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James (John) Aikman Cochrane 1843–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1843

Birth Location: Covington, Lanarkshire

Death Date: 4 Sept 1908

Death Location: Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Cochrane

Mother: Jean Aikman

Spouse(s): Janet McNair

Children(s): Jean Cochrane, Christina Cochrane, Jessie Cochrane, James Cochrane, John Cochrane, Robert Cochrane, William Cochrane, William Cochrane

James (John) Aikman Cochrane was born in 1843 in Covington, Lanarkshire, the child of John Cochrane And Jean Jane Aikman. In 1851, James (John) Aikman Cochrane resided in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. James (John) Aikman Cochrane married Janet Breingan Mcnair, and had children including Christina Agnes Cochrane, James Aikman Cochrane, Jean Isobel Cochrane, Jessie Breingan Cochrane, John Cochrane, Robert Grahame Cochrane, William Willie Mcnair Cochrane, William Mcnair Cochrane. James (John) Aikman Cochrane passed away in 1908 in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James (John) Aikman Cochrane was born in 1843 in Covington, Lanarkshire, the child of John Cochrane And Jean Jane Aikman.
  • In 1851, James (John) Aikman Cochrane resided in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • James (John) Aikman Cochrane married Janet Breingan Mcnair, and had children including Christina Agnes Cochrane, James Aikman Cochrane, Jean Isobel Cochrane, Jessie Breingan Cochrane, John Cochrane, Robert Grahame Cochrane, William Willie Mcnair Cochrane, William Mcnair Cochrane.
  • James (John) Aikman Cochrane passed away in 1908 in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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James Cochrane's Ancestors

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James Cochrane
1843–1908
Birth Place: Covington, Lanarkshire
Parents
John Cochrane
1819–1896
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean ((Jane)) Aikman
1818–1888
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Cochrane
1784–1856
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Helen Grahame
1785–
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cochrane
1750–
Jane Reid
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cochrane
1750–
Susanna
1750–

James Cochrane's Descendants

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James ((John) Aikman) Cochrane (26 Mar 1843–4 Sept 1908) m. Janet (Breingan) McNair (1853–28 Sept 1938)
  1. 1. Jean (Isobel) Cochrane 1890–1949 m. James (Cuthbert) Adam 1884–1959
    1. 1. Jean (Kirstine) Adam 1922–2014
    2. 2. James (Cochrane) Adam 1918–1998
    3. 3. Frank (Cuthbert) Adam 1927–1983
  2. 2. Christina (Agnes) Cochrane 1893–1988
  3. 3. Jessie (Breingan) Cochrane 1885–1957
  4. 4. James (Aikman) Cochrane 1888–1948 m. Margaret\Margarita (Roberta Forrest) McIlvride 1887–1955
    1. 1. James (Aikman Cochrane Aka) Peter 1919–2015
    2. 2. Robina (Marigold Cochrane Lady) Mackintosh 1923–2013
  5. 5. John Cochrane 1882–1935
  6. 6. Robert (Grahame) Cochrane 1887–1951
  7. 7. William ('Willie' McNair) Cochrane 1883–1945
  8. 8. William (McNair) Cochrane 1887–1966

James Cochrane's Timeline

4 Records

1843
26 Mar 1843
Birth of James (John) Aikman Cochrane in Covington, Lanarkshire
Covington, Lanarkshire
1843
26 Mar 1843
James (John) Aikman Cochrane was baptized in , Covington and Thankerton, Lanark, Scotland
, Covington and Thankerton, Lanark, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 8
James (John) Aikman Cochrane resided here in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1908
4 Sept 1908
Age 65
Death of James (John) Aikman Cochrane in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1843
    Event Place: Covington, Lanarkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Covington; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_151; Year: 1851
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1843
    Event Place: , Covington and Thankerton, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Select Counties, Scotland, Church of Scotland, Baptisms, West Dunbartonshire Council; West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; West Dunbartonshire Parish Records; Reference: 622/3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Covington; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_151; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sept 1908
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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