'Cochrane02'
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Families covered: Cochrane of Auchencreugh, Cochrane of Craigmuir, Cochrane of Culross, Cochrane of Dundonald, Cochrane of Ferguslie, Cochran of Ladyland, Cochrane of Ochiltree, Cochrane of Waterside
| Alexander Blair, later Cochrane (d before 07.1641) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 24.07.1593) Elizabeth Cochrane (dau of William Cochrane of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir John Cochrane (b c1604, dsp, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Butler (possibly cousin of Duke of Ormonde) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Sir William Cochrane of Coldoun (Cowdoun), 1st Earl of Dundonald (b 1605, d 1685) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 14.04.1633) Eupheme Scott (dau of Sir William Scott of Ardross by Jean Skene) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William, Lord Cochrane (dvp 25.08.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1653) Catherine Kennedy (bur 15.02.1700, dau of John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassillis) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald (d 17.05.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.1684) Susanna Hamilton (d 07.02.1736-7, dau of William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Cochrane, 3rd Earl of Dundonald (b c1686, d unm 19.11.1705) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald (b 04.07.1687, d 05.06.1720) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (04.04.1706) Anne Murray (d 30.11.1710, dau of Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Cochrane, 5th Earl of Dundonald (b 1708, d unm 27.01.1724-5) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Cochrane (b c1706, d 14.08.1724) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.02.1723) James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Brandon (b 05.01.1702-3, d 09.03.1742-3) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Susan Cochrane (d 24.07.1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (25.07.1725) Charles (Lyon), 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn (dsps 11.05.1728) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (02.04.1745) George Forbes | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Catherine Cochrane (d 15.03.1786) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.01.1729) Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway (d 24.09.1773) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (15.10.1715) Mary Osborne (d 04.02.1721-2, dau of Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Anne Cochrane (bpt 04.09.1685, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Cochrane of Kilmaronock (d 08.1717) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1688) Grizel Graham (d 30.06.1726, dau of James Graham, Marquess of Montrose) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald (b 1702, d 28.05.1737, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.1727) Catherine Hamilton (d 13.04.1779, dau of Basil Hamilton of Baldoon) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald (b 10.1729, d Louisburg unm 09.07.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Katharine Cochrane (d 04.10.1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Wood of Nether Gallowhill | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Basil (d unm 06.09.1748, RN), Mary (d unm 06.09.1748), Charlotte (bur 10.05.1740) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Catherine Cochrane (d 19.03.1772) | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Smythe of Methven (d 1732) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Isabella Cochrane (d 21.12.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ogilvy of Balbegno | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Grizel Cochrane (d 12.09.1753, 4th daughter) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Cochrane of Ferguslie | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue (d unm) - William (b 04.1688, d young), Anne (d 06.05.1756), Christian (d 06.01.1778) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Thomas Cochrane of Polkelie (dsp before 04.10.1694) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Diana Cuninghame (dau of Sir David Cuninghame of Robertland) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Alexander Cochrane of Bollinshaw (d 1706) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 15.09.1698) Emilia Murray (dau of James Murray of Bolton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Alexander Cochrane of Bollinshaw (dsp c1709) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Margaret Cochrane | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 12.1676) Alexander Seton Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton (b c1660, d 18.02.1729) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Helen Cochrane (d before 07.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.04.1680) John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland (bpt 02.03.1661, d 27.06.1733) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Jean Cochrane (d 1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 09.06.1684) John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee (d Killiecrankie, 26.05.1689) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sps) William Livingstone, 3rd Viscount Kilsyth (b 29.03.1650, d 12.01.1733) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree (d after 23.06.1707) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.1656) Margaret Strickland (dau of Sir William Strickland, 1st Bart of Boynton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Cochrane of Ochiltree (d after 1716) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.04.1681) Mary Bruce (d after 1739, dau of Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Charles Cochrane of Ochiltree & Culross (b 25.01.1683, d unm 19.09.1752, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | James Cochrane of Ochiltree & Culross (b 13.05.1690, d 29.06.1758, Lt. Colonel, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Hawkison | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mary Anne Cochrane | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Sibthorpe | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Betty Cochrane | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Henry Carey Hamilton of Holycross | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (03.06.1759) Nathaniel Gould (Lt. Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald (d 27.06.1778, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1721) Elizabeth Ker (dau of John Ker of Moriestoun or Morristown by Grizel, dau of Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - William (b 1722, d 1730), Grizel (b 07.1727, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (06.09.1744) Jane Stuart (b by 1722, d 21.05.1808, dau of Archibald (not James) Stuart of Torrance by Elizabeth Myrton) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald (b 01.01.1748, d 01.07.1831, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (17.10.1774) Anne Gilchrist (d 13.10.1784, dau of Capt. James Gilchrist RN) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (b 14.12.1775, d 31.10.1860, Admiral) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.08.1812) Katherine Frances Corbet Barnes (d 25.01.1865, dau of Thomas Barnes of Romford) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Erskine Cochrane (d 16.03.1871, Major, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Anne Manson (d 22.10.1860, dau of Alexander Manson) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Archibald Cochrane of Hetton Hall (b 1783, d 06.08.1829, Captain RN) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.01.1812) Hannah Jane Mowbray (d 08.10.1864, dau of Arthur Mowbray of Sherburn Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - James Gilchrist (d young), Basil (d 14.05.1816, Lt. Colonel), Charles (d young), Anne (b 10.03.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (12.04.1788) Isabella Raymond (d 12.1808, dau of Samuel Raymond of Belchamp Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (04.1819) Anna Maria Plowden (d 19.12.1822, dau of Francis Plowden) | |||||||||||||||
| (H) | Dorothy Cochrane (b 03.1820, d 03.10.1830) | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (I) | Janet Cochrane (d 21.02.1845) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomas Woodhall (Major) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.06.1807) Sir George Tuite, Bart | |||||||||||||||
| (J) | Jane Cochrane "natural daughter of Archibald" | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Forster (bpt 26.12.1784) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Charles Cochrane (b 12.01.1749, d 18.10.1781, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Pitcairn (d 24.10.1835, dau of Major (John) Pitcairn) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | son and daughter (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | John Cochrane (b 03.07.1750, dsp 21.11.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.05.1800) _ Birch of Pinner (dsps 1801) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | James Atholl Cochrane (b 23.10.1751, d 1823, vicar of Mansfield) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Smithson (b c1768, d 15.03.1867) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Basil Cochrane (b 22.04.1753, d 14.08.1826) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.08.1812) Caroline Gosling (d 02.10.1837, widow of Rev. S. Lawry) | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane (b 22.04.1758, d 29.06.1832, Admiral, 10th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.1788) Maria Shaw (d 18.03.1856, dau of David Shaw) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Thomas John Cochrane (b 05.02.1789, d 19.10.1872, Admiral) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (06.01.1812) Matilda Wishart-Ross (d 04.09.1819, dau of Sir Charles Ross, 7th Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.01.1853) Rosetta Wheeler-Cuffe (d 27.05.1901, dau of Sir J.D. Wheeler-Cuffe, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Charles Cochrane (d 1825) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Andrew Coutts Cochrane (b 05.04.1799, d 22.06.1870) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1835) Marie Teresa de Strack (dau of Baron de Strack of Austria) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Anna Maria Cochrane (d 14.05.1873) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.10.1810) Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, 2nd Bart (d 07.10.1852) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Jane Cochrane (d 22.06.1830) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.02.1822) Sir Henry W. Bruce (d 14.09.1863, Vice Admiral) | |||||||||||||||
| (9) | Andrew James Cochrane, later Cochrane-Johnstone, Governor of Dominica (b 24.05.1767, Colonel, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (20.11.1793) Georgina Hope-Johnstone (b 12.10.1773, d 17.09.1797, dau of James, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Cochrane-Johnstone (d 06.06.1883) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.03.1816) William John Napier, 9th Lord (d 11.10.1834) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (21.03.1803) Amelia Constance Gertrude Etienette (dau of Baron de Clugny, Governor of Guadaloupe) | |||||||||||||||
| (10) | Elizabeth Cochrane (d 19.11.1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.11.1775) Patrick Heron of Heron (d 1802) | |||||||||||||||
| (11) | Catherine Cochrane (d 04.10.1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Wood | |||||||||||||||
| (12)+ | other issue - Argyll (b 1746, d young), Thomas (d young), George (d young), George Augustus Frederick (b 26.11.1762, d unm, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Euphemia Cochrane | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Erskine (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Anne Cochrane (d 07.11.1779) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1725) Sir George Preston, 4th Bart of Valleyfield (d 1779) | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - William (bpt 25.01.1682, dvp before 1716), John (b 20.08.1684, dsp 21.110.1707, RN), Alexander (b 20.08.1686, dsp 1709), George (b 05.06.1689, dsp 1709, Captain), Robert (b 20.11.1692, d unm 1721), Basil (d unm 02.08.1788, Captain), Henrietta (b 10.1687), Mary (b 20.12.1694, d unm), Elizabeth (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Cochrane of Waterside (bpt 30.01.1662, d before 07.07.1729) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 14.09.1687) Hannah de Werth (de Witt) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Cochrane of Waterside (d 23.11.1752) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 11.08.1733) Elizabeth (d 04.01.1777, granddau of James Cairns of Minniebuies) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | James Cochrane (d 29.08.1762, Judge Advocate) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.1731) Cecilia Oliphant (dau of George Oliphant of Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Cochrane (d 20.01.1766, Judge Advocate) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Cochrane probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1748) Colin Mackenzie | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Susanna Cochrane probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. James McAdam of Waterhead | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Grizel Cochrane probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Rankine of Beoch (b 1708-9, d 1788) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Grizel Cochrane (d 21.03.1748) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.02.1686) John Ker (Kerr) of Moriestoun (Morriston or Morrison in Berwickshire) (d 27.09.1691) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Margaret Kerr probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Steuart, 2nd Bart of Allanbank (b c1685, d 05.1753) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Thomas (bpt 01.09.1664), Charles (bpt 02.08.1669), Euphema (bpt 24.06.1660) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | James Cochrane (d before 13.02.1694) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Grizel Cochrane (bur 01.02.1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 11.10.1653) George Ross, 11th Lord of Halkhead (d 04.1682) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Alexander Cochrane of Auchencreugh (d by 1673, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Richieson (d before 1668) | |||||||||||||||
| A/B. | James Cochrane of Auchencreugh, later Peebles of Mainshill | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.1683) Marion Peebles (dau of Hugh Peebles of Mainshill) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Eupheme Peebles (bpt 1684), dvp | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Ursula Hamilton (dau of William Hamilton of Brownmuir) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Cochrane (bpt 02.10.1699) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1720) Robert Sempill of Beltrees | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - James (d before 14.01.1725), Agnes (bpt 31.03.1697), Margaret (bpt 21.01.1698, d before 14.01.1725), Susanna (bpt 19.02.1701, d before 14.01.1725) | ||||||||||||||
| B/A. | William Cochrane (a 05.1668) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Hugh Cochrane of Ferguslie (a 1689, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Savage (dau of Henry (probably not Hugh) Savage of Ardken) | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from 'The Ancient and Noble Family of the Savages of the Ards' by George Francis Armstrong (1888). | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Cochrane of Ferguslie (dsp before 1697) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton of Glasgow, nephew of Woodhall) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Cochrane of Ferguslie | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bethia Blair (dau of William Blair of Auchinvale) | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p124) but the connection is speculative, being based on Paterson's note that, whilst Robertson suggests that the following William was "the son of Cochran of Ferguslee, and grand-nephew of the Earl of Dundonald". However, Paterson adds that that "is somewhat doubtful" as another source suggests that William was "grandson of Robert Cochran of Muirscheill". | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Cochran of Edge (d 21.12.1765) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Orr of Easter Gavin | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Cochran of Ladyland (d 13.02.1803) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1756) Janet Glasgow (dau of Robert Glasgow of Pudevenholme) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Cochran of Ladyland had issue (2 daus) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.09.1815) Catherine Hamilton (great-grand-daughter of John Hamilton of Ladyland) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Margaret Cochran probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Caldwell of Johnshill | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | 5 sons + 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | 5 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Grizzel Cochrane (d 1685) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Millar (minister of Ochlitree) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Margaret or Jean Cochrane | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1669) John Hamilton of Barr | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Euphemia Cochrane | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1688) Archibald Stewart of Newtown | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Sir Bryce Cochrane (b c1620, dsp 1650, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Napier (widow of Walker Scott of Harlawood) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Uchtred (Arthur) ochrane (d before 1661, Captain RN) | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Gavin Cochrane of Craigmure or Craigmuir, in Paisley (d 1701) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Cleland (dau of James Cleland of Faskin) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Alexander Cochrane of Craigmuir | ||||||||||||||
| 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 1, 1847, p306, footnote) suggests that Alexander married a daughter of Kennedy of Kirkmichael. Paterson (2/508) shows that he married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) (Marion) Alexander (dau of Claud Alexander of Newtoun) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Gavin Cochrane of Craigmuir (a 1782, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Agnes Cochrane | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.06.1719) John Cathcart of Genoch & Knockdolian (d 1779) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Robina Cochrane | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Millar (minister at Neilstoun) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Alexander Millar | ||||||||||||||
| m. E. Edmonstoun of Walkinshaw | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Marion Millar | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Fulton of Park | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Millar | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1774) Alexander Napier of Blackstoun | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - William (b 1662), Gavin (bpt 18.06.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| 8. | Elizabeth Cochrane (a 1647) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Lennox of Woodhead (d Auldearn, Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| 9. | Grizel Cochrane (b c1615) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Dunlop of Househill (a 1646) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP ('Dundonald'), BP1934 ('Dundonald') with some input/support from 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p507+) and as reported above
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