Brief Life History of James
James Cockburn was born on 26 February 1885, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom as the son of Andrew Cockburn and Catherine Ferguson. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Jessie Lindsay Farquharson. He lived in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1916. He died in 1981, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 96.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- James Cockburn, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916"
Spouse and Children
1885–1981 Male
1887– Female
Children (2)
1914– Female
1916– Male
Parents and Siblings
1853–1886 Male
– Female
Siblings (3)
1885–1981 Male
– Female
– Male
World Events (8)
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 1
1908
Age 23
1913 · Leith dockers strike 1913
Age 28
Name Meaning
Scottish (Midlothian) and northern English: habitational name from a place in Berwickshire named Cockburn, from Old English cocc ‘cock, rooster’ (or the related byname Cocca) + burna ‘stream’ (see Bourne ). This surname is traditionally pronounced Coburn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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