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George Cockburn 1913–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 October 1913

Birth Location: Berwick, Northumberland, England

Death Date: Oct 2005

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Cockburn

Mother: Margaret Young

Spouse(s): Gladys Shanks, Sophia Hope

Children(s): Gladys Cockburn

George Cockburn was born in 1913 in Berwick, Northumberland, England, the child of Thomas Cockburn And Margaret Young. In 1939, George Cockburn resided in Northumberland, England. George Cockburn married Gladys Elsie Shanks, Sophia May Hope, and had children including Angela May Cockburn, George John Thomas Cockburn, Gladys Elsie Cockburn, Terence Edward Cockburn. George Cockburn passed away in 2005 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • George Cockburn was born in 1913 in Berwick, Northumberland, England, the child of Thomas Cockburn And Margaret Young.
  • In 1939, George Cockburn resided in Northumberland, England.
  • George Cockburn married Gladys Elsie Shanks, Sophia May Hope, and had children including Angela May Cockburn, George John Thomas Cockburn, Gladys Elsie Cockburn, Terence Edward Cockburn.
  • George Cockburn passed away in 2005 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Cockburn's Ancestors

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George Cockburn
1913–2005
Birth Place: Berwick, Northumberland, England
Parents
Thomas Cockburn
1890–1961
Berwick, Northumberland, England
Margaret Young
1895–1964
Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Mary (Jane) Young
1862–1939
Holy Island, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
James Young
1840–1885
Elizabeth Young
1840–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Young
1798–1867
Jane Clark
1806–1851
Thomas Thew
1814–1881
Mary Wilson
1812–1860

George Cockburn's Descendants

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George Cockburn (11 October 1913–Oct 2005) m. Gladys (Elsie) Shanks (2 September 1917–Jun 1940) m. Sophia (May) Hope (11 May 1924–16 JJanuary 2000)
  1. 1. Gladys (Elsie) Cockburn 1939–2021 m. Brian Lepper 1938–1997

George Cockburn's Timeline

5 Records

1913
11 October 1913
Birth of George Cockburn in Berwick, Northumberland, England
Berwick, Northumberland, England
1939
1939
Age 26
George Cockburn resided here in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1946
Dec 1946
Age 33
George Cockburn was married in Northumberland North First, Northumberland
Northumberland North First, Northumberland
1978
1978
Age 65
George Cockburn resided here in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
2005
Oct 2005
Age 92
Death of George Cockburn in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 October 1913
    Event Place: Berwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012964J
    [3] UK, Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; WO 345 Japanese Index Cards of Allied POWs 1942-1947; Reference Number: WO 34511

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 1946
    Event Place: Northumberland North First, Northumberland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2964J

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1955
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Outward Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1978

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 2005
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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