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Dundonald, Earl of (S, 1669)

Creation: let. pat. 12 May 1669

Family name: Cochrane

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Arms:

Argent a Chevron Gules between three Boar's Heads erased Azure

Crest:

A Horse passant Argent

Supporters:

On either side a Greyhound Argent collared and lined Or

Motto:

Virtute Et Labore (By courage and work)

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William [Cochrane], 1st Lord Cochrane of Dundonald later 1st Earl of Dundonald

1st surv. son of Alexander Blair later Cochrane, by his wife Elizabeth Cochrane, 3rd dau. and cohrss. of William Cochrane of that Ilk

born

mar.

aft. 14 Apr 1633 Eupheme Scott, dau. of Sir William Scott of Ardross, by his wife Jean Skene, dau. of Sir John Skene of Curriehill

children

1. Rt Hon William Cochrane MP, styled Lord Cochrane, Commissioner for Excise 1660 (dvp. 25 Aug 1679), mar. 1653 Lady Catharine Kennedy (bur. 15 Feb 1699/1700), 2nd dau. of John [Kennedy], 6th Earl of Cassillis, by his first wife Lady Jane Hamilton, 2nd dau. by his second wife of Thomas [Hamilton], 1st Earl of Haddington, and had issue:

1a. Hon John Cochrane, later 2nd Earl of Dundonald

2a. Hon William Cochrane of Kilmaronock, a Commissioner to Parliament for Renfrew 1689-95, for Dumbarton 1703-06 and for Wigtown 1708-11, a Jacobite and opponent of the Act of Union, Joint-Keeper of the Signet 1711 (d. Aug 1717), mar. Lady Grizel Graham, 3rd dau. of James [Graham], 2nd Marquess of Montrose, by his wife Lady Isabel Ker, widow of Robert [Ker], 1st Earl of Roxburghe, and 5th dau. of William [Douglas], 7th Earl of Morton, and had issue:

1b. William Cochrane (bapt. Apr 1688; d. young)

2b. Thomas Cochrane, later 6th Earl of Dundonald

1b. Catherine Cochrane (b. Sep 1691; d. 19 Mar 1772), mar. David Smythe of Methven, and had issue

2b Isabella Cochrane (d. 21 Dec 1770), mar. as his third wife John Ogilvy of Balbegno, and had issue

3b. Anne Crichton (d. 6 May 1756)

4b. Christian Cochrane (d. 6 Jan 1778)

5b. Grizel Cochrane (d. 12 Sep 1753), mar. her cousin John Cochrane of Ferguslie

3a. Hon Thomas Cochrane of Polkellie (dsp. before 4 Oct 1694), mar. Diana Cunningham, dau. and hrss. of Sir David Cunningham of Robertland

4a. Hon Alexander Cochrane of Bollinshaw (d. 1706), mar. after 15 Sep 1698 Emilia Murray, dau. of James Murray of Polton, and had issue:

1b. Alexander Cochrane of Bollinshaw (dsp. c. 1709)

1a. Lady Margaret Cochrane, mar. after Dec 1676 as his first wife Alexander [Montgomerie], 9th Earl of Eglinton, and had issue

2a. Lady Helen Cochrane (d. bef. 22 Jul 1690), mar. 28 Apr 1680 as his first wife John [Gordon later Sutherland], 16th Earl of Sutherland, and had issue

3a. Lady Jean Crichton (b. c. 1662; d. 16 Oct 1695), mar. (1) May 1684 John [Graham], 1st Viscount of Dundee, and (2) 1692 or 1693 as his first wife William [Livingstone], 3rd Viscount of Kilsyth, and had issue by both husbands

2. Hon Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree MP, suspected of taking part in the Rye House Plot 1683, took part in Argyll's rising 1685 (d. after 23 Jun 1707), mar. Mar 1656 Catherine Strickland, dau. of Sir William Strickland, 1st Bt. MP, of Boynton, co. York, by his first wife Margaret Cholmley, dau. of Sir Richard Cholmley, of Whitby, co. York, and had issue:

