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Lady Sybil Cockburn 1582–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 12 May 1642/68

Death Location: Edinbourgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Father: Sir Berwick

Mother: Janet Home

Spouse(s): Sir Newhall

Children(s): Lilias Porterfield

In 1582, Lady Sybil Cockburn entered the world in Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir John James Cockburn Lord High Sheriff Of Berwick And Janet Home. Lady Sybil Cockburn married Sir James Bannatyne Of Newhall, and had children including Lilias Bannatyne Porterfield. Lady Sybil Cockburn passed away in 1642 in Edinbourgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1582, Lady Sybil Cockburn entered the world in Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir John James Cockburn Lord High Sheriff Of Berwick And Janet Home.
  • Lady Sybil Cockburn married Sir James Bannatyne Of Newhall, and had children including Lilias Bannatyne Porterfield.
  • Lady Sybil Cockburn passed away in 1642 in Edinbourgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Berwick
1536–1623
Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
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Janet Home
1555–1593
Birth Location: Manderston House, Duns, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sir Newhall
1578–1635
Birth Location: Newhall, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lilias Porterfield
1580–1675
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Cockburn's Ancestors

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Lady Cockburn
1582–1642
Birth Place: Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John James Cockburn Lord High Sheriff of Berwick
1536–1623
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Janet Home
1555–1593
Manderston House, Duns, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Sir George de (Hume) Home, (2nd), Lord of Canmore, Earl of) Dunbar
1530–1611
VERIFIED- Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle held by the powerful Home family, who became the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.
Catherine Colville
1530–1559
Enderly in Comm, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cockburn's Descendants

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Lady (Sybil) Cockburn (1582–12 May 1642/68) m. Sir (James Bannatyne of) Newhall (1578–27 Nov 1635)
  1. 1. Lilias (Bannatyne) Porterfield 1580–1675 m. Sir (Lt. Col. James Patrick) Summerlin\Somervell\Somerville 1565–1676
    1. 1. Lilias Somervell 1605–1670 m. Alexander Crawford 1612–1675
      1. 1. Margrat Crawfurd 1639– m. McCrea 1640–
        1. 1. William McCrea 1665– m. Jonet Strihorne 1665–1710

Lady Cockburn's Timeline

3 Records

1582
1582
Birth of Lady Sybil Cockburn in Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland
Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland
1635
27 Nov 1635
Age 53
Lady Sybil Cockburn was married in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1642
12 May 1642/68
Age 60
Death of Lady Sybil Cockburn in Edinbourgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinbourgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Clerkington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1635
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1642/68
    Event Place: Edinbourgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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