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Robert Cockburn 1830–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1830

Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Jun 1895

Death Location: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Cockburne

Mother: Elizabeth Lockhart

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cochrane

Children(s): Elizabeth Cockburn, James Cockburn, Janet Cockburn, John Cockburn, Robert Cockburn, William Cockburn, Jane Cockburn, William Cockburn

The story of Robert Cockburn began in 1830 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1841, Robert Cockburn resided in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert Cockburn married Elizabeth Cochrane, and had children including Elizabeth Lockhart Cockburn, James Cochrane Cockburn, Jane Cochrane Cockburn, Janet Paton Cockburn, John Jack Cockburn, Robert Cockburn, William Cockburn. Robert Cockburn passed away in 1895 in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Cockburn began in 1830 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Robert Cockburn resided in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Robert Cockburn married Elizabeth Cochrane, and had children including Elizabeth Lockhart Cockburn, James Cochrane Cockburn, Jane Cochrane Cockburn, Janet Paton Cockburn, John Jack Cockburn, Robert Cockburn, William Cockburn.
  • Robert Cockburn passed away in 1895 in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cockburne
1787–1866
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Lockhart
1787–1848
Birth Location: Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cochrane
1832–1919
Birth Location: St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Cockburn
1857–1873
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Cockburn
1855–1917
Birth Location: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Cockburn
1859–1877
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Cockburn
1866–1913
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Cockburn
1874–1960
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Cockburn
1871–1896
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jane Cockburn
1863–1935
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Cockburn
1870–1870
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
Robert Cockburn
1830–1895
Birth Place: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Cockburne
1787–1866
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Lockhart
1787–1848
Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Laurence Cockburne
1753–1837
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Allason Or) Allison
1753–1840
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cockburne
1736–1795
Janet Wilson
1731–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cockburne
1698–1766
Elizabeth Gibson
1698–

