Cockburn family
My genealogy. Other records sought are listed at the end
0. Piers de Cockburn (b. abt 1190)
1. ROBERT DE COCKBURN of that Ilk and Henderland (b. abt 1210, possibly Scotland), (knighted by King Alexander III)
2. PIERS (DE) COCKBURN (b. abt 1240, Berwickshire)
3. THOMAS COCKBURN (b. abt 1285, Berwickshire)
4. ALEXANDER COCKBURN (b. abt 1310, Langton, Berwickshire; d. abt 1387)
5. ALEXANDER "OF LANGTON, KEEPER OF THE GREAT SEAL" COCKBURN (b. abt 1335, Langton; d. abt 1418, Langton)
6. PATRICK "FIRST BARON OF CLERKINGTON" COCKBURN (b. abt 1380, Haddington; d. abt 1455, Haddington)
(1423 - named heir to lands in Lanarkshire, failing his brother Sir William of Langton's legitimate descendents; SOURCE - Reg. Great Seal, vol ii, no 256)
(1446 - granted a 3 year pension from Walter Cokburn of Haddington for his service as Governor of Edinburgh Castle; SOURCE - Exchequer Rolls, Scot., vol. v, p. 305)
(10 May 1449 - commissioned by King James II as an ambassador to London, England; SOURCE - Rymer's "Foedera, tom xi, pp 229, 231, 235, 236, 239, 240)
7. PATRICK "OF NEWBIGGING AND CLERKINGTON" COCKBURN (b. abt 1410)
8. JAMES "OF NEWBIGGING AND CLERKINGTON" COCKBURN (b. abt 1430; d. abt 1498)
9. PATRICK "OF NEWBIGGYN AND CLERKINGTOUN" COCKBURN (b. abt 1450; d. bef 1498)
10. THOMAS "OF NEWBIGGYN AND CLERKINGTON" COCKBURN (b. abt 1470)
11. PATRICK "OF CLERKINGTON" COCKBURN (b. abt 1490)
12. PATRICK "OF NEWBIGGIN AND CLERKINGTON" COCKBURN (b. abt 1515; d. 6 Jan 1575, Haddington)
13. JOHN "OF CLERKINGTON" COCKBURN (b. abt 1535, Clerkington (Haddington), East Lothian)
14. RICHARD "OF CLERKINGTON" COCKBURN (b. abt 1565, Haddington; d. 23 Oct 1627, Haddington) (death date from Edinburgh Reg. of Testaments, vol. 58)[Occupation - 1591 - advanced to the bench/Lawyer. Became Secretary of State for Scotland upon the resignation of his uncle Sir John Maitland]
15. JOHNE COCKBURN (b. 3 Apr 1605, Edinburgh, Midlothian)
16. James Cockburn (b. 7 Nov 1628, Duns, Berwickshire)
17. James Cockburne (b. Nov 1666 in Duddingston, Midlothian) [note slight name change]
18. Alexander Cockburne (b. 27 Sep 1688 in South Leith)
19. Alexander Cockburn (b. 9 May 1711 in Inveresk and Musselburgh
20. William Cockburn (b. 8 Jun 1743, Inveresk and Musselburgh
21. James Cockburn (b. 30 May 1775, Edinburgh St Cuthberts)
22. Andrew Cockburn (b. 6 May 1807, Humbie, East Lothian; d. 9 Sep 1884, Humbie Bridge, Humbie, East Lothian)
23. David Cockburn (b. 3 Mar 1843, Humbie, East Lothian; d 12 Feb 1921, Haddington, East Lothian)
24. David Cockburn (b. 9 Nov 1878 Haddington; d 15 Feb 1944, Haddington)
25. John Cockburn (b. 21 Mar 1923 Haddington; d 15 May 2004, Bannockburn)
I am currently researching the following people, any help gratefully
appreciated. Mostly the Scottish records are East Lothian or Dumfries
the US records are more difficult.
- David Cockburn (senior),
Joiner, Haddington. Death
Certificate 1921. Married Ellen
Eddington (born Dirleton 1845, also known as Helen) on 31/7/1868 in
Dirleton. Died 12/2/1921 aged 77, recorded in Haddington. Especially
looking for gravestone.
