Researching George Cochrane
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4639 people with the Cochrane surname? In that year Cochrane was ranked number 912 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Cochrane on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Cochrane and the Cochrane Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cochrane Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cochrane family tree.
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Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of George Cochrane using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7877 people with the Cochrane surname in the UK? Cochrane is now ranked number 753 for popularity in the UK. |
Cochrane Family History Databases
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Cochrane Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Cochrane surname in the USA? Cochrane is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cochrane Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on George Cochrane. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Cochrane
George Cochrane (footballer)
George Priaux Cochrane (25 September 1877 – 31 December 1914) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In the first year of competition, he became one of the club's and leagues first premiership players, during the 1897 VFL season, under the captaincy of George Stuckey. Cochrane made his debut against in one of the finals of the season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He left the club at the end of the season to fight in the Boer War, before returning in 1901 to play 20 more games over four seasons.
"Suicide" was the finding after an inquiry into the death of George Cochrane, 37, railway employee, of Pelham street, Carlton. Evidence was given that Cochrane was found hanging in an outhouse. He had been drinking heavily for about a week. He committed suicide by hanging on 31 December 1914.
Source: George Cochrane (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGeorge Cochrane (politician)
George Augustus Frederick Cochrane (born 26 November 1762) was a Scottish soldier and politician, a member of a large and adventurous aristocratic family. He served in Parliament from 1807 to 7 March 1808, and again from 10 May 1808 to July 1812.
Cochrane was the seventh surviving son of Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald and his second wife Jane Stuart. As a younger son, he sought his fortune in the army; he was an ensign in 1783, a lieutenant in 1787, a captain in 1793, and a major and a lieutenant colonel in 1799. Cochrane resigned in 1805.
In 1807 Cochrane and his brother Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone were elected to Parliament from the rotten borough of Grampound with the assistance of their brother Basil's fortune. He was unseated the next year for lack of due property qualification, but re-elected the same year and seated after a disputed election. He initially voted with the radical opposition, following the line of his nephew Admiral Thomas Cochrane, but after 1810 he supported the Tory ministry of Spencer Perceval. He resigned in 1812 in favor of his brother Andrew.His life after Parliament is unclear; he was still alive in 1832.
Source: George Cochrane (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cochrane
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