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Walter Cockburn 1799–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1799

Birth Location: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Apr 1871

Death Location: Crailing, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: James Cockburn

Mother: Margaret Currie

Spouse(s): Jessy Walker

Children(s): Janet Cockburn, Walter Cockburn, Anne Cockburn, Robert Cockburn, Thomas Cockburn, James Cockburn, Nancy Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn, Agnes Cockburn, Janet Cockburn

In 1799, Walter Cockburn entered the world in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to James Cockburn And Margaret Agnes Currie. In 1851, Walter Cockburn resided in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. In 1851, Walter Cockburn resided in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Walter Cockburn married Jessy Jessie Walker, and had children including Agnes Cockburn, Anne Cockburn, James Cockburn, Janet Agnes Cockburn, Janet Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn, Nancy Cockburn, Robert Cockburn, Thomas Cockburn, Walter Cockburn. Walter Cockburn passed away in 1871 in Crailing, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1799, Walter Cockburn entered the world in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to James Cockburn And Margaret Agnes Currie.
  • In 1851, Walter Cockburn resided in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Walter Cockburn resided in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • Walter Cockburn married Jessy Jessie Walker, and had children including Agnes Cockburn, Anne Cockburn, James Cockburn, Janet Agnes Cockburn, Janet Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn, Nancy Cockburn, Robert Cockburn, Thomas Cockburn, Walter Cockburn.
  • Walter Cockburn passed away in 1871 in Crailing, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cockburn
1772–1852
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Margaret Currie
1776–1847
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
MC

Spouses(s)

Jessy Walker
1808–1872
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JW

Children(s)

Janet Cockburn
1840–1842
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JC
Walter Cockburn
1850–1861
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Anne Cockburn
1849–1877
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
AC
Robert Cockburn
1845–1883
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
RC
Thomas Cockburn
1837–1842
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
TC
James Cockburn
1833–1842
Birth Location: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JC
Nancy Cockburn
1831–1842
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
NC
Margaret Cockburn
1829–1898
Birth Location: Langholm, Roxburghshire
MC
Agnes Cockburn
1831–1908
Birth Location: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
AC
Janet Cockburn
1839–1877
Birth Location: Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JC

Walter Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
Walter Cockburn
1799–1871
Birth Place: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
James Cockburn
1772–1852
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret (Agnes) Currie
1776–1847
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Cockburn
1753–
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
William Currie
1734–
Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cockburn
1720–
Thomas Currie
1690–
Janet Rutherford
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cockburn
1687–
Margaret
1687–

