The Cochrane & Allied Families

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COCHRAN, David Sr.

COCHRAN, David Sr.

Male Abt 1665 - Bef 1722  (57 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name COCHRAN, David  [1, 2
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1665  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Merchant 
    Death Bef Aug 1722  Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age 57 years 
    Person ID I5687  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2025 

    Father COCHRAN, Andrew   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother GARVAN, Agnas   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family CRAWFORD, Janet,   b. 24 Mar 1664/65, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 22 Nov 1688  Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 23 years and 11 months - She : 23 years and 8 months. 
    Children 
       1. Female COCHRAN, Agnes,   b. 6 Nov 1689, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  2. Male COCHRANE, Andrew,   b. 19 Feb 1693/94, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1777, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
       3. Male COCHRAN, John,   b. 16 Dec 1694, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  4. Male COCHRAN, David Jr.,   b. 10 Dec 1696, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1771, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F2230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1665 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Nov 1688 - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef Aug 1722 - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1323] Scotland. Ayrshire. Ayr. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, Birth Records - Scotland, Ayrshire, Ayr - OPR (ScotlandsPeople), (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 11 Oct 2020, 528/20 AYR, 193, David Cochran, accessed 11 October 2020.
      Birth Record - David Cochran II
      Birth Record - David Cochran II


    2. [S1265] Findmypast, Birth Records - Scotland - 1564-1950 (Findmypast), ((https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-births-and-baptisms-1564-1950)), 11 Oct 2020, accessed 11 October 2020), David Cochran, 20 December 1696.
      Birth Record - David Cochran II
      Birth Record - David Cochran II


    3. [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 1 Jan 2021.

    4. [S1421] Probate Records - UK - 1269-1975 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1610/ : 2009)), 1 Jan 2021, accessed 1 January 2021), David Cochrane, 19 March 1763, Ayr, Scotland; Book: Mort Roll from 1781 in the Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland.
      Probate Record - David Cochrane Sr., Glasgow
      Probate Record - David Cochrane Sr., Glasgow


    5. [S1476] James Paterson, Book - History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton, Scotland, Vol 1, Part 1 (Google Books), (Edinburgh, Scotland: James Stillie, 1863.), 27 Nov 2021, p 135-138.
      History Counties Ayr & Wigton - Vol 1, Part 1, p 135-138
      History Counties Ayr & Wigton - Vol 1, Part 1, p 135-138


    6. [S1324] Scotland. Ayrshire. Ayr., Marriage Records - Scotland, Ayrshire, Ayr - OPR (ScotlandsPeople), (Digital images. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople. http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.), 11 Oct 2020, 578/70 Ayr: p 6, Cochran-Crauford, 1688; accessed 11 October 2020.
      Marriage Record - David Cochran I & Jonet Crauford
      Marriage Record - David Cochran I & Jonet Crauford



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