Kintyre People


A genealogical database of individuals who lived in Kintyre during the early modern period, from roughly 1500 CE to 1800 CE.

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McGown, John

McGown, John

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  • Name McGown, John  [1]
    Gender Male
    Residence 1710  Glennakill, South Knapdale parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Although the assize entry states that John lived in Gigha, no place with this name could be located on any historical maps or in any records. 
    Community-wide Assize Trial 3 Jul 1710  Tarbert, Kilcalmonell parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    "Alexander McAlister in Balliver and John McGown in Glennakill in Giga both Guilty of Battery by Confessions" 
    Person ID I1457  Kintyre People
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2026

  • Notes 
    • In 1692, Donald, John, Dougald, and Patrick Smith were fencible men in Ashines, Donald Smith in Barmore, and Archibald and Malcolm Smith in Tarbert were fencible men in "Tarbert's Lands," located in South Knapdale.

      In 1694, John and Malcolm McGowne occupied two hearths in Lochead in Knapdale parish.

      Unknown location. Possibly Glennakaille, a settlement located south of Bardaravine in Kilcalmonell parish. Angus Martin also notes another place called Gleankill, located in Knapdale parish. See William Buchanan of the Glens for more information.

      Based on the order of the surrounding entries in the assize list, this place was likely in Knapdale parish.

      No further information.

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] National Records of Scotland, SC54/17/2/35/10.

    2. [S38] Kintyre Antiquarian Society, The Place Names of the Parish of Gigha and Cara, (Kintyre Antiquarian Society).

    3. [S34] National Records of Scotland, SC54/17/2/35/10.
      "Alexander McAlister in Balliver and John McGown in Glennakill in Giga both Guilty of Battery by Confessions"