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Christian Cockburn 1838 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1838

Birth Location: Oldhamstocks

Death Date: 21 Sep 1914

Death Location: Akatore, Milton, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Robert Cockburn

Mother: Margaret Stobie

Spouse(s): John Purves

Children(s): Margaret Purves, Mary Purves, Christina Purves, Janet PURVES, Isabella Purves, Rose Purves, Ada Purves, Joanna Purves, Robert Purves, Agnes Purves

Christian Cockburn was born in 1838 in Oldhamstocks, the child of Robert Cockburn and Margaret Stobie. Christian Cockburn married John Purves, and had children including Margaret Purves, Mary Purves, Christina Purves, Janet PURVES, Isabella Anne Purves, Rose Purves, Ada Purves, Joanna Darling Purves, Robert Cockburn Purves, Agnes Davina Purves. Christian Cockburn passed away in 1914 in Akatore, Milton, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Christian Cockburn was born in 1838 in Oldhamstocks, the child of Robert Cockburn and Margaret Stobie.
  • Christian Cockburn married John Purves, and had children including Margaret Purves, Mary Purves, Christina Purves, Janet PURVES, Isabella Anne Purves, Rose Purves, Ada Purves, Joanna Darling Purves, Robert Cockburn Purves, Agnes Davina Purves.
  • Christian Cockburn passed away in 1914 in Akatore, Milton, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Cockburn
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Stobie
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

John Purves
1840 – 1926
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Purves
1860 – 1910
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland
MP
Mary Purves
1862 – 1934
Birth Location: Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
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Christina Purves
1865 – 1932
Birth Location: Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
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Janet PURVES
1866 –
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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Isabella Purves
1867 – 1967
Birth Location: Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
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Rose Purves
1869 – 1969
Birth Location: Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
RP
Ada Purves
1870 – 1970
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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Joanna Purves
1875 – 1940
Birth Location: Akatore, Milton, Otago, New Zealand
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Robert Purves
1877 –
Birth Location: Milton, Otago, New Zealand
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Agnes Purves
1882 – 1982
Birth Location: Akatore, Milton, Otago, New Zealand
AP

Christian Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
Christian Cockburn
1838 – 1914
Birth Place: Oldhamstocks
Parents
Robert Cockburn
Margaret Stobie
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christian Cockburn's Descendants

1.
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Christian Cockburn (31 Dec 1838 – 21 Sep 1914) m. John Purves (Abt. 1840 – 28 Jan 1926)
  1. 1. Margaret Purves (Abt. 1860 – 26 Oct 1910) m. George McIndoe (Abt. 1850 – 04 Apr 1906)
    1. 1. Walter (Cockburn) McIndoe (07 Aug 1874 – )
    2. 2. Robert McIndoe (01 Feb 1884 – 30 Jan 1973) m. Christina (Margaret) MORRISON
    3. 3. William (Patterson) McIndoe (Abt. 1887 – 07 Jul 1904)
  2. 2. Mary Purves (08 Nov 1862 – 23 Mar 1934) m. Alexander Brown (Bef. 1862 – 25 Sep 1924)
    1. 1. Christina Brown (Abt. 1883 – Bef. 1983) m. John (Thomas) Martin (Abt. 1887 – Bef. 1987)
    2. 2. Catherine (Ogilvie) Brown (25 Jan 1884 – 22 Jan 1955) m. Robert (Milne) Roulston (Abt. 1886 – 17 Aug 1963)
      1. 1. Sylvia (May) Roulston (15 Feb 1914 – ) m. James (Herbert) Hunt (27 Feb 1905 – 12 Jun 1972)
        1. 1. Valerie (Agnes) Hunt (01 Aug 1941 – 03 Apr 1981) m. Kenneth (Bruce) Hollander m. Fred Davis
      2. 2. Margaret (Jean) Roulston (22 Nov 1915 – )
      3. 3. Murial (Ogilvie) Roulston (18 Sep 1918 – )
      4. 4. Milne (Alexander) Roulston (06 Nov 1920 – 26 Jan 1980)
      5. 5. Stanley (Robert) Roulston (07 Sep 1923 – ) m. Daphne Dreaver (22 May 1927 – )
    3. 3. Mary Brown (Abt. 1886 – Bef. 1986) m. David Peevers (Abt. 1874 – Bef. 1974)
    4. 4. Alexander Brown (Abt. 1892 – 17 Feb 1962)
    5. 5. Ada (Purvis) Brown (03 May 1901 – )
    6. 6. Walter Brown ( – Abt. 1924)
    7. 7. John Brown ( – Abt. 1924)
    8. 8. James Brown ( – Abt. 1924)
    9. 9. William (Cockburn) Brown ( – Dec 1913)
  3. 3. Christina Purves (26 Mar 1865 – 18 Dec 1932) m. George Haworth (20 Apr 1858 – 03 Oct 1914)
    1. 1. Robert (Schofield) Haworth (18 Jul 1887 – Bef. 1987) m. Clara Fallowfield (Abt. 1881 – )
      1. 1. George Haworth (31 Oct 1916 – 04 Aug 1969) m. Margaret (Mary) Hepburn (02 Aug 1920 – 20 Mar 2013)
        1. 1. Patricia Haworth (Aft. 1940 – ) m. Ryan
  4. 4. Janet PURVES (Abt. 1866 – ) m. Alexander Morrison (Abt. 1860 – )
  5. 5. Isabella (Anne) Purves (22 Sep 1867 – Bef. 1967) m. Alexander Morrison (14 Feb 1862 – Bef. 1970)
  6. 6. Rose Purves (27 Sep 1869 – Bef. 1969) m. Parlane McFarlane (Abt. 1865 – )
  7. 7. Ada Purves (Abt. 1870 – Bef. 1970) m. Andrew (Anthony) Patterson (Abt. 1860 – Bef. 1960)
  8. 8. Joanna (Darling) Purves (Abt. 1875 – 22 May 1940) m. David McLean (10 Feb 1872 – 26 Jun 1961)
  9. 9. Robert (Cockburn) Purves (12 May 1877 – ) m. Rosina (Agnes Hannah) Chalmers (22 Nov 1886 – 23 Aug 1935)
    1. 1. John Purves (10 Mar 1908 – )
    2. 2. Alice (Christina) Purves (26 May 1910 – 02 Jan 1924)
  10. 10. Agnes (Davina) Purves (Abt. 1882 – Bef. 1982) m. Neville (Alexander) Adam (Abt. 1876 – )

Christian Cockburn's Timeline

3 Records

1838
31 Dec 1838
Birth of Christian Cockburn in Oldhamstocks
Oldhamstocks
1840
Bef. 1840
Age 2
Birth of Christian Cockburn in Scotland
Scotland
1914
21 Sep 1914
Age 76
Death of Christian Cockburn in Akatore, Milton, Otago, New Zealand
Akatore, Milton, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 1840
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1838
    Event Place: Oldhamstocks
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Akatore, Milton, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairfax, Milton, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Headstone Inscription for Christina Cockburn, Fairfax & St Johns 1854-1990. page 164, entry 894
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