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Moore Carfrae
Cockburn (abt 1787 - 1870)
Moore Carfrae
Cockburn was born in Redheugh, Cockpen, Midlothian about 1787. Current
research indicates that he was one of two know children of Alexander
Cockburn and Marian Swanston (AKA Ann Watson). His only known
sibling is John Cockburn, born about 1783.
He was lived
in Midlothian for most of his life, and some time around 1819 he
married Christian Duncan Anderson, most likely in Duddingston.
Christian Duncan
Anderson was born on 22 Feb 1799 in Duddingston Midlothian, where
she was christened on 3 March 1799. She is the eldest of five known
children of Adam Anderson and Lillias Smith. Her siblings
include Margaret (b. 1803) ; John (b. 1813) ; Isabel (b. 1816) ;
and Adam (b. 1819). Given the dates of birth, it is highly likely
that there are other unknown siblings).
Moore and Christian
produced ten children (six sons and four daughters) between 1820
and 1845:
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Lily
Cockburn Born 1820. Christened 7 May 1820. Married James
Campbell on 19 Feb 1841. |
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Ann
Watson Cockburn Born 1821. Christened 29 Jul 1821. Married
James Webster on 24 Apr 1846 |
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Alexander
Cockburn Born 17 Apr 1823. Christened 4 May 1823. Married
Mary Symington on 12 Dec 1847 |
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Adam
Cockburn Born 13 Nov 1824. Christened 12 Dec 1824.
Married Mary Spence Murray in Apr 1845 |
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John
Cockburn Born 10 Jan 1827. Christened 11 Feb 1827. Married
Margaret Allan 29 Nov 1850. |
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Christian
Cockburn Born 21 Dec 1830. Christened 18 Jan 1831. Married
Walter Laidlaw 19 Dec 1858. |
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William
Cockburn Born 12 Aug 1833. Christened 25 Aug 1833. Married
Agnes McKellar on 10 Dec 1857 |
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More
Cockburn Born 28 Nov 1835. Christened 20 Dec 1835. Married
Christina Hardie on 19 Dec 1856 and then Margaret King
on 5 Jul 1859. |
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James
Cockburn Born 21 Jun 1841. Christened 1 Aug 1841. |
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Jane
Cockburn Born abt 1845. Married her cousin David Cockburn
on 11 Jun 1869. |
He was primarily
employed as a ploughman or agricultural labourer for most of his
life. This may have been the reason why he and
Christian appear to have moved a number of times during the birth
of their children, living in Duddingston for the birth of their
first child, Dalkeith for the second, Redheugh in Cockpen for the
third before settling in Newbattle, Midlothian where their remaining
children were born.
Christian died
on 9th November 1864 in Whitelaw, Lauder Berwick, and in his later
years - after Christians death - it appears that More lived with
his daughter Ann Watson Cockburn and son-in-law James Webster in
Lowholm, Newbattle, Midlothian. It is here he died on 3 March 1870.
His death was registered by his son-in-law.
Associated
Documents
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Death
Certificate of Moore Cockburn (1787 - 1870) |
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1841 Census and other associated Records (coming) |
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