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William Cockburn 1881–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 06 Apr 1950

Death Location: Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Cookburn

Mother: Jane Gordon

Spouse(s): Ada Dowdle

Children(s):

In 1881, William Cockburn entered the world in Gympie, Queensland, Australia, born to William Cookburn And Jane Jean Gordon. William Cockburn married Ada Elizabeth Dowdle. William Cockburn passed away in 1950 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1881, William Cockburn entered the world in Gympie, Queensland, Australia, born to William Cookburn And Jane Jean Gordon.
  • William Cockburn married Ada Elizabeth Dowdle.
  • William Cockburn passed away in 1950 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia.

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William Cockburn's Ancestors

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William Cockburn
1881–1950
Birth Place: Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Parents
William Cookburn
1843–1899
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane ("Jean") Gordon
1849–1926
Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Cockburn
1822–1886
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Campbell
1825–1902
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cockburne
1787–1866
Elizabeth Lockhart
1787–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurence Cockburne
1753–1837
Margaret Allison
1753–1840

William Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1881
3 Oct 1881
Birth of William Cockburn in Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
1950
06 Apr 1950
Age 69
Death of William Cockburn in Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Gympie, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1950
    Event Place: Gympie, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gympie, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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