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John Cochrane                                     1819-1881
John was born about 1819, at Kirkcolm, Wigtown. He married Elizabeth Agnew.

Elizabeth Agnew                                   1830-1920
Elizabeth was born on 10 March 1830, the daughter of Andrew Agnew and Jean Agnew, at Kirkcolm, Wigtown.
I have identified the following children.
  Jane Born abt 1861   Kirkcolm, Wigtown Died 17 Feb 1863
Robert Born abt 1863   Kirkcolm, Wigtown  
Andrew Born abt 1864   Kirkcolm, Wigtown  
Janet Born abt 1865   Kirkcolm, Wigtown  
Eliza Born abt 1866   Kirkcolm, Wigtown  
John Born abt 1869   Kirkcolm, Wigtown  

Birth of Parents
John Cochrane b: abt 1819         Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland

Elizabeth Agnew b: 10 Mar 1830               Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland
daughter of Andrew Agnew and Jean Agnew

Marriage
17 Jan 1860
John Cochrane
Elizabeth Agnew
High Portencallie, Kirkcolm

Wigtownshire Free Press, Thursday, 26 Jan 1860   MARRIAGE
  At High Portencallie, Kirkcolm, on the 17th inst., by Rev. Alexander Murdoch, of Lochryan, Mr. John Cochrane, Portencallie, to Eliza second daughter of Mr. Agnew, High Portencallie.

Children
Jane Cochrane b: abt 1861               Kirkcolm, Wigtown
daughter of John Cochrane and Elizabeth Agnew       Died 17 Feb 1863
Robert Cochrane b: abt 1863               Kirkcolm, Wigtown
son of John Cochrane and Elizabeth Agnew                 Died 11 Jul 1946
Andrew Cochrane b: abt 1864               Kirkcolm, Wigtown
son of John Cochrane and Elizabeth Agnew
Janet Cochrane b: abt 1865               Kirkcolm, Wigtown
daughter of John Cochrane and Elizabeth Agnew       Died 23 Jun 1938
Eliza Cochrane b: abt 1866               Kirkcolm, Wigtown
daughter of John Cochrane and Elizabeth Agnew       Died 1 Mar 1948
John Cochrane b: abt 1869               Kirkcolm, Wigtown
son of John Cochrane and Elizabeth Agnew

1881 Census Vol 887 4 April 1881 Kirkcolm, Wigtown
Portencallie Farm House
John Cochrane
Eliza (Wife)
Robert
Andrew
Eliza
John
Grace (Sis)
Plus 5 Servants
Age 61
Age 51
Age 17
Age 16
Age 14
Age 11
Age 54
Farmer


Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Kirkcolm
Kirkcolm
Kirkcolm
Kirkcolm
Kirkcolm
Kirkcolm
Leswalt
Wigtown
Wigtown
Wigtown
Wigtown
Wigtown
Wigtown
Wigtown
abt 1819
10 Mar 1830
abt 1863
abt 1864
abt 1866
abt 1869
abt 1826

1881 Census Vol 895 4 April 1881 Penninghame, Wigtown
United Presbyterian Manse
Margaret Smith (M)
Kate C. (Dau)
Agnes P. M. (Dau)
Robert W. (Son)
Janet Cochrane (Boarder)
Jane A. Todd (Boarder)
Andrew Clark (Visitor)
Nina Ada Hickman (Visitor)
Plus 1 Servant
Age 45
Age 13
Age 10
Age 9
Age 15
Age 14
Age 48
Age 22
U.P. Church Ministers Wife
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
U.P. Church Minister
Newbattle
Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart
Newton Stewart
Kirkcolm
Kirkmaden
Paisley
Edinburgh
Wigtown
Wigtown
Wigtown
Wigtown
Wigtown
Renfrew
England
abt 1835
abt 1867
abt 1870
abt 1871
abt 1865
abt 1866
abt 1832
abt 1858

Death
John Cochrane Died 25 Sep 1881  Portencallie, Kirkcolm

Death
Elizabeth (Agnew) Cochrane Died 20 Nov 1920  

SPECIAL THANKS  to Jean Heron, of Stranraer, Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland, for many of the details provided above.