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Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane 1585–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1585

Birth Location: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. Jul 1641

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Blair

Mother: Grizel Sempill

Spouse(s): Elisabeth None

Children(s): William Dundonald

In 1585, Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane entered the world in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir John A Blair And Grizel Sempill. Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane married Elisabeth, and had children including William Cochrane 1St Earl Of Dundonald. Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane passed away in 1641 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane entered the world in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir John A Blair And Grizel Sempill.
  • Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane married Elisabeth, and had children including William Cochrane 1St Earl Of Dundonald.
  • Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane passed away in 1641 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Blair
1547–1609
Birth Location: Bankhead, Aberdeen City, Scotland
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Grizel Sempill
1547–1609
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth None
1590–1641
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Dundonald
1605–1685
Birth Location: Cowdon, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Alexander Cochrane's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Cochrane
1585–1641
Birth Place: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John A Blair
1547–1609
Bankhead, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Grizel Sempill
1547–1609
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Blair
1502–1570
Margaret Cunningham
1506–1573
Robert Sempill
1505–1573
Semphill, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Carlisle
1504–1564
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
John Blair
1476–1567
William Sempill
1475–1552
Margaretha Montgomery
1485–
William Carlisle
1466–1525
Janet Maxwell
1470–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blair
1440–1513
John Carlisle
1446–1477
Janet Crichton
1436–

Alexander Cochrane's Descendants

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Alexander (Blair Lord) Cochrane (Abt. 1585–Abt. Jul 1641) m. Elisabeth (Abt. 1590–Abt. 1641)
  1. 1. William (Cochrane, 1st Earl of) Dundonald 1605–1685
    1. 1. William Cochrane 1633–1679 m. Catherine Kennedy 1637–1700
      1. 1. John Cochrane 1655–1737 m. Suzannah Hamilton 1662–1703
        1. 1. Alexander Cochrane 1701–1749

Alexander Cochrane's Timeline

2 Records

1585
Abt. 1585
Birth of Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane in Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
1641
Abt. Jul 1641
Age 56
Death of Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1585
    Event Place: Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Jul 1641
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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