Thomas Cockburn (1845 - abt. 1911)

Born 1845 in Etal, Northumberland, England

Husband of Christina Chirnside — married about 1878 in Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died about Mar 1911 at about age 66 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Biography

Thomas Cockburn was born in Northumberland, England.

Thomas Cockburn was born in 1845 in Etal, Ford parish, Northumberland, England to Christopher Cockburn and Mary Ann (Park) Cockburn. His birth was registered in Glendale, Northumberland in the last quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Park.^[1]

Thomas Cockburn, son of Christopher & Mary, was christened on 9 Nov 1845 in Ford.^[2]

On 30 Mar 1851 Thomas Lockburn [Cockburn] (age 5, Scholar) lived in the village of Etal, Ford parish with his mother Mary Ann (43, Laborer's Wife) and four siblings: Mary (24, Assistant), Christiann (10, Scholar), Jane (8, Scholar), and Charles (2).^[3] His father Christopher (45, Labourer) was a visitor in St Nicholas, Durham.

On 7 Apr 1861 Thomas Cockburn (age 15, Scholar) lived in Etal Village, Ford parish with his mother Mary Ann (52, Laundress) and five siblings: Mary (33, Laundress), George (22, House Servant), Jane (17, Laundress), Charles (13, Scholar), and Ann (9, Scholar).^[4]

He married Christina Chirnside in 1878 at Mordington, Berwickshire. They moved to Duddo, Northumberland, shown as servants in the 1881, 1891 & 1901 censuses, at a house called Nine Walls.

After Christina's death, Thomas remarried to another servant, Martha Douglas Blyth.

He passed away about 1911, exact date unknown. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26P7-866 : 1 October 2014), Thomas Cockburn, 1845; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Glendale, Northumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHZ-8PWY : 20 April 2021), Thomas Cockburn, 1845.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGBB-8PC : 11 September 2019), Thomas Lockburn in household of Mary Ann Lockburn, Ford, Northumberland, England; citing Ford, Northumberland, England, p. 5, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KK-8WR : 25 August 2020), Thomas Cockburn in household of Mary Ann Cockburn, Ford, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ maybe this one? Thomas Cockburn Age: 62 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Death Registration Place: Berwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom Death Date: Mar 1911 Inferred Death Place: Northumberland, United Kingdom Volume: 10b Page: 302 Source Information FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line].

• Gibb and Steel Ancestry.com Family Tree
• 1871 UK census, Ford, Northumberland
• 1881, 1891 & 1901 UK censuses, Duddo, Northumberland