- David Cockburn (junior) ,
Master Joiner, Haddington
Birth
Certificate - 1878, Death
Certificate - 1944, Marriage
to Jessie Livingstone,
subsequently married 1923 to Jessie Craig Scott (maiden surname Chappell)
- Andrew Cockburn. Born
Haddington about 1873, son of David Cockburn senior above. Married
Agnes Walker Robertson on 21st June 1901 in Dirleton, East
Lothian. Had a son David Cockburn 28th April 1902. Emigrated to Canada in 1909 where he went into business with his younger brother
John Edington Cockburn. John is buried in Vancouver, but I cannot find a record of Andrew, Agnes or David there. I am unsure whether the business was in Vancouver or not. Andrew Cockburn's last whereabouts were near Wilkie,
Saskatchewan
- Russell Lurcock, Railway
Engine Driver. Looking for Birth and Death Certificates. All records in
the US, either New York or Pennsylvania.
1880
Census Record. Died 6th Feb 1912
in Lestershire. This is probably Lestershire, Broome Co., N.Y which is
now Johnson City, Broome Co. N.Y.
- Harriet Lurcock. Daughter of
Russell Lurcock. Looking for birth certificate. Died 1929 in Inveresk.
- Elizabeth McGowan. Looking
for marriage certificate with Russell Lurcock. This person, together
with the the daughters and Russell appear on the 1910
census.
Other people on my list incase anyone has any info on them:
David Cockburn
Children of David Cockburn senior above:
- John Edington
Cockburn (born 1881, emigrated to Vancouver, see above.)
- Jane Christina. Born 1870.
Died in 1904, Aged 34
- Francis Edington. - born 1874. Died in 1875
Andrew Cockburn
Father of David Cockburn was Andrew Cockburn, details of him and his
family:
Andrew Cockburn, born 7/6/1807 in Humbie (shoemaker)
Married 22/11/1833 in Humbie to Catherine Foggo
died 9/9/1884 in Humbie aged 78.
Children:
- Cathrine Cockburn, born 1836
- Mary Cockburn, born 1840
- David Cockburn born Humbie
16/3/1843,
- James Cockburn born 2/2/1852.
- Andrew 22/5/1853 Andrew
(died 1888 aged 34 in Humbie of cancer). Looking for gravestone
Details of this family from the humbie 1841 census
Folio 0 Page 2 Sched 0 - Shillinghill
COCKBURN Andrew - M 30 Shoemaker ELN - (born 1801) (possibly error,
probably 1807)
COCKBURN Cathrine - F 30 ELN - (born 1801) (possibly error,
probably 1807)
COCKBURN Cathrine - F 5 ELN - (born 1836) in Midlothian -
Blackshiels
COCKBURN Mary - F 1 ELN - (born 1840)
James Cockburn
Father of Andrew Cockburn was James Cockburn.
Details of him and his family:
James Cockburn married 1 Feb 1806 Humbie to Katharine Hunter (or
Catherine)
Occupation thatcher/agricultural labourer. James Cockburn likely born
2/11/1775, Catherine (also Cathrain) possibly born 1786.
Children:
- Andrew Cockburn 7/6/1807
- John Cockburn 7/5/1809
- William Cockburn 22/7/1811
- Mary Cockburn 27/6/1813
- Elizabeth Cockburn 5/8/1821
- Catherine Cockburn 10/10/1824
Details from the 1841 census:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~eln1841/HS410710/EN2.HTML
Folio 0 Page 11 Sched - Highlee
Details from the 1841 census:
Folio 0 Page 11 Sched - Highlee
COCKBURN James - M 65 Agricultural Labourer ELN
COCKBURN Cathrain - F 55 ELN
Piece: SCT1851/710 Place: Humbie-East Lothian Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Humbie Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 0 Page: 6 Schedule: 20
Address: Old Mill,1851 census
Surname
First
name(s)
Rel
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Where
Born
COCKBURN James
Head
M
M
78
Ag Labourer
Midlothian - Crichton
COCKBURN Cathran
Wife
M
F
67
Wife
East Lothian - Humbie
SOUNNES
Mary
Grndau
U
F
13
Scholar
East Lothian - Bolton
SOUNNES
John
Grnson
U
M
9
Scholar
East Lothian - Pencaitland
- David Cockburn born 25 MAY
1834 Westruther, Berwick, Scotland. Married Jessie Craig (also known as
Janet) 23 NOV 1858 in Fala and Soutra, Midlothian.
List of resources
I am currently using the resources listed in the Scotland
Guide, and listed in the section
on tracing
your Scottish ancestry. If
anyone has any further resources applicable to Scottish research,
please email me.
Author: Craig
Cockburn. Updated 13-April-2012
