John Cochrane (1800 - 1883)

Born 12 Jul 1800 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Husband of Mary (Mcfarlane) Cochrane — married 31 Dec 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1883 at age 83 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

• "The Donaldson Family in Australia" Published in Oct 1987 via ISBN 1 86252 991 4 Revised by Bruce Donaldson 2016.

Glasgow BDM Records Film No 0102916 and others.John Cochrane was born in 1800 in Lanarkshire Scotland.

John Cochrane was born in (Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) Lanark Scotland in 1800, ^[1] he married Mary McFarlane on the 31st December 1824 in Glasgow Lanark. ^[2] John and Mary arrived in Australia in 1833 with there young family, and on the 21st August 1835 there first Australian born child Suzannah was born in Sydney. Suzannah was baptized at St Andrews Scot's Church and John's occupation was a shopkeeper. By 1839 John was living in "Windsor NSW" and another daughter Grace was born on the 17th April of that year, John by than was a baker. Their last child was Janet McFarlane born in George Street Windsor in 1842 although there is no record of her birth. John's daughter Grace married a Richard Edwards in 1868 and moved to "Dubbo NSW" and at some stage John also went west to Dubbo and on his death certificate 1883 his occupation is listed as a farmer. His will gives his address as "BELARBIGAL" Dubbo NSW.

Sources

Death of John Cochrane from NSW BDM New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages citing:John Cochrane aged 83 years 5954/1883 Dubbo, NSW (accessed:16 April 2024) https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result?7

1. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 644/1; Ref: 200/27; Frame: 1866
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 3 February 2024)
   John Cochran born or baptised on 12 Jul 1800, son of Robert Cochran & Margaret Kerr, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 644/1; Ref: 400/307; Frame: 6732
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 3 February 2024)
   John Cochrane marriage to Mary McFarlane on or after 31 Dec 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.