Researching Henry 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 Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Cochrane on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Cochrane and the Cochrane Family Tree
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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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.
Search Parish Records for Henry Cochrane at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Cochrane using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Cochrane surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cochrane Military records.
| 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
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Henry Cochrane.
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Investigate One Great Family for Cochrane records submitted by people who are already researching the Cochrane Family Tree.
Find Henry Cochrane from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cochrane Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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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
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Cochrane. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Cochrane
Henry Clay Cochrane
Henry Clay Cochrane (November 7, 1842 – April 27, 1913) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century. He participated, most notably, as a newly minted 2nd lieutenant in the American Civil War, and later the Spanish–American War, where he served as executive officer of the 1st Marine Battalion during the 1898 landing at Guantanamo Bay, as well as the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, where he was involved with the China Relief Expedition commanding the 1st Regiment of Marines. At the time of his death in 1913, he was on the retired list as holding the rank of brigadier general.
Source: Henry Clay Cochrane, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cochrane
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Casarini Casarino Cesarano Cesarone Chazarini Chazerand Chessrown Chickering Ciccarone Cicerone Cigrand Ciserano Cochern Cochran Cochrun Cockerham Cockram Cockran Cockreham Cockrem Cockren Cockrum Coqueron
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