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Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell 1853 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1853

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Oct 1931

Death Location: Romahapa, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Grace Maxwell

Spouse(s): David Cochrane

Children(s): David Cochrane

Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell was born in 1853 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Nash Maxwell and Grace Maxwell. Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell married David Cochrane, and had children including David Cochrane. Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell passed away in 1931 in Romahapa, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell was born in 1853 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Nash Maxwell and Grace Maxwell.
  • Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell married David Cochrane, and had children including David Cochrane.
  • Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell passed away in 1931 in Romahapa, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maxwell
1828 – 1905
Birth Location: Burgh, Dumfries
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Grace Maxwell
1828 – 1902
Birth Location: Ferquen, Kirkcudbright
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Spouses(s)

David Cochrane
1838 – 1910
Birth Location: Kincardine on Forth, Parish of Tulliallan, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

David Cochrane
1882 – 1959
Birth Location: Lawrence, South Island, Nouvelle-Zélande
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Jessie Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Maxwell
1853 – 1931
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Nash Maxwell
1828 – 1905
Burgh, Dumfries
Grace Maxwell
1828 – 1902
Ferquen, Kirkcudbright
Grandparents
James Maxwell
1802 – 1841
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Fulton
1801 – 1869
Minnigaff, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Walter Currie
1803 – 1837
Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Margaret McArthur
1780 – 1861
Ephraim Currie
1779 – 1852
Grizel Gracie
1775 – 1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Fleming
1756 –
Mary McKnight
1759 – 1819

Jessie Maxwell's Descendants

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Jessie (Murray Theresa) Maxwell (5 Jun 1853 – 30 Oct 1931) m. David Cochrane (14 SEP 1838 – 18 AUG 1910)
  1. 1. David Cochrane (10 February 1882 – 25 July 1959) m. Mary Ralph (26 May 1884 – 14 December 1948)
    1. 1. Alfred (F 'Fred') Cochrane (22 July 1923 – 10 February 1999) m. Flora (Jean) Williams (abt 1928 – 30 Mar 2022)
      1. 1. Gavin (Wayne) Cochrane m. Sasithon (Dang) Ominson m. Christine Gomm m. Ha m. Heather (Muriel) Sharpe
        1. 1. Christopher (Whittya) Cochrane
        2. 2. Tania (Maria) Cochrane (1975 – ) m. Nathaniel (James) O'Neil
      2. 2. Ha
      3. 3. Linda
      4. 4. Craig Simonsen

Jessie Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1853
5 Jun 1853
Birth of Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1931
30 Oct 1931
Age 78
Death of Jessie Murray Theresa Maxwell in Romahapa, Otago, New Zealand
Romahapa, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1853
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1931
    Event Place: Romahapa, Otago, New Zealand
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