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Willem Lord Cochrane 1545 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jul 1603

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: John Dundonald

Mother: Mary Lindsay

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY

Children(s): Lady Cochrane

Willem Lord Cochrane was born in 1545 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Cockran, Earl of Dundonald and Mary Barksdale Lindsay. Willem Lord Cochrane married ELIZABETH MARGARET MONTGOMERY, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Cochrane. Willem Lord Cochrane passed away in 1603 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Willem Lord Cochrane was born in 1545 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Cockran, Earl of Dundonald and Mary Barksdale Lindsay.
  • Willem Lord Cochrane married ELIZABETH MARGARET MONTGOMERY, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Cochrane.
  • Willem Lord Cochrane passed away in 1603 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dundonald
1529 – 1613
Birth Location: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrenshire District, Scotland
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Mary Lindsay
1532 – 1575
Birth Location: Dunrod, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY
1557 – 1595
Birth Location: Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Cochrane
1580 – 1641
Birth Location: Cochrane, Renfrewshire, Scotland
LC

Willem Cochrane's Ancestors

Self
Willem Cochrane
1545 – 1603
Birth Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Cockran, Earl of Dundonald
1529 – 1613
Fernois, Paisley, Renfrenshire District, Scotland
Mary (Barksdale) Lindsay
1532 – 1575
Dunrod, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Elizabeth Semple
1501 – 1540
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Cochrane's Descendants

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Willem (Lord) Cochrane (1545 – 14 Jul 1603) m. ELIZABETH (MARGARET) MONTGOMERY (1557 – 1 Aug 1595 (buried 15 Aug))
  1. 1. Lady (Elisabeth) Cochrane (1580 – Jul 1641) m. Alexander (Blair, Lord of) Cochrane (1585 – Jul 1641)
    1. 1. Anna Blair (1621 – 1665) m. David ((1st Laird of Keithock)) Edgar (15 Dec 1610 – 30 May 1676)
      1. 1. Edward Edgar (1 APR 1658 – June 1699) m. Margaret Gilchrist (28 DEC 1656 – 1740)
        1. 1. John Edgar (19 Jul 1674 – 1729) m. Tabitha Markham (18 Jul 1674 – 1725)

Willem Cochrane's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Willem Lord Cochrane in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1603
14 Jul 1603
Age 58
Death of Willem Lord Cochrane in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1603
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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