Sarah Holdway (Brown) Cockburn (bef. 1853 - 1931)

Born before 14 Apr 1853 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Alexander Cockburn KCMG MD — married 13 May 1875 (to 1929) in Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1931 after age 77 in Hollingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Sarah (Brown) Cockburn was born in Scotland.

Baptism

Sarah Holdway Brown baptised 14 Apr 1853, Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father's Name: Forbes Scott Brown

Mother's Name: Elizabeth Walker

Marriage

To John Alexander Cockburn 1875

COCKBURN-BROWN.-On the 13th May, at Longformaeus House, Berkshire, by the Rev. Geoorge Cook, B.D., John Alexander Cockburn, M.D., Lond., to Sarah Holdway Brown, fourth daughter of the late Hon. Forbes Scott, Brown, of Longformaeus and Glugar, Penang. The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), p. 4.

They emigrated to South Australia on the Hesperus, arriving on the 22nd of September, 1875^[1], where they had two children: Piers Alexander Cockburn, born 1876; and Margaret Stuart Cockburn, born 1880.

Death

Aged 78 Sarah H Cockburn died Jan-Feb-Mar, 1931, Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Probate

Probate declared 11 Apr 1931, London, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 Jan 1931

Beneficiary's Name: John Alexander Cockburn

Sources

1. ↑ 1875 'SHIPPING NEWS.', The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), 22 September, p. 2. (SECOND EDITION.), viewed 29 Nov 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208178174 Wednesday, September 22.

   HESPERUS, ship, 1,777 tons, William Cumming, master, from London, July 1. Stilling and Co., agents, Town and Port, Passengers— First-class—Dr. Jno, Cockburn, Mrs. Cockburn, Mr. Thomas Trower, Mr. Jas. A Lush, Mr. A. F. Boothby. Second-class—Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, Miss Emma, Miss Anna, Mr. D. Matterston, Mr. G. Newport, O. Yance, L. Door, J. Bains, G. H. Kent, Mrs. Humphrey, Mr. E. J. Gaye, A. Gibson, W. F. Campion, Thoi. G. Young, E. Bates, M. O'Connell, R. Atkinson, J. Rambach, H. Carter, J. Dodderidge, H, Mitohell, and A. L, Hopkinson.

• Baptism - "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC6-JSD : 12 February 2020), Sarah Holdway Brown, 1853.

• Marriage - "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTR6-Q2B : 11 February 2020), John A. Cockburn, 1875.
• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSC-CHB7 : 18 April 2019), John Alexander Cockburn, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 15 May 1875, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm.

• Death - "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHF-BK6J : 4 September 2014), Sarah H Cockburn, 1931; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hollingbourne, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Probate - "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7X8P-LZW2 : 27 August 2019), Sarah Holdway Cockburn, 11 Apr 1931; citing Probate, London, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XK-BP2 : 20 May 2019), Sarah H Cockburn in household of John A Cockburn, Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Croydon subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWDT-5Q4 : 28 June 2019), Sarah Holdway Cockburn in household of John Alexander Cockburn, Harrietsham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.