1a. William Cochrane of Ochiltree (d. after 1739), mar. 19 Apr 1681 Lady Mary Bruce, 1st dau. of Alexander [Bruce], 2nd Earl of Kincardine, and had issue:

1b. William Cochrane, Yr. of Ochiltree (bapt. 25 Jan 1682; dvp. c. 1716)

2b. Charles Cochrane of Ochiltree and Culross, suc. his mother at Culross and his brother at Ochiltree (b. 25 Jan 1683; d. 19 Sep 1752)

3b. Lieut John Cochrane RN, lost with Sir Cloudesley Shovel off the Isles of Scilly (b. 20 Aug 1684; d. 21 Oct 1707)

4b. Cornet Alexander Cochrane, drowned at sea (b. 20 Aug 1686; d. 1708 or 1709)

5b. Capt George Cochrane, killed in Spain (b. 5 Jun 1689 ; d. 1709)

6b. Lt Col James Cochrane of Ochiltree and Culross (b. 13 May 1690; d. 29 Jun 1758), mar. Margaret Hawkison, and had issue:

1c. Mary Anne Cochrane, mar. Robert Sibthorne, and had issue

2c. Betty Cochrane, mar. (1) Henry Carey Hamilton of Holycross, and (2) 3 Jun 1759 Lt Col Nathaniel Gould

7b. Capt Thomas Cochrane of Ochiltree and Culross MP, later 8th Earl of Dundonald

8b. Robert Cochrane (b. 20 Nov 1692; d. 1721)

9b. Capt Basil Cochrane, Deputy Governor of the Isle of Man, Commissioner of Excise 1761, Commissioner of Customs in Scotland 1764 (d. 2 Oct 1788)

1b. Henrietta Cochrane (b. Oct 1687)

2b. Euphemia Cochrane, mar. Col John Erskine, Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle, and had issue

3b. Mary Cochrane (b. 20 Dec 1694 ; d. unm.)

4b. Elizabeth Cochrane (d. unm. after 1759)

5b. Anne Cochrane (d. 7 Nov 1779), mar. 1725 Sir George Preston of Valleyfield, Bt., and had issue

2a. John Cochrane of Waterside (bapt. 30 Jun 1662; d. c. 7 Jan 1729), mar. after 14 Sep 1687 Hannah de Werth, and had issue

1a. Grizel Cochrane (d. 21 Mar 1748), mar. 16 Feb 1686 John Ker of Moriestoun (d. 27 Sep 1691), and had issue

3. Hon James Cochrane (d. before 13 Feb 1694)

1. Lady Grizel Cochrane (bur. 1 Feb 1665), mar. after 11 Oct 1653 as his first wife George [Ross], 11th Lord Ross, and had issue

died

1686

created

26 Dec 1647 Lord Cochrane of Dundonald, with remainder to the heirs male of his body

12 May 1669 Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree and Earl of Dundonald, with remainder to the heirs male, which failing to the eldest heirs female, without division, of his body, and the heirs male of such heirs female, bearing the name and arms of Cochrane, all which failing, to his nearest heirs whatsoever

suc. by

grandson

note

Member of Parliament [S] for Ayr 1646; acquired the Lordship of Paisley 1653; Member of Parliament [E] for Ayr 1656 even though a Scottish peer; a Commissioner of the Scottish Treasury 1667-82

John [Cochrane], 2nd Earl of Dundonald

born

mar.

Nov 1684 Lady Susan Hamilton (mar. (2) Charles [Hay], 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale;  d. 7 Feb 1736/7), 2nd dau. of William [Douglas later Douglas-Hamilton], Duke of Hamilton for life, by his wife Lady Anne Hamilton, suo jure Duchess of Hamilton

children

1. Hon William Cochrane, later 3rd Earl of Dundonald

2. Hon John Cochrane, later 4th Earl of Dundonald

1. Lady Anne Cochrane (bapt. 4 Sep 1685; dvp. young)

died

16 May 1690

suc. by

son

William [Cochrane], 3rd Earl of Dundonald

born

c. 1686

died

19 Nov 1705

suc. by

brother

John [Cochrane], 4th Earl of Dundonald

born

4 Jul 1687

mar. (1)

