPOWART	Edward M.	private						17, 17A
21	SPOWART	Alexander		Scotland	deceased			21A	7, 7A
21A	DONALDSON	Mary		Scotland				21
22	SPOWART	Agnes		Scotland	deceased			22A	7, 7A
22A	HERMAN	Harry			deceased			22
23	SPOWART	George		Scotland	deceased				7, 7A
23A	WATT	Hilda
24	SPOWART	Francis King			1949			24A	7, 7A
24A	DIXON	Elizabeth						24	??
25	SPOWART	John						25A	15, 15A
25A	PATTERSON	Marion						25	??
26	SPOWART	Private
26A	ROBB	Private
27	ROBB	Private
28	SPOWART	Private
28A	HUNTER	Private
29	SPOWART	Private
30	SPOWART	Private
31	SPOWART	Thomas Ross						31A1,2,3	24, 24A
31A1	ADDISON	Bunty						31
31A2	GREENHORN	Janette						31
31A3	REVEL?	Revel?						31
32	SPOWART	John Sheenan	31 Aug 1913		6 Jun 1974			32A	24, 24A
32A	MAIR	Charlotte	25 Aug 1917		2 Nov 1987			32
33	SPOWART		Private
32A	WARD		Private
34	SPOWART		Private
34A	SNEDDON		Private
35	SPOWART		Private
35A	COLEBURN		Private
36	SPOWART	Marion	Private
37	WARD		Private
38	SPOWART	Frank	Private
38A	*******	Nancy	Private
39	SPOWART	June	Private
39A	BROWN		Private
40	SPOWART		Private
41	SPOWART		Private
42	SPOWART		Private
43	SPOWART	Elaine	Private
43A	HOLT		Private

My thanks go out to my new found kin, Gregor, Elaine, June, Marion and Bill (who sent the photos of the satined glass window) and to Neil whose family tree has so much in common with mine

And a special "thank-you" to ..

Don Manson   who on his own, took the time to search the census records and forward me the information on my great grandfather John Spowart and great great grandfathers, Samuel Spowart and Thomas Ross..

And to Ken Wright, for a snail mail package with correspondence from a relative, along with a several articles about the Spowarts in Bo'ness.

Acknowledgement

"Maggie" midi file, was sequenced by Barry Taylor and used with his kind permission.