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Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery 1557–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Aug 1595

Death Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Knight

Mother: Dorothea Semphill

Spouse(s): William Cochrane

Children(s): Elizabeth Cochrane

Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery was born in 1557 in Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Robert Montgomery 6Th Of Skelmory Knight And Dorothea Semphill. Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery married William De Cochrane, and had children including Elizabeth Cochrane. Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery passed away in 1595 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery was born in 1557 in Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Robert Montgomery 6Th Of Skelmory Knight And Dorothea Semphill.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery married William De Cochrane, and had children including Elizabeth Cochrane.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery passed away in 1595 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Montgomery's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Montgomery
1557–1595
Birth Place: Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Robert Montgomery 6th Of Skelmory Knight
1534–1584
Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dorothea Semphill
1545–1600
Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert(?) (Montgomery) Sr.
1505–
Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mrs. (George) Montgomery
1506–1600
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Robert Sempill
1500–1576
Semphill, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Isabel Hamilton
1515–1604
Cayhurst, Buckinghamshire
Great-Grandparents
Willem Semphill
1485–1552
Margaret Montgomery
1485–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sempill
–1513
Margaret Colville
1470–1504

Margaret Montgomery's Descendants

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Margaret (Elizabeth) Montgomery (1557–1 Aug 1595) m. William (De) Cochrane (1548–14 Jul 1603)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cochrane 1590–1621 m. Alexander Blair 1584–1641
    1. 1. Hugh Cochrane 1611–1673 m. Jane Savage 1609–1675
      1. 1. Hugh (Cochrane) Esq. 1645–1730
        1. 1. Alexander Cochrane 1665–1714
        2. 2. Andrew Cochrane 1670–
        3. 3. Hugh Cochrane 1668–
        4. 4. William Cochrane 1674–
        5. 5. Matthew Cochrane 1671–
        6. 6. Ninian Cochrane 1677–
      2. 2. John Cochrane –1697
      3. 3. Lord (William Cochrane) II 1637–1679
      4. 4. Grizzel Cochrane –1680
      5. 5. Margaret Cochrane 1656–1730
      6. 6. Euphemia Cochrane 1635–
    2. 2. William (Cochrane, 1st Earl of) Dundonald 1605–1687 m. Eupheme Scott 1612–1687
      1. 1. William (Blair) Cochrane 1633–1679 m. Catherine Kennedy 1637–1698
        1. 1. John Cochrane 1660–1690
        2. 2. Alexander Cochrane 1659–1706 m. Grizel Graham 1661–1726
        3. 3. Margaret Cochrane 1644–1721 m. Alexander (Seton Montgomery Earl of) Eglington 1660–1728
    3. 3. Sir (John) Cochrane 1604–1673
    4. 4. Alexander (Blair Cochrane) [unverified] 1606–1673 m. Agnes Richieson –1668
    5. 5. Gavin Cochrane 1612–1701

Margaret Montgomery's Timeline

3 Records

1557
1557
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery in Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
1594
15 Aug 1594
Age 37
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery in Cochrane, Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Cochrane, Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1595
1 Aug 1595
Age 38
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery in Renfrew, West Lothian, Scotland
Renfrew, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1594
    Event Place: Cochrane, Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1595
    Event Place: Renfrew, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

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