4 Apr 1706 Lady Anne Murray (b. 31 Oct 1687; d. 30 Nov 1710), 2nd dau. of Charles [Murray], 1st Earl of Dunmore, by his wife Catharine Watts, dau. and hrss. of Richard Watts, of Great Munden, co. Hertford

children by first wife

1. Hon William Cochrane, later 5th Earl of Dundonald

1. Lady Anne Cochrane (b. 22 Feb 1706/7; d. 14 Aug 1724), mar. 14 Feb 1723 as his first wife James [Hamilton], 5th Duke of Hamilton, and had issue

2. Lady Susan Cochrane (d. 24 Jun 1754), mar. (1) 25 Jul 1725 Charles [Lyon], 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and (2) 2 Apr 1745 George Forbes, Master of the Horse to Prince Charles Edward Stuart, and had issue by her second husband

3. Lady Catherine Cochrane (d. 15 Mar 1786), mar. 1729 as his second wife her cousin Alexander [Stewart], 6th Earl of Galloway, and had issue

mar. (2)

15 Oct 1715 Lady Mary Somerset (b. 14 Aug 1688; widow of Henry [Somerset], 2nd Duke of Beaufort;  dsp. 4 Feb 1721/2), 2nd. dau. of Peregrine [Osborne], 2nd Duke of Leeds, by his wife Bridget Hyde, only dau. and hrss. of Sir Thomas Hyde, 2nd Bt., of Aldbury, co. Hertford

died

5 Jun 1720

suc. by

son by first wife

note

a Representative Peer (Tory) for Scotland 1713-14 ; Col of the 4th Horse Guards 1715-19

William [Cochrane], 5th Earl of Dundonald

born

1708

died

27 Jan 1724/5

suc. by

cousin

Thomas [Cochrane], 6th Earl of Dundonald

born

1702

mar.

Oct 1727 Catherine Hamilton (d. 13 Apr 1779), 2nd dau. of Lord Basil Hamilton of Baldoon (by his wife Mary Dunbar, dau. by his second wife of David Dunbar, Yr. of Baldoon, granddau. and hrss. of Sir David Dunbar of Baldoon, Bt.), 6th son of William [Douglas later Douglas-Hamilton], Duke of Hamilton for life, by his wife Lady Anne Hamilton, suo jure Duchess of Hamilton

children

1. Hon William Cochrane, later 7th Earl of Dundonald

2. Hon Basil Cochrane, in the Royal Navy (d. 6 Sep 1748)

1. Lady Mary Cochrane (d. 16 Mar1805)

2. Lady Katherine Cochrane (d. 4 Oct 1776), mar. William Wood of Nether Gallowhill, and had issue

3. Lady Charlotte Cochrane (bur. 10 May 1740)

died

28 May 1737

suc. by

son

William [Cochrane], 7th Earl of Dundonald

born

1729

died

9 Jul 1758

suc. by

cousin

Thomas [Cochrane], 8th Earl of Dundonald

bapt.

23 Jul 1691

mar. (1)

c.1721 his first cousin Elizabeth Ker (dspms. 1743), dau. of John Ker of Moriestoun, by his wife Grizel Cochrane, 2nd dau. of Hon Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree

only child by first wife

1. William Cochrane (b. 1722; dvp. 1730)

mar. (2)

6 Sep 1744 Jane Stuart (d. 21 Mar 1808), 1st dau. of Archibald Stuart of Torrance, co. Lanark, by his wife Elizabeth Myrton, dau. of Sir Andrew Myrton, 1st Bt., of Gogar, co. Edinburgh

children by second wife

2. Argyll Cochrane (b. 1746; dvp. 1 Jan 1747/8)

3. Hon Archibald Cochrane, later 9th Earl of Dundonald

4. Maj Hon Charles Cochrane, ADC to General Lord Cornwallis in America (b. 12 Jan 1749; dsps. 18 Oct 1781), mar. Catherine Pitcairn (mar. (2) Charles Owen Cambridge; d. 24 Oct 1835), and had issue

