Alexander Cochrane (abt. 1812 - 1870)

Born about 1812 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1870 at about age 58 in Braddan, Isle of Man

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Alexander Cochrane (c.1812-1870) was from Ireland. Given the geography of the Isle of Man and the fact that the surname Cochrane is found most commonly in Northern Ireland, it seems likely he was from the east coast of Ulster. He was Catholic. His wife was Catherine Caull, and his first son, Thomas, born around 1844. In 1845 the Irish Potato Famine struck. The family presumably left Ireland to flee this situation, along with Alexander’s mother Catherine and perhaps his sister-in-law Eleanor. They first appear in the records of the Isle of Man in 1846 with the baptism of their daughter Eleanor. Their next child, James, was baptized in 1849. In the 1851 census the family was living in Marown, and Alexander was an agricultural labourer. Their final two children were Margaret, born later in 1851 and Eliza, born 1854.

In the 1861 census the family was living at 1 Callow Place (also known as 60 Finch Road) in Douglas. His neighbours were all Irish, with surnames found most commonly in Northern Ireland. Alexander was a labourer. In 1869 Eleanor married Peter Peterson, a Greek, with Alexander being referred to as a gardener and still living at Callow Place. He was buried on 3 January 1870 in Braddan. By 1876 all his family had left the Isle of Man for Liverpool and Manchester.

Sources

• 1851 Census in Marown, Isle of Man. Marown district 3, page 16
• 1861 Census for 1 Callow Place, Douglas, Isle of Man. Conchan district 8, page 32.
• Burial record for Alexander Cochrane, 3 January 1870 in Braddan (Anglican)

Notes

1861 Census- Callow Place, Isle of Man

Alick Chochien, Head, Married, Labourer, 48 [b. c.1813], born Ireland

Catherine Chochien, Wife, Married, 47, [b.c.1814], born Ireland

Thomas Chochien, Son, Unmarried, Painter, 17 [b.c.1844] born Isle of Man

James Chochien, Son, Messenger, 11, [b.1850] born Isle of Man

Ellen Chochien, Daughter, Scholar, 6, [b. c.1855] Born Isle of Man

Margaret (1852) and Eleanor/Mary Ellen (1846) are missing. Eliza's name has become Ellen.