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John Richmond Cockburn 1840–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1840

Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Oct 1898

Death Location: Hartlepool, Durham, England

Father: Laurence Cockburne

Mother: Anne Richmond

Spouse(s): Margaret Dunlop

Children(s): Ann Cockburn, John Cockburn, Agnes Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn, Laurence Cockburn

In 1840, John Richmond Cockburn entered the world in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Laurence Cockburne And Anne Richmond. In 1841, John Richmond Cockburn resided in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. John Richmond Cockburn married Margaret Dunlop, and had children including Agnes Boyd Cockburn, Ann Richmond Annie Cockburn, John Cockburn, Laurence Robert Cockburn, Margaret Alice Cockburn. John Richmond Cockburn passed away in 1898 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1840, John Richmond Cockburn entered the world in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Laurence Cockburne And Anne Richmond.
  • In 1841, John Richmond Cockburn resided in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • John Richmond Cockburn married Margaret Dunlop, and had children including Agnes Boyd Cockburn, Ann Richmond Annie Cockburn, John Cockburn, Laurence Robert Cockburn, Margaret Alice Cockburn.
  • John Richmond Cockburn passed away in 1898 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laurence Cockburne
1808–1854
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Anne Richmond
1811–1893
Birth Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Dunlop
1844–1932
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Ann Cockburn
1879–1953
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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John Cockburn
1867–
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Agnes Cockburn
1878–1932
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Cockburn
1886–1963
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
MC
Laurence Cockburn
1883–1955
Birth Location: Hartlepool, Durham, England
LC

John Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
John Cockburn
1840–1898
Birth Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Laurence Cockburne
1808–1854
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Anne Richmond
1811–1893
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Cockburne
1787–1866
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Lockhart
1787–1848
Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Cockburne
1753–1837
Margaret Allison
1753–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cockburne
1736–1795
Janet Wilson
1731–1816

John Cockburn's Descendants

1.
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John (Richmond) Cockburn (9 Sep 1840–Oct 1898) m. Margaret Dunlop (22 Oct 1844–24 Dec 1932)
  1. 1. Ann (Richmond "Annie") Cockburn 1879–1953 m. William (Albert) Pratt 1862–1950
    1. 1. Norman (Albert) Pratt 1912–2008 m. Audrey (Devereux) Dean 1921–2012
    2. 2. Stella (Roxburgh) Pratt 1915–1989 m. Edgar (Geoffrey) Mason 1912–1998
    3. 3. Dorothy (Dunlop) Pratt 1907–1979 m. Felix Gallois 1916– m. Eric (Storr) Redman 1908–1942 m. William (H) Evans 1916–1959
  2. 2. John Cockburn 1867–
  3. 3. Agnes (Boyd) Cockburn 1878–1932 m. William (Laurence) Cockburn 1874–1940
    1. 1. Kenneth (W) Cockburn 1906–
    2. 2. Margaret (Dunlop) Cockburn 1908–1989 m. Alan (Ramsay) Sibbald 1910–1996
  4. 4. Margaret (Alice) Cockburn 1886–1963
  5. 5. Laurence (Robert) Cockburn 1883–1955

John Cockburn's Timeline

9 Records

1840
9 Sep 1840
Birth of John Richmond Cockburn in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
1840
13 Sep 1840
John Richmond Cockburn was baptized in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 1
John Richmond Cockburn resided here in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 11
John Richmond Cockburn resided here in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 21
John Richmond Cockburn resided here in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 31
John Richmond Cockburn resided here in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 41
John Richmond Cockburn resided here in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 51
John Richmond Cockburn resided here in Stranton, Durham, England
Stranton, Durham, England
1898
Oct 1898
Age 58
Death of John Richmond Cockburn in Hartlepool, Durham, England
Hartlepool, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1840
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 1; Page: 13; Line: 1394; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 1; Page: 16; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1851_131; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 1; Page: 11; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1861_84
    [4] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 2; Page: 24; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1871_109
    [5] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock East; ED: 5; Page: 15; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_165
    [6] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 4064; Folio: 120; Page: 56
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [8] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1840
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 1; Page: 13; Line: 1394; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 1; Page: 16; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1851_131; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 1; Page: 11; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1861_84

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 2; Page: 24; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1871_109

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock East; ED: 5; Page: 15; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_165

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Stranton, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 4064; Folio: 120; Page: 56

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1898
    Event Place: Hartlepool, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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