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Sir Richard Cockburn 1575 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: bef 1665

Death Location: Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: William Cokburne

Mother: Margaret Renton

Spouse(s): Mary Renton, Mary Renton

Children(s): Elizabeth Cokburne, Helene Cokburne, William Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn

The story of Sir Richard Cockburn began in 1575 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir Richard Cockburn married Mary Renton, Mary Renton, and had children including Elizabeth Cokburne, Helene Cokburne, William Cockburn, Margaret Helen Cockburn. Sir Richard Cockburn passed away in 1665 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Cockburn began in 1575 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Richard Cockburn married Mary Renton, Mary Renton, and had children including Elizabeth Cokburne, Helene Cokburne, William Cockburn, Margaret Helen Cockburn.
  • Sir Richard Cockburn passed away in 1665 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cokburne
1545 – 1634
Birth Location: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret Renton
1550 – 1640
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Renton
1577 – 1665
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MR
Mary Renton
1577 – 1598
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MR

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cokburne
1595 – 1655
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland
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Helene Cokburne
Birth Location: –
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William Cockburn
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Cockburn
Birth Location: –
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Sir Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cockburn
1575 – 1665
Birth Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Cokburne
1545 – 1634
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Renton
1550 – 1640
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Cockburn
1515 – 1583
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Helen Hepburn
1518 – 1583
Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cockburn
1485 – 1564
Isobel Hume
1482 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cockburn
1465 – 1513
Anna Home
1452 – 1506

Sir Cockburn's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Cockburn (1575 – bef 1665) m. Mary Renton (1577 – 1665) m. Mary Renton (Abt. 1577 – 1598)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cokburne (1595 – 1655) m. Alexander (Boig (Bogue) of) Burnhouses (1590 – 1657)
    1. 1. James (Booge) (07 Nov 1611 – )
    2. 2. Jeane Bog (07 Nov 1611 – )
    3. 3. Elspeth Bog (7 Nov 1624 – )
    4. 4. William (Bogue) III (1640 – 5 Apr 1687) m. Jeane ((Jane) Edwards Cleare) Clare (1640 – about 1701) m. Jane Clare (1640 – 1701) m. Eliner Perisho (18 September 1673 – 1722)
      1. 1. William (Bogue) 4th (1667 – 20 Dec 1720) m. Ellener (Ellender) Perisho (18 Sep 1673 – 22 Nov 1722) m. Eliner Perisho
        1. 1. Hannah Bogue (26 Dec 1691 – 1720)
        2. 2. Ellener Bogue (1692 – 1780)
        3. 3. Rachel Bogue (1694 – 1714)
        4. 4. William Bogue (8 Dec 1696 – 15 Dec 1744)
        5. 5. Eleanor Bogue (26 Feb 1700 – Mar 1751)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bogue (26 Feb 1700 – 1 JUN 1770)
        7. 7. Robert Bogue (5 Mar 1703 – Dec 1788)
        8. 8. Josiah Bogue (21 Mar 1705 – 1 Mar 1752) m. Deborah Nicholson (1708 – 4 Mar 1780) m. Sarah Duke (1706 – )
        9. 9. Jean Bogue (1710 – 1759)
        10. 10. Rachel (Newby) Bogue (16 Nov 1716 – 1745)
      2. 2. Margaret Bogue (1669 – 1 OCT, 1722)
    5. 5. Robert Bogue (1645 – )
    6. 6. Margaret Bogue (1646 – )
    7. 7. Alexander (Bögi) (Bogue)
    8. 8. Jeane Bog
  2. 2. Helene Cokburne
  3. 3. William Cockburn
  4. 4. Margaret (Helen) Cockburn

Sir Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Sir Richard Cockburn in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1665
bef 1665
Age 90
Death of Sir Richard Cockburn in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1665
    Event Place: Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
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