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Sir John Jr. Cockburn 1536–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Oct 1623

Death Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Berwick

Mother: Alison Sandilands

Spouse(s): Lady Blackadder

Children(s): Lady Cockburn

Sir John Jr. Cockburn was born in 1536 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir John Cockburn 8Th Laird Ormiston Lord High Sheriff Of Berwick And Alison Sandilands. Sir John Jr. Cockburn married Lady Janet Home Of Blackadder, and had children including Lady Jean Cockburn. Sir John Jr. Cockburn passed away in 1623 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John Jr. Cockburn was born in 1536 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir John Cockburn 8Th Laird Ormiston Lord High Sheriff Of Berwick And Alison Sandilands.
  • Sir John Jr. Cockburn married Lady Janet Home Of Blackadder, and had children including Lady Jean Cockburn.
  • Sir John Jr. Cockburn passed away in 1623 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Berwick
1515–1583
Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
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Alison Sandilands
1513–1584
Birth Location: Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Blackadder
1550–1593
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
LB

Children(s)

Lady Cockburn
1576–1607
Birth Location: Palmoise, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Sir Cockburn's Ancestors

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Sir Cockburn
1536–1623
Birth Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Cockburn 8th Laird Ormiston, Lord High Sheriff of Berwick
1515–1583
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Alison Sandilands
1513–1584
Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Cockburn 7th Laird of Ormiston, Lord High Sheriff of) Berwick
1475–1583
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Janet Somerville Baroness) Ormiston
1478–1515
East Lothian, Scotland
Sir (James Sandilands 7th of) Calder
1482–1567
Calder, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Mariot Forrester of) Corstorphine
1486–1562
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cockburn's Descendants

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Sir (John Jr.) Cockburn (1536–12 Oct 1623) m. Lady (Janet Home of) Blackadder (1550–25 Dec 1593)
  1. 1. Lady (Jean) Cockburn 1576–1607 m. Capt. (John) Murray 1572–1607
    1. 1. Grizel Murray 1607–1641 m. Alexander (Irvine) Leckie 1599–1643
      1. 1. Euphamia Leckie 1624–1674
        1. 1. Alexander Galloway 1645–1682 m. Eupham Mann 1641–1692

Sir Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Sir John Jr. Cockburn in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
1623
12 Oct 1623
Age 87
Death of Sir John Jr. Cockburn in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ellingham, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1623
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
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