5. Hon John Cochrane, Deputy Commissary to the Forces in North Britain in 1793 (d. 21 Nov 1801), mar. 7 May 1800 ...... Birch (d. 1801)6, dau. of ..... Birch, of Pinner, co. Middlesex, and had issue

6. Rev Hon James Atholl Cochrane, Vicar of Mansfield, co. Nottingham (b. 23 Oct 1751; dsp. 1823), mar. Mary Smithson (b. c. 1778; dsp. 15 Mar 1867)

7. Hon Basil Cochrane (b. 22 Apr 1753; dsp. 14 Aug 1826), mar. 13 Aug 1812 Caroline Lawry (widow of Rev S Lawry; d. 14 Aug 1826), sister of George Gosling

8. Thomas Cochrane (d. young)

9. George Cochrane (d. young)

10. Admiral Hon Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane GCB MP RN, Admiral of the Blue (b. 22 Apr 1758; d. 29 Jun 1832), mar. Apr 1788 Maria Wheate (widow of Capt Sir Jacob Wheate, 5th Bt., RN, of Glympton, co. Oxford; d. 18 Mar 1856), dau. of David Shaw, of New York, British North America, and had issue

11. Lt Col Hon George Augustus Frederick Cochrane MP (b. 26 Nov 1762; d. unm.)

12. Col Hon Andrew James Cochrane later Cochrane-Johnstone MP, Governor of Dominica, involved with his nephew the 10th Earl of Dundonald in a fraud on the Stock Exchange for which they were both found guilty and imprisoned in 1814 (b. 24 May 1767; d. 18...), mar. (1) 20 Nov 1793 Lady Georgiana Hope-Johnstone (b. 12 Oct 1773; d. 17 Sep 1797), 4th dau. and cohrss. of James [Hope later Hope-Johnston], 3rd Earl of Hopetoun, by his wife Lady Elizabeth Carnegie, 1st dau. of George [Carnegie], 6th Earl of Northesk, and (2) 21 Mar 1803 Baroness Amelia Constance Gertrude Etiennette Godet (widow of Reymond Godet, of Martinique), only child and hrss. of Baron de Clugny, Governor of Guadaloupe, and had issue by his first wife

1. Grizel Cochrane (b. Jul 1727; d. unm.)

2. Lady Elizabeth Cochrane (bapt. 16 Aug 1745; d. 19 Feb 1811), mar. 14 Nov 1775 Patrick Heron of Heron

died

27 Jun 1778

suc. by

son by second wife

note

Major in the Army; Member of Parliament (Whig) for Renfrewshire 1722-27; Commissioner of Scottish Excise 1730-64

Archibald [Cochrane], 9th Earl of Dundonald

born

1 Jan 1747/8

mar. (1)

17 Oct 1774 Anne Gilchrist (b. 1755; d. 13 Nov 1784), 2nd dau. of Capt James Gilchrist RN

children by first wife

1. Hon Thomas Cochrane, later 10th Earl of Dundonald

2. Hon James Gilchrist Cochrane (d. young)

3. Lt Col Hon Basil Cochrane (d. 14 May 1816)

4. Maj Hon William Erskine Cochrane (d. 16 Mar 1871), mar. Mary Anne Manson (d. 22 Oct 1860), dau. of Alexander Manson, and had issue

5. Capt Hon Archibald Cochrane RN, of Hetton Hall, co. Durham (b. 1783; d. 6 Aug 1829), mar. 11 Jan 1812 Hannah Jane Mowbray (d. 8 Oct 1864), dau. of Arthur Mowbray, of Sherburn Hall, co. Durham, and had issue

6. Hon Charles Cochrane (d. young)

1. Lady Anne Cochrane (b. 10 Mar 1777)

mar. (2)

12 Apr 1788 Isabella Mayne (widow of John Mayne, of Teffont, co. Wiltshire;  d. Dec 1808), dau. of Samuel Raymond, of Belchamp Hall, co. Essex

mar. (3)

Apr 1819 Anna Maria Plowden (d. 13 Dec 1822), 1st dau. of Francis Plowden LLD

only child by third wife

2. Lady Dorothy Cochrane (b. Mar 1820; dvp. 3 Oct 1830)

died

1 Jul 1831

suc. by

son by first wife

Thomas [Cochrane], 10th Earl of Dundonald, GCB

born

14 Dec 1775

mar.

