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Surnames: cochrane, wanless, mcbain, parkinson, hall, sutherland, malloy, mcfetters, craigie, walker, camrass, nicol, randell, hunter, mccullock
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JMJ.2ACEB/376
Message Board Post:
Hello Everyone,
I am looking for any potential descendants or relatives of a certain Cochrane family that lived in Edinburgh, Scotland that was headed by William Cochrane (Aug. 6, 1858 - Feb. 11, 1918) and Isabella Wanless (May 20, 1858 - Feb 10, 1906).
William Cochrane, son of Moses Cochrane (about 1837 - Feb. 26 1906) and Marion McBain (about 1837 - Jan. 22, 1872) married Isabella Wanless, daughter of James Wanless (1828 - May 9, 1877) and Christina Parkinson (1827 - Mar. 27, 1873) on June 29, 1877 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The children of William Cochrane and Isabella Wanless, all of whom were born in Edinburgh include:
1. Mary Campbell Mellis Cochrane (Jul. 3, 1878 - Dec. 20, 1962) married John Sutherland Hall (Mar. 6, 1882 - Sept. 6, 1950) son of George Hall (Abt. 1851 - Jan 1, 1922) and Jane Sutherland (Aug. 22, 1853 - Jul. 15, 1922) on June 3, 1904 in Edinburgh.
2. William Cochrane (May 5, 1880 - May 10, 1954) married Ann Elizabeth Malloy (Abt. 1884 - Oct. 14, 1936) on Apr. 7, 1902
3. Adamina Munro Cochrane (Mar. 15, 1882 - Feb. 7, 1975) married John McFetters (born about 1878) in 1903.
4. Thomas Cochrane (Apr. 2, 1884 - Feb. 24, 1960) married Mary Craigie (born about 1888) in 1903.
5. Isabella Cochrane (Dec. 13, 1889 - Abt. 1981) married Andrew Brice Walker (born about 1885)
6. Janet Cochrane (Oct. 2, 1893 - Jul. 31, 1921)
7. Charles Frederick Sachs Cochrane (Dec. 4, 1895 - Dec. 1, 1937) married Rebecca Pinto Camrass (born about 1899)
The brothers and sisters of William Cochrane (Aug. 6, 1858 - Feb. 11, 1918) include:
1. ANNE GRAY COCHRANE, b. 07 Apr 1860, Shoemakers Close, Edinburgh, Midlothian; d. 01 Oct 1892.
2. JANET COCHRANE, b. 21 Jun 1862, Edinburgh, Scotland.
3. JANE COCHRANE, b. 21 Jun 1862, Edinburgh, Scotland.
4. ROBINA COCHRANE, b. 1866, Dumferline, Fife, Scotland.
5. MARION COCHRANE, b. 1869, Dumferline, Fife, Scotland.
6. CATHERINE COCHRANE, b. 1871, Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland.
7. EMILY COCHRANE, b. 15 Jan 1872, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
8. THOMAS COCHRANE, b. 20 Mar 1864, New Row, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; d. 01 Aug 1867
The brothers and sisters of Isabella Wanless (May 20, 1858 - Feb 10, 1906) include:
1. JOHN WANLESS, b. 1847, Edinburgh; d. 20 Oct 1908, Colinton, Edinburgh.
2. WILLIAM RAMSAY WANLESS, b. 1854, Edinburgh; d. 22 Jul 1934, Newington, Edinburgh; m. (1) MARY NICOL, 30 Jul 1875, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh; b. Abt. 1857; d. 25 Oct 1890, St. Giles, Edinburgh; m. (2) ISABELLA RANDELL, 31 Mar 1893, St. Andrew, Edinburgh; b. Abt. 1857; d. 06 May 1901, North Leith, Edinburgh; m. (3) ELIZABETH SHORTREID MCCULLOCK, 22 Aug 1902, South Leith, Edinburgh; d. 16 Apr 1944, Newington, Edinburgh.
3. ALEXANDER WANLESS, b. 11 Apr 1856, St. Giles, Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh; d. 10 Mar 1882, Canongate, Edinburgh; m. ELIZABETH HUNTER, 31 Dec 1879, Canongate, Edinburgh; b. Abt. 1856, Dalkeith, Scotland.
4. CHRISTINA WANLESS, b. 28 Mar 1861, Newington, Edinburgh; d. 21 May 1861, Newington, Edinburgh.