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James Cockburn 1550 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Chouslie, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 JUL 1586

Death Location: Henderland Farm, Skirling, Peebles, Scotland

Father: William Cockburn

Mother: Margaret GALBRAITH

Spouse(s): Marion Douglas

Children(s): Sir Cockburn

James Cockburn was born in 1550 in Chouslie, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William C Cockburn and Margaret GALBRAITH. James Cockburn married Marion Douglas, and had children including Sir James Baron Cockburn. James Cockburn passed away in 1586 in Henderland Farm, Skirling, Peebles, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Cockburn was born in 1550 in Chouslie, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William C Cockburn and Margaret GALBRAITH.
  • James Cockburn married Marion Douglas, and had children including Sir James Baron Cockburn.
  • James Cockburn passed away in 1586 in Henderland Farm, Skirling, Peebles, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cockburn
1525 – 1571
Birth Location: Chirnside, , Berwick, Scotland
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Margaret GALBRAITH
1529 – 1584
Birth Location: , Chouslie, Berwick, Scotland
MG

Spouses(s)

Marion Douglas
1554 –
Birth Location: Erschemortoun Dumfries Scotland
MD

Children(s)

Sir Cockburn
1576 – 1643
Birth Location: Ryslay, Berwickshire, Scotland
SC

James Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
James Cockburn
1550 – 1586
Birth Place: Chouslie, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William C Cockburn
1525 – 1571
Chirnside, , Berwick, Scotland
Margaret GALBRAITH
1529 – 1584
, Chouslie, Berwick, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Galbraith
1482 – 1544
Margaretha Hepburn
1465 – 1542
Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cockburn's Descendants

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James Cockburn (1550 – 22 JUL 1586) m. Marion Douglas (1554 – )
  1. 1. Sir (James Baron) Cockburn (1576 – 1643) m. Alison Hamilton (1579 – DECEASED)
    1. 1. James Cokburne (1594 – 1684) m. Sibbella ((Sybil)) Edgar (1598 – 12 May 1668)
      1. 1. Marie Cokburne (25 Sep 1623 – Jan 1679) m. Thomas Thompson (25 Apr 1627 – 1700)
        1. 1. Thomas (Thomson) (Thomsone) (6 Feb 1648 – 24 Mar 1698) m. Sara Purdy (1650 – 4 Jul 1713)

James Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of James Cockburn in Chouslie, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Chouslie, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1586
22 JUL 1586
Age 36
Death of James Cockburn in Henderland Farm, Skirling, Peebles, Scotland
Henderland Farm, Skirling, Peebles, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Chouslie, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1586
    Event Place: Henderland Farm, Skirling, Peebles, Scotland
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