8 Aug 1812 Katherine Frances Corbet Barnes (b. c. 1776; d. 26 Jan 1865), dau. of Thomas Barnes, of Romford, co. Essex, by his wife Frances Corbet, dau. of James Corbet, of Bridgnorth, co. Salop

children

1. Hon Thomas Barnes Cochrane, later 11th Earl of Dundonald

2. Hon William Horatio Barnardo Cochrane (b. 8 Mar 1818; dsp. 6 Feb 1900), mar. 29 Oct 1844 Jacobina Frances Carnegie (widow of George J Carnegie; d. 25 Jul 1881), only dau. of Alexander Nicholson

3. Admiral Hon Sir Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane KCB RN (b. 24 Sep 1824; d. 20 Aug 1905)

4. Capt Hon Ernest Grey Lambton Cochrane RN, High Sheriff of Donegal 1879 (b. 4 Jun 1834; d. 2 Feb 1911), mar. (1) 15 Sep 1864 Adelaide Blackall (d. 3 Oct 1864), only dau. of Col Samuel W Blackall, Governor of Sierra Leone and later Governor of Queensland, Australia, and (2) 16 Oct 1866 Elizabeth Frances Maria Katherine Doherty (d. 28 Dec 1928), only child of Richard Doherty, of Red Castle, co. Donegal, and had issue by his second wife

1. Hon Elizabeth Josephine Cochrane (b. 6 Mar 1820; dvp. 21 Mar1821)

2. Lady Katherine Elizabeth Cochrane (b. 9 Dec 1821; d. 25 Aug 1869), mar. 27 Feb 1840 John Willis Fleming, of Stoneham Park, co. Hampshire (d. 29 May 1872)

died

31 Oct 1860

suc. by

son

note

pursued a brilliant naval career in the Napoleonic Wars, his greatest exploit being the destruction of the French fleet in 1809; Member of Parliament (Radical Reformer) for Honiton 1806-07 and for Westminster 1807-18; Knight of the Bath 1809; convicted with his uncle of a fraud on the Stock Exchange 1814 and imprisoned 1814-15; assisted the Chileans in establishing independence from Spain; entered the service of Brazil 1823 and created Marquis of Maranham by the Emperor of Brazil 1823; commanded the Greek navy 1827-28; returned to England 1829 and obtained a free pardon in 1832; restored at Rear Admiral 1832, Vice Admiral 1841, Admiral of the Blue 1851, Admiral of the White 1853, and Admiral of the Red 1857; Rear Admiral of Great Britain 1854-60 ; GCB 1847; Commander-in-Chief of the West Indian and North American Station 1848-51; Elder Brother of the Trinity House 1854-60

Thomas Barnes [Cochrane], 11th Earl of Dundonald

born

28 Apr 1814

mar.

1 Dec 1847 Louisa Harriet Mackinnon (b. c. 1820; d. 24 Feb 1902), 2nd dau. of William Alexander Mackinnon of Mackinnon, 33rd Chief of Mackinnon, by his wife Emma Palmer, dau. and sole hrss. of Joseph Budworth  Palmer, of Rush House, co. Dublin, and Palmerstown, co. Mayo

children

1. Hon Thomas Alexander Cochrane (b. 10 Apr 1851; dvp. 25 Jul 1851)

2. Hon Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, later 12th Earl of Dundonald

3. Hon Thomas Horatio Arthur Ernest Cochrane, later 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults

1. Lady Louisa Katherine Emma Cochrane (b. 1 Sep 1848; d. 10 Aug 1942), mar. 30 Jun 1873 Edward [Chichester later O'Neill], 2nd Baron O'Neill, and had issue

