William Cochrane (1778)

Born 4 Mar 1778 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Native of Scotland

William was born to John Cochrane and Anne Hunter on 4 March 1788, and baptized 8 March 1788 in Alva Parish, Stirlingshire.^[1][2]

William married Helen Drysdale. Their marriage likely took place in about 1806 prior to the birth of their first child.

By 1841, William had become a widower and was living on his own on Green Street in Alva. His occupation was listed as Woolen Hand Loom Weaver Journeyman.^[3] In 1851, at age 73, he was still working as a woolen hand loom weaver and was living with his daughters Euphemia and Helen, and a granddaughter recorded as Mary Archibald.^[4]

William's date of death is unknown.

Children

1. Margaret,born 11 May 1807.^[5]
2. Anne, born 2 January 1810.^[6]
3. Euphemia, born 9 August 1812.^[7]
4. Helen, born 7 August, 1819.^[8]
5. Helen, born 25 May 1835.^[9]

Research Notes

No record of a marriage between a William Cochrane and a Drysdale could be found using Scotlands People in any Scottish parish between 1780 and 1855, including using fuzzy matching.

William's date of death is unknown. No records could be found in Alva parish or the statutory records within a 100 year lifespan. He does not appear in the 1861 census with Euphemia and Helen.

In the Alva parish kirk session minutes from 1798 through 12 February 1804, then June 17, 1807 through 1834, there were two entries that seemed to reference Williams daughters:

• April 1830 - an Anne Cochrane was rebuked by the Alva kirk session on 4 April 1830 for the sin of antinuptial fornication with on Wm. Elliot. (Scotland's People, Alva kirk session, Minutes (1770-1834), CH2/10/3) This is likely William's daughter.^[10]
• March 1834 - Euphemia Cochrane claimed she was pregnant by John Archibald. Euphemia is William's daughter.^[11]

The remainder of the kirk session minutes for 1804 through 16 June 1807 were missing from the records available from Scotlands People.

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Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X127-LFD : 11 February 2020), William Cochrane, 1778.
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 29 July 2023), William Cochrane, parents: John Cochrane and Anne Hunter, 8 March1778, Alva; citing Parish Number 470, Reference Number: 10/309.
3. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5905711be9379091b146d723 : viewed 20 Feb 2024), William COCHRANE in household of William COCHRANE, Green, Stirlingshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/470, Folio 470, Page 4, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59057922e9379091b14c28b7 : viewed 20 Feb 2024), William COCHRANE, Mid Row, Stirlingshire, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /470, Folio 0, Page 45, Schedule 183, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 19 February 2024), Margaret Cochrane, parents: William Cochrane and Helen Drysdale, 11 May 1807, Alva; citing Parish Number 470, Reference Number: 10/393.
6. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 19 February 2024), Anne Cochrane, parents: William Cochrane and Helen Drysdale, 2 January 1810, Alva; citing Parish Number 470, Reference Number: 10/404.
7. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 19 February 2024), Euphemia Cochrane, parents: William Cochrane and Helen Drysdale, 9 August 1812, Alva; citing Parish Number 470, Reference Number: 10/413.
8. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 19 February 2024), Helen Cochrane, parents: William Cochrane and Helen Drysdale, 7 August 1819, Alva; citing Parish Number 470, Reference Number: 10/440.
9. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 19 February 2024), Helen Cochrane, parents: William Cochrane and Helen Drysdale, 25 May 1835, Alva; citing Parish Number 470, Reference Number: 30/21.
10. ↑ Alva Kirk (Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland). "Kirk Session Minutes, 1770-1834 (CH2/10/3)", Image: 255, Elliot and Cochrane rebuked, 4 April 1830, digital images, [1] (accessed March 13, 2024).
11. ↑ Alva Kirk (Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland). "Kirk Session Minutes, 1770-1834 (CH2/10/3)", Image: 277, Euphemia Cochrane with child, John Archibald the father, 30 March 1834, digital images, [2] (accessed March 13, 2024).