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Alexander Cockburn 1848–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1848

Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Apr 1926

Death Location: Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Father: James Cockburn

Mother: Mary Campbell

Spouse(s): Fanney Baker

Children(s): Jean Cockburn, Alexander Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn, James Cockburn, George Cockburn, Fanny Cockburn, Elizabeth Cockburn

In 1848, Alexander Cockburn entered the world in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to James Cockburn And Mary Campbell. In 1851, Alexander Cockburn resided in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. Alexander Cockburn married Fanney Baker, and had children including Alexander Robert Cockburn, Elizabeth Campbell Cockburn, Fanny Cockburn, George Crawford Cockburn, James Cockburn, Jean Bernice Gladys Cockburn, Margaret Louchart Cockburn. Alexander Cockburn passed away in 1926 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Alexander Cockburn entered the world in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to James Cockburn And Mary Campbell.
  • In 1851, Alexander Cockburn resided in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Cockburn married Fanney Baker, and had children including Alexander Robert Cockburn, Elizabeth Campbell Cockburn, Fanny Cockburn, George Crawford Cockburn, James Cockburn, Jean Bernice Gladys Cockburn, Margaret Louchart Cockburn.
  • Alexander Cockburn passed away in 1926 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Cockburn's Ancestors

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Alexander Cockburn
1848–1926
Birth Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James Cockburn
1822–1886
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Campbell
1825–1902
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Cockburne
1787–1866
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Lockhart
1787–1848
Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Cockburne
1753–1837
Margaret Allison
1753–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cockburne
1736–1795
Janet Wilson
1731–1816

Alexander Cockburn's Descendants

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Alexander Cockburn (17 Sep 1848–17 Apr 1926) m. Fanney Baker (4 Aug 1860–28 Jun 1933)
  1. 1. Jean (Bernice Gladys) Cockburn 1901–1971
  2. 2. Alexander (Robert) Cockburn 1895–1908
  3. 3. Margaret (Louchart) Cockburn 1892–1970 m. Frederick (James) Pattearson 1893–1967
    1. 1. Colin (Frederick) Pattearson 1920–2012
  4. 4. James Cockburn 1880–1940 m. Jessie Newbigging 1875–1933
  5. 5. George (Crawford) Cockburn 1882–1963
  6. 6. Fanny Cockburn 1889–1933
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Campbell) Cockburn 1885–1913 m. James (Alfred) Chapple 1879–1948
    1. 1. Violet (Paige) Chapple 1906– m. Phillip (Sydney Herman) Smith 1904–
    2. 2. Beryl (Muriel) Chapple 1909–1991 m. Reginald (George) Perkins 1898–1992
    3. 3. John (Baker) Chapple 1911–1996 m. Elsie (May) Stanton 1910–1995

Alexander Cockburn's Timeline

5 Records

1848
17 Sep 1848
Birth of Alexander Cockburn in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1848
01 Oct 1848
Alexander Cockburn was baptized in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 3
Alexander Cockburn resided here in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
1919
1919
Age 71
Alexander Cockburn resided here in Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
1926
17 Apr 1926
Age 78
Death of Alexander Cockburn in Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Auchinleck; ED: 4; Page: 3; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_128; Year: 1851
    [2] Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912, Queensland State Archives; Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals; Series: Series ID 13086; Roll: M1696
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [4] Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Auchinleck; ED: 4; Page: 3; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_128; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912, Queensland State Archives; Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals; Series: Series ID 13086; Roll: M1696
    [2] Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Gympie, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Gympie, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gympie, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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