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John James Cockburn 8th Baronet Ormston, High Sheriff of Berwick 1536–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1536

Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Death Date: 12 OCT 1623

Death Location: Ormiston Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Berwick

Mother: Alison Sandilands

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In 1536, John James Cockburn 8th Baronet Ormston, High Sheriff of Berwick entered the world in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, born to Sir John Cockburn 8Th Laird Ormiston Lord High Sheriff Of Berwick And Alison Of Calder Lady Cockburn Of Ormiston Sandilands. John James Cockburn 8th Baronet Ormston, High Sheriff of Berwick passed away in 1623 in Ormiston Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.

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  • In 1536, John James Cockburn 8th Baronet Ormston, High Sheriff of Berwick entered the world in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, born to Sir John Cockburn 8Th Laird Ormiston Lord High Sheriff Of Berwick And Alison Of Calder Lady Cockburn Of Ormiston Sandilands.
  • John James Cockburn 8th Baronet Ormston, High Sheriff of Berwick passed away in 1623 in Ormiston Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.

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John Berwick's Ancestors

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John Berwick
1536–1623
Birth Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Parents
Sir John Cockburn 8th Laird Ormiston, Lord High Sheriff of Berwick
1520–1583
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Alison (of Calder Lady Cockburn of Ormiston) Sandilands
1513–1584
Calder (Midlothian) Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Cockburn 7th Laird of Ormiston, Lord High Sheriff of) Berwick
1475–1583
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Janet Somerville Baroness) Ormiston
1478–1515
East Lothian, Scotland
Sir (James Sandilands, 7th Lord of) Calder
1482–1567
Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Mariot (Marion) Forester of) Corstorphine
1486–1562
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Laird
1473–1512
Margaret Hepburn
1480–
John Sandilands
1476–
Elizabeth Scrymgeour
1476–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Berwick's Timeline

2 Records

1536
ABT 1536
Birth of John James Cockburn 8th Baronet Ormston, High Sheriff of Berwick in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
1623
12 OCT 1623
Age 87
Death of John James Cockburn 8th Baronet Ormston, High Sheriff of Berwick in Ormiston Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Ormiston Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1536
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1623
    Event Place: Ormiston Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

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