Researching Nathaniel 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 Nathaniel means "gift of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Nathaniel Cochrane on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nathaniel 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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| 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 Genealogy 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
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Nathaniel Cochrane. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Nathaniel Cochrane
Nathaniel Day Cochrane
Nathaniel Day Cochrane (bapt. 22 November 1780 – 16 November 1844) was a British naval officer.
He was born in Québec, the illegitimate son of Paymaster Hon. John Cochrane, third (surviving) son of Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald, and Geneviève Dulan. Nathaniel had a sister, Angelica, a brother, Colonel James Johnson Cochrane of the 3rd Guards, and a half-brother (probably) John Cochrane, a lawyer. This John Cochrane may have been John Cochrane the well-known chess master.
Cochrane entered the Navy in 1794 and received a promotion to Lieutenant in 1800. In 1805 he was promoted to Commander and assumed command of . While on the West Indies Station he captured several vessels before bringing news to Sir John Thomas Duckworth's squadron that three French ships of the line had been sighted sailing towards Santo Domingo. He was posted with date of seniority of 26 March 1806, on his return to England with the news of the Battle of San Domingo (which his uncle Admiral Alexander Cochrane had fought in.) He subsequently commanded the frigates and on the North Sea and Cape of Good Hope stations. In 1812 he took command of the 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, and remained her commander until 1814.
On 23 November 1841 he was promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Rear Admiral Cochrane died on 16 November 1844 at his brother's house at Bathford, Somerset. He never married, but had an illegitimate daughter, Emily (born 1825; died a spinster 1919).
Source: Nathaniel Day Cochrane, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cochrane
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