Robert Cockburn's Descendants

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Robert Cockburn (4 Nov 1830–7 Jun 1895) m. Elizabeth Cochrane (27 Nov 1832–9 Mar 1919)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Lockhart) Cockburn 1857–1873
  2. 2. James (Cochrane) Cockburn 1855–1917 m. Mary (Ann) McIntyre 1854–1946
    1. 1. Robert Cockburn 1881–1915 m. Blanche (Woods Patterson) Dawson 1882–1960
      1. 1. Margaret (Patterson) Cockburn 1909–1965 m. David (Edgar) Chalmers 1904–1987 m. William Dickson 1902–1961
      2. 2. James (Cochrane) Cockburn 1912–1992 m. Jean (MacCallum) Atkins 1919–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Lockhart) Cockburn 1877– m. Robert Moffatt 1867–
      1. 1. Jane Moffatt 1901–
    3. 3. Mary (McIntyre) Cockburn 1879–1887
    4. 4. James (Cochrane) Cockburn 1887–1914
  3. 3. Janet (Paton) Cockburn 1859–1877
  4. 4. John ("Jack") Cockburn 1866–1913 m. Janet Gibb 1869–1944
    1. 1. Isabella (Stirling Robertson (Tibby)) Cockburn 1893–1950 m. David (Henderson) Buchanan 1889–1958
      1. 1. David (Henderson) Buchanan 1915–1976 m. Amy (Blanche) Johnson 1920–2002
      2. 2. Janet (Gibb Cockburn) Buchanan 1917–2014 m. Elliot (Robertson) Aitken 1919–2004
        1. 1. Isabella Aitken –1966
    2. 2. Robert Cockburn 1896–1917
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Cochrane (Bessie)) Cockburn 1898–1981 m. David (Henderson) Buchanan 1889–1958 m. Sidney (Whayman) Parks 1898–1941
      1. 1. Cecil (Cockburn) Parks 1926–2014 m. Shirley (Ingrid) Weadon 1930–2023 m. Devia (Elizabeth) Wainwright 1923–2015
      2. 2. Janet (Gibb) Parks 1922–2021 m. Frederick (Morton) Avey 1920–1999
      3. 3. Frederick (William) Parks 1920–2020 m. Elizabeth (Borthwick "Betty") Meikle 1921–1983
    4. 4. Janet (Gibb "Jenny") Cockburn 1899–1973 m. Donald McFadyen 1896–1965
      1. 1. Alexander (Donald "Don") McFadyen 1920–1998 m. Ngaire (Joyce) Phillips 1920–2011
      2. 2. John (Cockburn "Jack" McFadyen) Rev 1922–2015 m. Dorothy (Joyce) Jones 1924–2006
    5. 5. John (Gibb) Cockburn 1900–1962 m. Ada (Winifred) Worrall 1906–1959
      1. 1. Jocelyn (Merle) Cockburn 1931–2005 m. Francis (Christopher) Werner 1925–2002
      2. 2. Diana (May) Cockburn 1931–2017
    6. 6. Cecil Cockburn 1906–1972 m. Vivienne (Mary) Lamb 1910–2008
      1. 1. Daryl (David) Cockburn 1939–2023
        1. 1. Zachart Cockburn –2023
    7. 7. Harold Cockburn 1902–1978 m. Martha (Caroline "Pattie") Keesing 1907–1979
      1. 1. John (Harold) Cockburn 1936–1953
      2. 2. Douglas (Robertson) Cockburn 1941–1953
      3. 3. Robert (Bryan) Cockburn 1943–2010 m. Christine (Hokimate) Henare 1951–2016
    8. 8. Iona (Read) Cockburn 1908–1997 m. Ernest (Abberley) Woodward 1906–1979
    9. 9. Mornain Cockburn 1913–1987 m. Ernest (James "Bobby") Jones –1960
  5. 5. Robert Cockburn 1874–1960 m. Mary (Young) Surgenor 1874–1951
    1. 1. James (Surgenor) Cockburn 1896–1993 m. Isabella Purdon 1901–1985
      1. 1. Jean (Walker) Cockburn 1925–1999
      2. 2. Thomas (Purdon) Cockburn 1931–2015 m. Margaret (Hastie) Curran 1933–2006
    2. 2. Robert Cockburn 1898–1961 m. Lilias Semple 1898–1989
      1. 1. Lilias (Hamilton) Cockburn 1927–2012 m. Arthur McGough 1928–2024
    3. 3. Mary (Surgenor) Cockburn 1913–1979 m. William (James) Kitson 1912–1967
      1. 1. Evelyn Kitson 1947–1947
      2. 2. Jean Kitson 1936–1936
      3. 3. William (Robert) Kitson 1939–2009
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Cochrane) Cockburn 1902–1988
    5. 5. Hugh (Surgenor) Cockburn 1906–1976 m. Sarah (Morrison "Sadie") Frew 1904–1957
      1. 1. Alan (Hamilton Frew) Cockburn 1931–2011
  6. 6. William Cockburn 1871–1896
  7. 7. Jane (Cochrane) Cockburn 1863–1935 m. John (Brown) Bennett 1850–1918
    1. 1. Dorothy Bennett 1886–1937
    2. 2. Alfred Bennett 1889–1919
  8. 8. William Cockburn 1870–1870

Robert Cockburn's Timeline

9 Records

1830
4 Nov 1830
Birth of Robert Cockburn in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
1830
18 Nov 1830
Robert Cockburn was baptized in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 11
Robert Cockburn resided here in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 21
Robert Cockburn resided here in Monkton and Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Monkton and Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 31
Robert Cockburn resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 41
Robert Cockburn resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 51
Robert Cockburn resided here in Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 61
Robert Cockburn resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1895
7 Jun 1895
Age 65
Death of Robert Cockburn in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1830
    Event Place: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dundonald; ED: 1; Page: 12; Line: 430; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Monkton and Prestwick; ED: 1; Page: 24; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_136; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 51; Page: 5; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1861_112
    [4] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 67; Page: 8; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1871_142
    [5] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 61; Page: 5; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1891_292
    [6] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Gorbals; ED: 63; Page: 9; Line: 9; Roll: cssct1881_247

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1830
    Event Place: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dundonald; ED: 1; Page: 12; Line: 430; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Monkton and Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Monkton and Prestwick; ED: 1; Page: 24; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_136; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 51; Page: 5; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1861_112

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 67; Page: 8; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1871_142

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Gorbals; ED: 63; Page: 9; Line: 9; Roll: cssct1881_247

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 61; Page: 5; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1891_292

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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