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William Barr Cockburn 1849–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1849

Birth Location: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1918

Death Location: Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: David (Cockburne)

Mother: Agnes Barr

Spouse(s): Margaret Martin

Children(s): William Cockburn, Maggie Cockburn, John Cockburn, Robert Cockburn

In 1849, William Barr Cockburn entered the world in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to David Cockburn Cockburne And Agnes Barr. William Barr Cockburn married Margaret Maggie Foulds Martin, and had children including John Murray Cockburn, Maggie Richmond Cockburn, Robert Martin Cockburn, William Martin Cockburn. William Barr Cockburn passed away in 1918 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1849, William Barr Cockburn entered the world in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to David Cockburn Cockburne And Agnes Barr.
  • William Barr Cockburn married Margaret Maggie Foulds Martin, and had children including John Murray Cockburn, Maggie Richmond Cockburn, Robert Martin Cockburn, William Martin Cockburn.
  • William Barr Cockburn passed away in 1918 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David (Cockburne)
1815–1892
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Agnes Barr
1821–1876
Birth Location: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Martin
1850–
Birth Location: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MM

Children(s)

William Cockburn
1882–1903
Birth Location: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Maggie Cockburn
1889–
Birth Location: Glasgow Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Cockburn
1887–1963
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Cockburn
1881–1881
Birth Location: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
William Cockburn
1849–1918
Birth Place: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
David Cockburn (Cockburne)
1815–1892
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Barr
1821–1876
Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Cockburne
1787–1866
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Lockhart
1787–1848
Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Cockburne
1753–1837
Margaret Allison
1753–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cockburne
1736–1795
Janet Wilson
1731–1816

William Cockburn's Descendants

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William (Barr) Cockburn (13 April 1849–1918) m. Margaret ("Maggie" Foulds) Martin (31 Oct 1850–)
  1. 1. William (Martin) Cockburn 1882–1903
  2. 2. Maggie (Richmond) Cockburn 1889–
  3. 3. John (Murray) Cockburn 1887–1963 m. Margaret McGuffie 1886–1968
    1. 1. William (Barr) Cockburn 1918–2015 m. Patricia McGrane 1921–2012
  4. 4. Robert (Martin) Cockburn 1881–1881

William Cockburn's Timeline

9 Records

1849
13 Apr 1849
Birth of William Barr Cockburn in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1849
13 April 1849
Birth of William Barr Cockburn in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1849
17 Jun 1849
William Barr Cockburn was baptized in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 2
William Barr Cockburn resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 12
William Barr Cockburn resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 32
William Barr Cockburn resided here in Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 42
William Barr Cockburn resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 52
William Barr Cockburn resided here in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1918
1918
Age 69
Death of William Barr Cockburn in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1849
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 39; Page: 7; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_167; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 82; Page: 10; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1861_111
    [3] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 60; Page: 4; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_336
    [4] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 13; Page: 9; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1891_297
    [5] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Gorbals; ED: 7; Page: 7; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_246
    [6] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1849
    Event Place: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 39; Page: 7; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_167; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 82; Page: 10; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1861_111

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Gorbals; ED: 7; Page: 7; Line: 1; Roll: cssct1881_246

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 13; Page: 9; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1891_297

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Govan; ED: 60; Page: 4; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_336

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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