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William Hamilton Cockburn 1837–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1837

Birth Location: Fernigair, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 December 1918

Death Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Father: David Cockburn

Mother: Janet Cooper

Spouse(s): Isabella Currie

Children(s): David Cockburn, William Cockburn, Isabella Cockburn, Gavin Cockburn, Robert Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn, Janet Cockburn

The story of William Hamilton Cockburn began in 1837 in Fernigair, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1912, William Hamilton Cockburn resided in New York City Home, Manhattan Division. William Hamilton Cockburn married Isabella Sophia Currie, and had children including David Cockburn, Gavin Currie Cockburn, Isabella Currie Cockburn, Janet Cooper Cockburn, Margaret Currie Cockburn, Robert Hamilton Cockburn, William Hamilton Cockburn. William Hamilton Cockburn passed away in 1918 in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hamilton Cockburn began in 1837 in Fernigair, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1912, William Hamilton Cockburn resided in New York City Home, Manhattan Division.
  • William Hamilton Cockburn married Isabella Sophia Currie, and had children including David Cockburn, Gavin Currie Cockburn, Isabella Currie Cockburn, Janet Cooper Cockburn, Margaret Currie Cockburn, Robert Hamilton Cockburn, William Hamilton Cockburn.
  • William Hamilton Cockburn passed away in 1918 in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
William Cockburn
1837–1918
Birth Place: Fernigair, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
David Cockburn
1801–1861
Dalserf Parish, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Janet Cooper
1804–1876
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Cooper\Couper
1785–1836
South Mimms, Middlesex, England
Jane (Riddle) Riddell
1790–1864
South Mimms, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Cooper
1760–1821
Jane Pitcher
1755–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pitcher
1721–
Joanne Clark
1720–

William Cockburn's Descendants

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William (Hamilton) Cockburn (6 Nov 1837–7 December 1918) m. Isabella (Sophia) Currie (July 1838–28 Jan 1916)
  1. 1. David Cockburn 1860–1944
  2. 2. William (Hamilton) Cockburn 1868–1871
  3. 3. Isabella (Currie) Cockburn 1870–1923
  4. 4. Gavin (Currie) Cockburn 1876–1869
  5. 5. Robert (Hamilton) Cockburn 1873–1943 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Black 1879–1947
    1. 1. Robert (Hamilton) Cockburn 1913–1972 m. Inga (Bernice) Cockburn 1912–1992
  6. 6. Margaret (Currie) Cockburn 1858–1858
  7. 7. Janet (Cooper) Cockburn 1865–1946

William Cockburn's Timeline

3 Records

1837
6 Nov 1837
Birth of William Hamilton Cockburn in Fernigair, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Fernigair, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1912
26 Jul 1912
Age 75
William Hamilton Cockburn resided here in New York City Home, Manhattan Division
New York City Home, Manhattan Division
1918
7 December 1918
Age 81
Death of William Hamilton Cockburn in New York, USA
New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1837
    Event Place: Fernigair, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses
    [2] New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1880
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1912
    Event Place: New York City Home, Manhattan Division
    Record Source: New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland and Larne, Ireland
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1918
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Wills and Probate Records
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, Wills and Probate Records

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