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William Gordon Cockburn 1915–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1915

Birth Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia

Death Date: 28 Mar 1994

Death Location: Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Father: Stewart Cockburn

Mother: Catherine Mahony

Spouse(s): Roma Patricia, Millicent Graham, Norah Coyle

Children(s): Marie Cockburn

William Gordon Cockburn was born in 1915 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, the child of Stewart Cockburn And Catherine Eileen Mahony. In 1963, William Gordon Cockburn resided in Doncaster, Victoria, Australia. William Gordon Cockburn married Millicent Ruby Millie Graham, Norah Coyle, Roma Patricia, and had children including Cockburn, Marie Diane Cockburn. William Gordon Cockburn passed away in 1994 in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Gordon Cockburn was born in 1915 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, the child of Stewart Cockburn And Catherine Eileen Mahony.
  • In 1963, William Gordon Cockburn resided in Doncaster, Victoria, Australia.
  • William Gordon Cockburn married Millicent Ruby Millie Graham, Norah Coyle, Roma Patricia, and had children including Cockburn, Marie Diane Cockburn.
  • William Gordon Cockburn passed away in 1994 in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cockburn's Ancestors

Self
William Cockburn
1915–1994
Birth Place: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Parents
Stewart Cockburn
1881–1955
Queensland, Australia
Catherine (Eileen) Mahony
1892–1951
Woodend, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
William Cookburn
1843–1899
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane ("Jean") Gordon
1849–1926
Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cockburn
1822–1886
Mary Campbell
1825–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cockburne
1787–1866
Elizabeth Lockhart
1787–1848

William Cockburn's Descendants

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William (Gordon) Cockburn (13 Apr 1915–28 Mar 1994) m. Roma Patricia (1913–25 Sep 2013) m. Millicent (Ruby "Millie") Graham (23 Sep 1912–20 Jul 1991) m. Norah Coyle (19 Aug 1921–10 Nov 1984)
  1. 1. Marie (Diane) Cockburn 1944–2011 m. Nicholas (Michael) Perry 1933–2008 m. John (Graham (Graham)) Watson 1920–1998

William Cockburn's Timeline

5 Records

1915
13 Apr 1915
Birth of William Gordon Cockburn in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
1934
1934
Age 19
William Gordon Cockburn was married in Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
1963
1963
Age 48
William Gordon Cockburn resided here in Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
1972
1972
Age 57
William Gordon Cockburn resided here in Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1994
28 Mar 1994
Age 79
Death of William Gordon Cockburn in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Other Ranks, 1921-1948; Series: A9301

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1994
    Event Place: Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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