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Sir John Cockburn 1536 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 12 October 1623

Death Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Cockburn

Mother: Helen Hepburn

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The story of Sir John Cockburn began in 1536 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland. Sir John Cockburn passed away in 1623 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Cockburn began in 1536 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Sir John Cockburn passed away in 1623 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Sir Cockburn's Ancestors

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Sir Cockburn
1536 – 1623
Birth Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Cockburn
1515 – 1583
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Helen Hepburn
1518 – 1583
Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Langton) Cockburn
1485 – 1564
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Isobel Hume
1482 – 1590
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cockburn
1465 – 1513
Anna Home
1452 – 1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cockburn
1435 – 1480
Elizabeth Crichton
1444 – 1479

Sir Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Sir John Cockburn in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
1623
12 October 1623
Age 87
Death of Sir John 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: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1623
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

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