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Alexander Cockburn 1515 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Aug 1583

Death Location: Merse, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: William Cockburn

Mother: Isobel Hume

Spouse(s): Helen Hepburn, Alison Sandilands

Children(s): Sir Cockburn, Sibil Cockburn, Alison Cockburn, Barbara Cockburn, William Cokburne, Margaret Cockburn, John Cockburn, Alexlander Cockburn, Marion Cockburn, Adam Cockburn, Patrick Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn

Alexander Cockburn was born in 1515 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Langton Cockburn and Isobel Hume. Alexander Cockburn married Helen Hepburn, Alison Sandilands, and had children including Sir John Cockburn, Sibil Cockburn, Alison Cockburn, Barbara Cockburn, William Cokburne, Margaret Cockburn, John Cockburn, Alexlander Cockburn, Marion Cockburn, Adam Cockburn, Patrick Cockburn, Margaret Leonora Evelyn Selina Cockburn. Alexander Cockburn passed away in 1583 in Merse, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Cockburn was born in 1515 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Langton Cockburn and Isobel Hume.
  • Alexander Cockburn married Helen Hepburn, Alison Sandilands, and had children including Sir John Cockburn, Sibil Cockburn, Alison Cockburn, Barbara Cockburn, William Cokburne, Margaret Cockburn, John Cockburn, Alexlander Cockburn, Marion Cockburn, Adam Cockburn, Patrick Cockburn, Margaret Leonora Evelyn Selina Cockburn.
  • Alexander Cockburn passed away in 1583 in Merse, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Alexander Cockburn's Ancestors

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Alexander Cockburn
1515 – 1583
Birth Place: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Langton Cockburn
1485 – 1564
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Isobel Hume
1482 – 1590
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William ((Sir, Knight, Baron of Langton) Cockburn) Cockburn
1465 – 1513
Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Anna Home
1452 – 1506
Home, Berwick, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cockburn
1435 – 1480
Elizabeth Crichton
1444 – 1479
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cokburn
1420 – 1470
Lady Reston
1415 – 1451

Alexander Cockburn's Descendants

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Alexander Cockburn (1515 – 8 Aug 1583) m. Helen Hepburn (1518 – 8 Aug 1583) m. Alison Sandilands (1513 – 21 Oct 1584)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Cockburn (1536 – 12 October 1623)
  2. 2. Sibil Cockburn (1538 – 1620)
  3. 3. Alison Cockburn (1542 – July 1600)
  4. 4. Barbara Cockburn (1544 – 29 November 1611)
  5. 5. William Cokburne (1545 – abt 1634) m. Margaret Renton (1550 – 1640)
    1. 1. Sir (Richard) Cockburn (1575 – bef 1665) m. Mary Renton (1577 – 1665) m. Mary Renton (Abt. 1577 – 1598)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cokburne (1595 – 1655) m. Alexander (Boig (Bogue) of) Burnhouses (1590 – 1657)
        1. 1. James (Booge) (07 Nov 1611 – )
        2. 2. Jeane Bog (07 Nov 1611 – )
        3. 3. Elspeth Bog (7 Nov 1624 – )
        4. 4. William (Bogue) III (1640 – 5 Apr 1687) m. Jeane ((Jane) Edwards Cleare) Clare (1640 – about 1701) m. Jane Clare (1640 – 1701) m. Eliner Perisho (18 September 1673 – 1722)
        5. 5. Robert Bogue (1645 – )
        6. 6. Margaret Bogue (1646 – )
        7. 7. Alexander (Bögi) (Bogue)
        8. 8. Jeane Bog
      2. 2. Helene Cokburne
      3. 3. William Cockburn
      4. 4. Margaret (Helen) Cockburn
    2. 2. Ann Cockburn
  6. 6. Margaret Cockburn (1549 – )
  7. 7. John Cockburn (1551 – )
  8. 8. Alexlander Cockburn (1553 – September 1562)
  9. 9. Marion Cockburn (1555 – )
  10. 10. Adam Cockburn (1557 – )
  11. 11. Patrick Cockburn (1559 – )
  12. 12. Margaret (Leonora Evelyn Selina) Cockburn (1561 – )

Alexander Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Alexander Cockburn in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1583
8 Aug 1583
Age 68
Death of Alexander Cockburn in Merse, West Lothian, Scotland
Merse, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Merse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1583
    Event Place: Merse, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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