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Sir William (Willem) Cochran 1548–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Feb 1604

Death Location: Cochrane Castle, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John, Ilk

Mother: Mary, Lindsay

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Montgomery

Children(s): Lady name)

Sir William (Willem) Cochran was born in 1548 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Earl Of Paisley Cochran Of That Ilk And Mary Of Dunrod Lindsay. Sir William (Willem) Cochran married Elizabeth Margaret Montgomery, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Cochrane Her Husband Took On Her Name. Sir William (Willem) Cochran passed away in 1604 in Cochrane Castle, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir William (Willem) Cochran was born in 1548 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Earl Of Paisley Cochran Of That Ilk And Mary Of Dunrod Lindsay.
  • Sir William (Willem) Cochran married Elizabeth Margaret Montgomery, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Cochrane Her Husband Took On Her Name.
  • Sir William (Willem) Cochran passed away in 1604 in Cochrane Castle, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Cochran's Ancestors

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Sir Cochran
1548–1604
Birth Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John, Earl of Paisley Cochran Of That Ilk
1529–1613
Fernois, Paisley, Renfrenshire District, Scotland
Mary, (of Dunrod) Lindsay
1530–1575
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John, (Lord Cochrane van That) Ilk
1490–1537
Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Elizabeth Semple
1501–1540
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th) GGF
1504–1563
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Helen Stewart
1504–1577
Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Lindsay
1472–1525
Elizabeth Lundie
1480–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cochran's Descendants

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Sir (William (Willem)) Cochran (1548–2 Feb 1604) m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Montgomery (1557 or 1565–1 Aug 1595 (buried 15 Aug))
  1. 1. Lady (Elisabeth Cochrane (her husband took on her) name) 1580–1641 m. Lord (Alexander Blair\Cochrane (took his wifes) surname) 1585–1641
    1. 1. Willem (I Cochrane, Earl Of) Dundonald 1610–1687 m. Eupheme (Scott Scot) Lady 1610–1687 m. Janet Dickesone 1650– m. Joan Savage 1603–1687
      1. 1. Colonel (Sir John Cochrane 1st Earl of Ochiltree _ Coventuers) List 1632–1707 m. Margaret STRICKLAND 1624–1672
        1. 1. William (Cochrane Of) ochiltree 1656–1728 m. Lady (Mary KIncardine) Bruce 1660–1738
      2. 2. Sir (William II Blair Cochrane, Master Cochrane of) Dundonald 1635–1679

Sir Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Sir William (Willem) Cochran in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1604
2 Feb 1604
Age 56
Death of Sir William (Willem) Cochran in Cochrane Castle, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cochrane Castle, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1604
    Event Place: Cochrane Castle, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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