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William Langton Cockburn 1500–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

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

Death Date: 1564

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

Father: William Ilk

Mother: Anna Home

Spouse(s): Lady Wedderburn

Children(s): Alexander Ilk)

William Langton Cockburn was born in 1500 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Cockburn Of Langton And That Ilk And Anna Home. William Langton Cockburn married Lady Isobel Home Of Wedderburn, and had children including Alexander Cockburne Of The Ilk. William Langton Cockburn passed away in 1564 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Langton Cockburn was born in 1500 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Cockburn Of Langton And That Ilk And Anna Home.
  • William Langton Cockburn married Lady Isobel Home Of Wedderburn, and had children including Alexander Cockburne Of The Ilk.
  • William Langton Cockburn passed away in 1564 in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ilk
1475–1513
Birth Location: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Anna Home
1475–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

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

Alexander Ilk)
1515–1583
Birth Location: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Cockburn's Ancestors

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William Cockburn
1500–1564
Birth Place: Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Cockburn of Langton and That Ilk
1475–1513
Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Anna Home
1475–
Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Home
1456–1506
Dunglas, Berwickshire, Scotland
Nichole Ker
1458–1527
Samuelston, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cockburn's Descendants

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William (Langton) Cockburn (1500–1564) m. Lady (Isobel Home Of) Wedderburn (1482–1590)
  1. 1. Alexander (Cockburne (of the) Ilk) 1515–1583 m. Helen Hepburn 1518–1583
    1. 1. William (Cockburn Cockburn) Cokburne 1545–1635 m. Margaret (HUME (HOME) of) Renton 1550–1640
      1. 1. William Cockburne 1570–1665 m. Janet Hamilton 1574–1632
        1. 1. James Kirkwood 1600–1660 m. Magdalen Cockburne 1605–1660

William Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Langton Cockburn in Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockburn, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1564
1564
Age 64
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: 1500
    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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