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Sir James Baron Cockburn 1576–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1576

Birth Location: Ryslay, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: James Senior

Mother: Marion Douglas

Spouse(s): Alison Hamilton, Mary Edmonstone

Children(s): James (R), George Cockburn

Sir James Baron Cockburn was born in 1576 in Ryslay, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of James Cockburn Senior And Marion Douglas. Sir James Baron Cockburn married Alison Hamilton, Mary Edmonstone, and had children including George Cockburn, James Cokburne R. Sir James Baron Cockburn passed away in 1643 in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Baron Cockburn was born in 1576 in Ryslay, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of James Cockburn Senior And Marion Douglas.
  • Sir James Baron Cockburn married Alison Hamilton, Mary Edmonstone, and had children including George Cockburn, James Cokburne R.
  • Sir James Baron Cockburn passed away in 1643 in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Senior
1550–1586
Birth Location: Chouslie, Berwickshire, Scotland
JS
Marion Douglas
1554–
Birth Location: Erschemortoun, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alison Hamilton
1579–
Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
AH
Mary Edmonstone
1580–
Birth Location: Ryslay, Scotland
ME

Children(s)

James (R)
1594–
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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George Cockburn
1600–1654
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sir Cockburn's Ancestors

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Sir Cockburn
1576–1643
Birth Place: Ryslay, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
James Cockburn Senior
1550–1586
Chouslie, Berwickshire, Scotland
Marion Douglas
1554–
Erschemortoun, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (C) Cockburn
1525–1571
Chirnside, , Berwick, Scotland
Margaret GALBRAITH
1529–1584
, Chouslie, Berwick, Scotland
*Lady (Margaret Countess of Lenox) Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Giellis Irvine
1526–
Drumlaurig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Rosyth
1502–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James IV
1473–1513
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541

Sir Cockburn's Descendants

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Sir (James Baron) Cockburn (1576–1643) m. Alison Hamilton (1579–DECEASED) m. Mary Edmonstone (1580–)
  1. 1. James (Cokburne) (R) 1594– m. Sibbella ((Sybil)) Edgar 1598–1668
    1. 1. Marie Cokburne 1623–1679 m. Thomas Thompson 1627–1700
      1. 1. Thomas (Thomson) (Thomsone) 1648–1698 m. Sarah Purdy\thomsone 1650–1713
        1. 1. Andrew Thomsone 1671–1730 m. Elizabeth Murray 1673–1730 m. Elizabeth Murray 1673–1740 m. Elizabeth Murray 1673–1740
        2. 2. Andrew (Thomsone) (Thompson) 1671–1730 m. Elspeth Murray 1673–1730
        3. 3. Thomas Thomson\Thomsone 1669–1698
        4. 4. Alexander Thomson\Thomsone 1674–1746
        5. 5. John Thomson\Thomsone 1679–
        6. 6. Suzannah Thomson\Thomsone 1675–
        7. 7. John Thomson 1679–
        8. 8. Alexander Thomsone 1674–1746
        9. 9. Suzannah Thomson 1675–
        10. 10. Alexander (Ritchie) Thomson 1674–1746 m. Elizabeth (Cowan) Stewart 1680–1723
  2. 2. George Cockburn 1600–1654

Sir Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1576
1576
Birth of Sir James Baron Cockburn in Ryslay, Berwickshire, Scotland
Ryslay, Berwickshire, Scotland
1643
1643
Age 67
Death of Sir James Baron Cockburn in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Ryslay, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
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