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William Cockburn 1500–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Skirling, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Cockburn

Mother: Margaret Hepburn

Spouse(s): Janet Somerville

Children(s): John Cockburn

The story of William Cockburn began in 1500 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap. William Cockburn married Janet Somerville, and had children including John Cockburn. William Cockburn passed away in 1587 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cockburn began in 1500 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap.
  • William Cockburn married Janet Somerville, and had children including John Cockburn.
  • William Cockburn passed away in 1587 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cockburn
1452–1512
Birth Location: Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Hepburn
1480–1513
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Janet Somerville
1500–1554
Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Skottland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Cockburn
1515–1583
Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
William Cockburn
1500–1587
Birth Place: Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap
Parents
John Cockburn
1452–1512
Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Hepburn
1480–1513
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cockburn's Descendants

1.
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William Cockburn (1500–1587) m. Janet Somerville (1500–1554)
  1. 1. John Cockburn 1515–1583 m. Lady (Alison Sandilands Cockburn of Calder &) Ormiston 1510–1584
    1. 1. Lady (Janet Littill Cockburn Baroness of) Trabroun 1522–1560 m. James (HERIOT Laird of) Trabroun 1509–1580
      1. 1. Elizabeth (of Trabroun) Heriot 1540–1612 m. Sir (Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Laird of) Priestfield 1538–1608
        1. 1. Patrick Hamilton 1589–1663 m. Lady (Elizabeth) MacMorran 1590–

William Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Cockburn in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap
Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap
1587
1587
Age 87
Death of William Cockburn in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Skirling, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Skirling, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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