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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.

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Helen Cochran's Ancestors

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Helen Cochran
1845 – 1917
Birth Place: Ballantrae, Ayrshire
Parents
William Cochrane
1805 – 1861
Lethendy, Perthshire, Scotland
Helen McGarva
1815 – 1879
Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
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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 (10 May 1868 – 16 March 1944) m. Hugh Smith (1843 – 19 Dec 1887)
    1. 1. Abraham Smith (1887 – 28 Apr 1936)
    2. 2. Sarah (Helen) Smith (Jan-Mar 1888 – 5 Aug 1962) m. William (Benjamin) Johnson (12 Jul 1885 – 15 Aug 1928)
      1. 1. Hugh (Benjamin) Johnson (Apr-Jun 1906 – 26 Apr 1967)
      2. 2. William (James) Johnson (5 Jun 1907 – 21 Jan 1969) m. Ivy (Muriel) Ferguson (16 Jul 1911 – 14 Feb 2003)
        1. 1. Ethel Johnson (12 Jun 1931 – 16 Mar 2015) m. Jack (August) Arthur (30 Sep 1929 – 24 Jan 2008) m. J Arthur
        2. 2. William (Raymond) Johnson (8 Dec 1932 – 20 Jun 2004)
        3. 3. Lexington (Allan) Johnson (9 Sep 1938 – 19 Dec 2008)
        4. 4. Russell (Samuel) Johnson (2 Apr 1939 – 16 Jul 1995)
        5. 5. Noel (James) Johnson m. Christine Mary m. Jillian (Catherine) Pawsey
      3. 3. Henry (Alexander) Johnson (Jan-Mar 1909 – 1956)
      4. 4. Clarence (Abraham) Johnson (Jul-Sep 1910 – 12 Mar 1965)
      5. 5. Arthur (Sidney) Johnson (Oct-Dec 1911 – Mar 1915)
      6. 6. Albert (John) Johnson (28 Jun 1913 – 27 Sep 1988)
      7. 7. Stanley (Raymond) Johnson (Apr-Jun 1915 – 25 Sep 1979)
      8. 8. Ethel (May) Johnson (Jul-Sep 1916 – 1917)
      9. 9. Stillborn Johnson (1920 – 1920)
      10. 10. Harold (Edwin) Johnson (7 Aug 1921 – 14 Aug 1975)
      11. 11. Evelyn (Mary) JOHNSON (19 Oct 1923 – 31 Jul 1980)
      12. 12. Dorothy (Eileen) JOHNSON (1925 – 2016)
      13. 13. Alan (Frederick (Peter)) Johnson (1926 – 23 Dec 1970)
      14. 14. Phyllis (Emily) JOHNSON (16 Apr 1928 – 4 Feb 2004)

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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