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Sir William (Willem) Cochran 1524–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jul 1603

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: John Dundonald

Mother: Mary Lindsay

Spouse(s): Margaret Montgomerie

Children(s): Elisabeth Cochrane

The story of Sir William (Willem) Cochran began in 1524 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Sir William (Willem) Cochran married Margaret Elizabeth Of Skelmorlie Montgomerie, and had children including Elisabeth Lady Cochrane. Sir William (Willem) Cochran passed away in 1603 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William (Willem) Cochran began in 1524 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William (Willem) Cochran married Margaret Elizabeth Of Skelmorlie Montgomerie, and had children including Elisabeth Lady Cochrane.
  • Sir William (Willem) Cochran passed away in 1603 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dundonald
1529–1613
Birth Location: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrenshire District, Scotland
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Mary Lindsay
1532–1575
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Montgomerie
1557–1594
Birth Location: Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elisabeth Cochrane
1590–1641
Birth Location: Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Sir Cochran's Ancestors

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Sir Cochran
1524–1603
Birth Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Cockran, Earl of Paileym, Dundonald
1529–1613
Fernois, Paisley, Renfrenshire District, Scotland
Mary (Barksdale) Lindsay
1532–1575
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Elizabeth Semple
1501–1540
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Fullwood
1476–1513
Mariot Maxwell
1478–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cochran's Descendants

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Sir (William (Willem)) Cochran (1524–14 Jul 1603) m. Margaret ((Elizabeth) of Skelmorlie) Montgomerie (1557–15 Aug 1594)
  1. 1. Elisabeth (Lady) Cochrane 1590–1641 m. Lord (Alexander Blair) Cochrane 1585–1641 m. Alexander (Blair) Cochrane 1584–1641
    1. 1. Willem (I Cochrane Earl van) Dundonald 1610–1685 m. Lady (Eupheme) Scott 1610–1687
      1. 1. Willem (II Lord) Cochrane 1640–1679 m. Catharina Kennedy 1637–1700
        1. 1. John Cochrane 1660– m. Lady (Susanna) Hamilton 1662–1736
        2. 2. Margaretha Cochrane 1661–1734
        3. 3. Alexander Cochrane 1658–1706
      2. 2. Sir (John) Cochrane 1635–1707
      3. 3. Lady (Grizel) Cochrane 1640–1665
      4. 4. Sir (James) Cochrane 1640–1648
      5. 5. Margaret Cochrane 1663–1692

Sir Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Sir William (Willem) Cochran in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1603
14 Jul 1603
Age 79
Death of Sir William (Willem) Cochran in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Renfrew, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1603
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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