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Alexander Cockburn 1774–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Kinnesswood, Kinrossshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 April 1879

Death Location: Marton, Rangitikei, Nouvelle-Zélande

Father: John Cockburn

Mother: Helen Kid

Spouse(s): Barbara Kilgour

Children(s): John Cockburn

Alexander Cockburn was born in 1774 in Kinnesswood, Kinrossshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Cockburn And Helen Kid. In 1834, Alexander Cockburn resided in Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland. Alexander Cockburn married Barbara Kilgour, and had children including John Cockburn. Alexander Cockburn passed away in 1879 in Marton, Rangitikei, Nouvelle-Zélande.

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Biography

  • Alexander Cockburn was born in 1774 in Kinnesswood, Kinrossshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Cockburn And Helen Kid.
  • In 1834, Alexander Cockburn resided in Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland.
  • Alexander Cockburn married Barbara Kilgour, and had children including John Cockburn.
  • Alexander Cockburn passed away in 1879 in Marton, Rangitikei, Nouvelle-Zélande.

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Alexander Cockburn's Ancestors

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Alexander Cockburn
1774–1879
Birth Place: Kinnesswood, Kinrossshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Cockburn
1751–1799
Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Helen Kid
1753–
Barry, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Cockburn
1726–
kinneswood, Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Cockburn's Descendants

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Alexander Cockburn (1774–9 April 1879) m. Barbara Kilgour (1797–16 August 1860)
  1. 1. John Cockburn 1816–1894 m. Isabella (Robinson) Whitton 1816–1872
    1. 1. Helen (Nichol) Hammond 1840–1929 m. Henry Hammond 1840–1907
      1. 1. Matthew (Robert John) Hammond 1865–1923 m. Annie (Clover) Gower 1862–1954
        1. 1. Francis Hammond 1889–1972 m. Winifred (Violet) Hammond 1906–1993 m. Anne (Ita) Marshall 1897–1981
        2. 2. Harold Hammond 1908–1986
        3. 3. Eunice (Jean) Hammond 1896–1995
        4. 4. Doris (Helen) Hammond 1890–1929
        5. 5. Phyllis (Maud) Hammond 1898–1988
        6. 6. Eric (Cecil) Hammond 1895–1971
        7. 7. Baden (Keith) Hammond 1900–1968
        8. 8. Elsie (Margaret Cordella) Hammond 1893–1933
        9. 9. Marjorie (Muriel) Hammond 1892–1979
        10. 10. Eileen (Florence) Hammond 1887–1890
        11. 11. Douglas (Merritt) Hammond 1903–1987
        12. 12. Isabella (Clover) Hammond 1901–1965
        13. 13. Henry (Robert) Hammond 1908–1966
        14. 14. Francis Hammond 1889–1932 m. Winifred (Violet) Hammond 1906–1993 m. Anne (Ita) Marshall 1897–1981
      2. 2. Laura (Campion) Purnell 1878–1963
      3. 3. Ellen (Nicol) Didsbury 1873–1963
      4. 4. Margaret (Cumming) Scott 1872–1955
      5. 5. Isabella (Robinson) A'Court 1862–1936
      6. 6. Jemima (Maud) Phillips 1868–1956
      7. 7. Catherine (Margaret) Hammond 1870–1952
      8. 8. Henry (Godfrey) Hammond 1876–1927
      9. 9. Emma (Gertrude) Richardson 1885–1931
      10. 10. Violet (Murray Mary) Scott 1882–1968
      11. 11. Jemima (Maud) Hammond 1868–1956 m. William (John) Phillips 1863–1922
      12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Hammond 1866–1877
      13. 13. Wilford (Stewart) Hammond 1881–1937

Alexander Cockburn's Timeline

3 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Alexander Cockburn in Kinnesswood, Kinrossshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinnesswood, Kinrossshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1834
17 Nov 1834
Age 60
Alexander Cockburn resided here in Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
1879
9 April 1879
Age 105
Death of Alexander Cockburn in Marton, Rangitikei, Nouvelle-Zélande
Marton, Rangitikei, Nouvelle-Zélande

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Kinnesswood, Kinrossshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1834
    Event Place: Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Scotland, Rolls of Male Heads of Families, 1834-1845, oldscottish.com; Male Heads of Families 1834-1842; Reference Number: CH23047

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1879
    Event Place: Marton, Rangitikei, Nouvelle-Zélande
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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