McGowan family

For the surname, see McGowan.

Charles Christopher Pepys,
1st Earl of Cottenham

The McGowan family is a noble family holding titles in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and the Peerage and Baronetage of Ireland .

Ancestry and heritage

House of Neville

The McGowan family has direct links to the Pepys family (the Earls of Cottenham), and the Nevill family, holders of the titles of Marquess of Abergavenny, Viscount Neville and Earl of Abergavenny. Through this connection to the House of Neville the McGowan family is descended from Kings Edward IV and Richard III, the last members of the House of York to rule England. This royal ancestry is derived from Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, mother to the two kings. The linked houses of Neville and York were to become renowned for their involvement in the War of the Roses.

King Edward III of England was the paternal Great-Grandfather of Cecily Neville.

Also among the family's ancestors is William Young, the highly regarded architecht and Sir James Herbert Cory, Conservative MP and philanthropist._{(See family tree at bottom of page for details)}

Baron McGowan

The family's main title is that of Baron McGowan, of Ardeer, with this peerage being held only by the direct descendants of Sir Harry McGowan, 1st Bt, (later Lord McGowan). The current head of the family is Lord Harry John Charles McGowan, 4th Baron McGowan.

Ireland

The McGowan family also maintain a line in Ireland. These relatives being of Anglo-Irish descent. The former seat of this line was in Dromore West Co. Sligo. This branch does not hold any titles in its own right but has entitlements to certain titles in the Baronetage of Ireland through marriage. However, no attempts to prove or claim linage to these titles have been made by the family and the line is considered dormant.

Residences

The seat of the McGowan family in the United Kingdom is Highway house Lower Froyle Hampshire. The family also owned the Regency Bragborough Hall, Northamptonshire. However,after generations in the McGowan family, the 641 acre estate was sold off for over £7 million in 2012.

Family tree

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Family of McGowan family

16. Henry McGowan               8. Sir Harry Duncan McGowan, 1st Baron McGowan, KBE                       17. Agnes Wilson               4. Harry Wilson McGowan, 2nd Baron McGowan                             18. William Young               9. Jean Boyle Young                       19.               2. Harry Duncan Cory McGowan, 3rd Baron McGowan                                   20. John Cory               10. Sir James Herbert Cory                       21. Lady Louisa Augusta Venables-Vernon-Harcourt               5. Bessie Carmen Cory                             22. Alexander Walker               11. Elizabeth Cansh Walker CBE                       23. Elizabeth Easton               1. Harry John Charles McGowan Hon. Louisa McGowan Hon. Anabel McGowan                                         24. William John Pepys, 3rd Earl of Cottenham               12. Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham                       25. Theodosia Selina Dallas               6. John Digby Thomas Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham                             26. William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny               13. Lady Rose Leigh                       27. Caroline Vanden-Bempde Johnstone               3. Lady Gillian Angela Pepys                                   28. Lord George Montacute Nevill               14. Guy Temple Montacute Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny                       29. Florence Mary Soanes               7. Lady Angela Isabel Nevill                             30. James Walker Larnach               15. Isabel Nellie Larnach                       31. Lady Isabel Lettice Theodosia Boyle