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William Langton Cockburn 1485 – 1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1485

Birth Location: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1564

Death Location: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Cockburn

Mother: Anna Home

Spouse(s): Isobel Hume

Children(s): Alexander Cockburn, Agnes Cockburn, George Cockburn, Georbe Cockburn, Katherine Cockburn, Isobel Cockburn, Lady Cockburn

The story of William Langton Cockburn began in 1485 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. William Langton Cockburn married Isobel Hume, and had children including Alexander Cockburn, Agnes Cockburn, George Cockburn, Georbe Cockburn, Katherine Cockburn, Isobel Cockburn, Lady Elizabeth F Cockburn. William Langton Cockburn passed away in 1564 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Langton Cockburn began in 1485 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • William Langton Cockburn married Isobel Hume, and had children including Alexander Cockburn, Agnes Cockburn, George Cockburn, Georbe Cockburn, Katherine Cockburn, Isobel Cockburn, Lady Elizabeth F Cockburn.
  • William Langton Cockburn passed away in 1564 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cockburn
1465 – 1513
Birth Location: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Anna Home
1452 – 1506
Birth Location: Home, Berwick, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isobel Hume
1482 – 1590
Birth Location: Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Cockburn
1515 – 1583
Birth Location: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Agnes Cockburn
1532 –
Birth Location: –
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George Cockburn
1533 – 1513
Birth Location: –
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Georbe Cockburn
1533 –
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Cockburn
1534 –
Birth Location: –
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Isobel Cockburn
1535 –
Birth Location: –
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Lady Cockburn
1550 – 1693
Birth Location: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
LC

William Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
William Cockburn
1485 – 1564
Birth Place: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William (Sir, Knight, Baron of Langton) Cockburn Cockburn
1465 – 1513
Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Anna Home
1452 – 1506
Home, Berwick, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander of Langdon, "Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland”) Cockburn
1435 – 1480
probably Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (de Crichton of Crichton) Crichton
1444 – 1479
Frendraught House, Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cokburn
1420 – 1470
Lady Reston
1415 – 1451
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Langton
1370 – 1441
Margaret Wiseheart
1402 –
Sir Reston
1390 –
Unknown Reston

William Cockburn's Descendants

1.
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William (Langton) Cockburn (abt 1485 – 1564) m. Isobel Hume (1482 – 1590)
  1. 1. Alexander Cockburn (1515 – 8 Aug 1583) m. Helen Hepburn (1518 – 8 Aug 1583) m. Alison Sandilands (1513 – 21 Oct 1584)
    1. 1. Sir (John) Cockburn (1536 – 12 October 1623)
    2. 2. Sibil Cockburn (1538 – 1620)
    3. 3. Alison Cockburn (1542 – July 1600)
    4. 4. Barbara Cockburn (1544 – 29 November 1611)
    5. 5. William Cokburne (1545 – abt 1634) m. Margaret Renton (1550 – 1640)
      1. 1. 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)
        2. 2. Helene Cokburne
        3. 3. William Cockburn
        4. 4. Margaret (Helen) Cockburn
      2. 2. Ann Cockburn
    6. 6. Margaret Cockburn (1549 – )
    7. 7. John Cockburn (1551 – )
    8. 8. Alexlander Cockburn (1553 – September 1562)
    9. 9. Marion Cockburn (1555 – )
    10. 10. Adam Cockburn (1557 – )
    11. 11. Patrick Cockburn (1559 – )
    12. 12. Margaret (Leonora Evelyn Selina) Cockburn (1561 – )
  2. 2. Agnes Cockburn (1532 – )
  3. 3. George Cockburn (1533 – 9 September 1513)
  4. 4. Georbe Cockburn (1533 – )
  5. 5. Katherine Cockburn (1534 – )
  6. 6. Isobel Cockburn (1535 – )
  7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth F) Cockburn (1550 – 26 Jul 1693)

William Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1485
abt 1485
Birth of William Langton Cockburn in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1564
1564
Age 79
Death of William Langton Cockburn in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1485
    Event Place: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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