Walter Cockburn's Descendants

1.
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Walter Cockburn (29 Jul 1799–27 Apr 1871) m. Jessy ((Jessie)) Walker (1808–26 Jan 1872)
  1. 1. Janet Cockburn 1840–1842
  2. 2. Walter Cockburn 1850–1861
  3. 3. Anne Cockburn 1849–1877 m. George Robson 1849–
    1. 1. Jessie Robson 1869–
    2. 2. Mary (Scott) Robson 1874–1942
    3. 3. William Robson 1876–
    4. 4. Walter Robson 1878–
    5. 5. Annie Robson 1881–
    6. 6. Nellie Robson 1888–
  4. 4. Robert Cockburn 1845–1883 m. Jane (Chisholm Hilson) McMillan 1846–1928
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cockburn 1871–
    2. 2. Walter Cockburn 1869–
    3. 3. Robert Cockburn 1878–1928
    4. 4. Nellie Cockburn 1876–1881
    5. 5. Jessie (Walker) Cockburn 1874–1881
  5. 5. Thomas Cockburn 1837–1842
  6. 6. James Cockburn 1833–1842
  7. 7. Nancy Cockburn 1831–1842
  8. 8. Margaret Cockburn 1829–1898 m. Andrew Lawson 1823–
    1. 1. Agnes Lawson 1867–
    2. 2. Thomas (Robert) Lawson 1857–
    3. 3. Robert Lawson 1860–
    4. 4. Andrew Lawson 1855–
    5. 5. Jessie Lawson 1849–
    6. 6. Walter Lawson 1851–
    7. 7. Ann Lawson 1853–
    8. 8. Margaret Lawson 1862–
  9. 9. Agnes Cockburn 1831–1908 m. George Gray 1831–1898
    1. 1. Jessie Gray 1854–
    2. 2. Walter Gray 1867–
    3. 3. Janet Gray 1862–
    4. 4. Agnes Gray 1876–
    5. 5. Margaret (Tate) Gray 1865–
    6. 6. John Gray 1858–
    7. 7. Annie Gray 1860–1946 m. James Kennedy 1855–1922
      1. 1. Agnes Kennedy 1887–1978
      2. 2. James Kennedy 1888–1972
      3. 3. Mary Kennedy 1892–1969
      4. 4. Isabella Kennedy 1895–1975
      5. 5. Margaret Kennedy 1897–1972
      6. 6. Annie Kennedy 1901–1978
      7. 7. Adam Kennedy 1903–1987
      8. 8. George (Gray) Kennedy 1890–1966 m. Joan Hymers 1889–1974
        1. 1. Muriel (Joan) Kennedy 1919–2016
    8. 8. Isabel Gray 1856–1935
      1. 1. Thomas (Gray) Scott 1888–
        1. 1. John Scott 1917–1979
    9. 9. Jessie (Walker) Gray 1869–1934 m. George Hollands 1872–1946
      1. 1. Margaret Hollands 1898–1974 m. Archibald (David) McLean 1887–1965
        1. 1. Margaret Kebalo 1921– m. Peter Kebalo 1913–2000
        2. 2. James (William) McLean 1930–1990
        3. 3. George (Hollands) McLean 1926–1997
        4. 4. Jesse (L) McLean 1920–1967
        5. 5. Isabel (Jean-Ann) McLean 1939–2005
  10. 10. Janet (Agnes) Cockburn 1839–1877 m. James (Cockburn) Purdie 1841–1920
    1. 1. Walter Purdie 1873–1924 m. Margaret Dunkley 1876–
      1. 1. James Purdie 1898–
      2. 2. Susan (Mary) Purdie 1899–
    2. 2. Walter (James) Cockburn 1861–1916 m. Lois (J) Conklin 1866–1955
      1. 1. James (W.) Cockburn 1895–1973 m. Ethel (Maude) Casey 1895–1981
        1. 1. George (Grant) Cockburn 1929–1987
        2. 2. Dean (James) Cockburn 1932–1995
      2. 2. Maggie Cockburn 1885–1890
      3. 3. Millie Cockburn 1895–1900
      4. 4. Mayme (Jane) Michaelis 1886–1968 m. Frank (A) Michaelis 1879–1964
      5. 5. Bessie (La Rue) Cockburn 1906–2001 m. Henry (Peter Otto) Groth 1902–1979
      6. 6. Robert (J) Cockburn 1901–1939 m. Katherine (M) Cockburn 1909–
      7. 7. James (W.) Cockburn 1888–1924 m. Orma Coburn 1892–1961
        1. 1. Faye (W) Nichols 1912–1980 m. Theodore (Dwight) Nichols 1909–1996
        2. 2. Frank Coburn 1919–2004 m. Marjorie Coburn 1921–
    3. 3. James Purdie 1876–1958 m. Jannet Purdie 1874–1953
      1. 1. James (Minto) Purdie 1903–1938 m. Olga 1902–1936
        1. 1. Kenneth (James) Purdie 1927–2015
    4. 4. Esabelle Watson 1870–1933 m. Andrew (Wark) Watson 1872–1955
      1. 1. James (Purdie) Watson 1908–1971 m. Lillian (Marion) Diamond 1914–1998
        1. 1. Robert (A) Watson 1933–2020 m. Marion Watson –2013
      2. 2. Mary Watson 1911–1956 m. Wilbert (Stanley) Cole 1901–1941 m. Joseph Smith –1956
        1. 1. Jennie (Anne) Cole 1927–2017 m. Eugene (Fred) Thiede 1933–1992 m. Charles (Albert) Simmons 1924–1970 m. Russell (Henry) Bond 1928–1975
      3. 3. Adam (Wark) Watson 1900–1943 m. Doris Partridge 1902–
        1. 1. Irene Watson 1927–1987
        2. 2. Dorothy (Jean) Watson 1925–1995
        3. 3. Andrew (Wark) Watson 1924–
      4. 4. Janet (A P) Watson 1903–1999 m. George Scott 1896– m. Stevens McEvoy 1901–1976
        1. 1. Stillborn Scott 1939–1939
        2. 2. Stillborn Scott 1938–1938
    5. 5. Agnes Purdie 1877–1960 m. Axel (Vilgodt) Mellstrom 1879–1941
      1. 1. James (Walter) Mellstrom 1905–1926
      2. 2. Harold Mellstrom 1904–1919
      3. 3. Mary Mellstrom 1911–1997 m. Edgar (Henry) Guy 1912–1997
      4. 4. Victor (Purdie) Mellstrom 1901–1989
        1. 1. Clive Mellstrom 1923–1995 m. Maud Stewart 1924–2003

Walter Cockburn's Timeline

6 Records

1799
29 Jul 1799
Birth of Walter Cockburn in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 52
Walter Cockburn resided here in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 52
Walter Cockburn resided here in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 62
Walter Cockburn resided here in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 72
Walter Cockburn resided here in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1871
27 Apr 1871
Age 72
Death of Walter Cockburn in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1799
    Event Place: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Jedburgh; ED: 5; Page: 18; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_202; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [7] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [8] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [9] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [10] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [11] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Jedburgh; ED: 5; Page: 18; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_202; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1871
    Event Place: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [7] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [9] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crailing, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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