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Helen Maitland Cochran 1845–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1845

Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayrshire

Death Date: 10 Mar 1917

Death Location: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: William Cochrane

Mother: Helen McGarva

Spouse(s): James Skilling

Children(s): Mary Skilling

Helen Maitland Cochran was born in 1845 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, the child of William Cochrane And Helen Mcgarva. Helen Maitland Cochran married James Skilling, and had children including Mary Wood Skilling. Helen Maitland Cochran passed away in 1917 in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Helen Maitland Cochran was born in 1845 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, the child of William Cochrane And Helen Mcgarva.
  • Helen Maitland Cochran married James Skilling, and had children including Mary Wood Skilling.
  • Helen Maitland Cochran passed away in 1917 in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cochrane
1805–1861
Birth Location: Lethendy, Perthshire, Scotland
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Helen McGarva
1815–1879
Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Skilling
1847–1920
Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
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Children(s)

Mary Skilling
1868–1944
Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
MS

Helen Cochran's Ancestors

Self
Helen Cochran
1845–1917
Birth Place: Ballantrae, Ayrshire
Parents
William Cochrane
1805–1861
Lethendy, Perthshire, Scotland
Helen McGarva
1815–1879
Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Cochran's Descendants

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Helen (Maitland) Cochran (14 Apr 1845–10 Mar 1917) m. James Skilling (28 Mar 1847–17 Jan 1920)
  1. 1. Mary (Wood) Skilling 1868–1944 m. Hugh Smith 1843–1887
    1. 1. Sarah (Helen) Smith 1888–1962 m. William (Benjamin) Johnson 1885–1928
      1. 1. William (James) Johnson 1907–1969 m. Ivy (Muriel) Ferguson 1911–2003
        1. 1. Russell (Samuel) Johnson 1939–1995
        2. 2. William (Raymond) Johnson 1932–2004
        3. 3. Ethel (Margaret) Johnson 1931–2015 m. Jack (August) Arthur 1929–2008
        4. 4. Lexington (Allan) Johnson 1938–2008
      2. 2. Hugh (Benjamin) Johnson 1906–1967
      3. 3. Stanley (Raymond) Johnson 1915–1979
      4. 4. Ethel (May Johnson) Inf 1916–1917
      5. 5. Arthur (Sidney Johnson) DY-4 1911–1915
      6. 6. Dorothy (Eileen JOHNSON Tate) W-3 1925–2016
      7. 7. Phyllis (Emily JOHNSON Butler) Dowding 1928–2004
      8. 8. Stillborn Johnson 1920–1920
      9. 9. Harold (Edwin Johnson) H-2 1921–1975
      10. 10. Henry (Alexander) Johnson 1909–1956
      11. 11. Albert (John) Johnson 1913–1988
      12. 12. Clarence (Abraham) Johnson 1910–1965
      13. 13. Evelyn (Mary JOHNSON) *Vessey 1923–1980
      14. 14. Alan (Frederick (Peter)) Johnson 1926–1970
    2. 2. Abraham Smith 1887–1936

Helen Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1845
14 Apr 1845
Birth of Helen Maitland Cochran in Ballantrae, Ayrshire
Ballantrae, Ayrshire
1917
10 Mar 1917
Age 72
Death of Helen Maitland Cochran in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1845
    Event Place: Ballantrae, Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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