2. Lady Alice Louisa Sophia Cochrane (b. 8 Sep 1849; d. 8 Dec 1914), mar. 27 Jul 1878 George Onslow Newton, of Croxton Park, co. Cambridge (d. 7 Dec 1900), and had issue

3. Lady Elizabeth Mary Harriet Cochrane (b. 22 Jun 1854; d. 30 Mar 1951)

4. Lady Esther Rose Georgina Cochrane (b. 15 Feb 1856)

died

15 Jan 1885

suc. by

son

note

Quarter Master General and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in China; a Representative Peer (Conservative) for Scotland 1879-85

Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton [Cochrane], 12th Earl of Dundonald, KCB KCVO

born

29 Oct 1852

mar.

18 Sep 1878 Winifred Bamford-Hesketh DGStJ (d. 17 Jan 1924), only surv. child of Robert Bamford-Hesketh, of Gwrych Castle, co. Denbigh, by his wife ..... Bateman, dau. of Jones Bateman, of Pentre Mawn

children

1. Hon Thomas Hesketh Douglas Blair Cochrane, later 13th Earl of Dundonald

2. Hon Douglas Robert Hesketh Roger Cochrane (b. 24 Jun 1893; d. 19 May 1942), mar. 16 Jan 1918 Enid Marion Davis (d. 29 Dec 1960), dau. of Miles Leonard Davies, and had issue:

1a. Ian Douglas Leonard Cochrane, later 14th Earl of Dundonald

2a. Richard Thomas Mackinnon Cochrane (b. 6 Feb 1927; d. 25 Dec 1954)

1a. Lady (Winifred) Anne Grizel Cochrane, granted the style and precedence of an Earl's daughter by Royal Warrant 1960 (b. 1 Oct 1923; d. 14 Jan 2000), mar. 23 Sep 1967 Alfred Ashford (d. 1981), only son of Alfred Ashford, of Bromley, co. Kent, and had issue

1. Lady Grizel Winifred Louise Cochrane (b. 14 May 1880; dsp. 5 Dec 1976), mar. 1 Mar 1904 Lt Col Hon Ralph Gerard Alexander Hamilton, Master of Belhaven (b. 22 Feb 1883; dvp. 31 Mar 1918), only son of Alexander Charles [Hamilton], 10th Lord Belhaven and Stenton

2. Lady Jean Alice Cochrane (b. 27 Nov 1887; d. 5 Nov 1955), mar. (1) 29 Oct 1914 (div. 1933) Herbert Arthur Robert [Hervey], 5th Marquess of Bristol, and (2) 15 Dec 1933 Capt Sir Peter Drummond MacDonald KBE MP (d. 2 Dec 1961), son of Ronald MacDonald, of Nova Scotia, Canada, and had issue by her first husband

3. Lady Marjorie Gwendoline Elsie Cochrane (b. 18 Dec 1889; d. 19...), mar. 1 Jun 1917 (div. 1932) Owsley Vincent Fudell Rowley (d. 10 Jan 1941), 1st son of George Fudell Rowley, of Priory Hill, St Neots, co. Huntingdon, and has issue

died

12 Apr 1935

suc. by

son

note

served in the Nile Expedition 1884-85; a Representative Peer (Liberal Unionist) for Scotland 1886-1922; Lt Col, 2nd Life Guards 1889; CB 1896; MVO 1897; served in the South African War 1899; Maj General 1901; CVO 1901; KCVO 1907; Lieut General 1906-07; Col of 2nd Life Guards 1907; KCB 1913

Thomas Hesketh Douglas Blair [Cochrane], 13th Earl of Dundonald

born

21 Feb 1886

died

23 May 1958

suc. by

nephew

note

Capt, Scots Guards; a Representative Peer for Scotland 1941-55; Chairman, Anglo-Chilean Society

Ian Douglas Leonard [Cochrane], 14th Earl of Dundonald

born

6 Dec 1918

mar. (1)

30 Jan 1960 Aphra Farquhar Fetherstonhaugh (d. 15 Jan 1972), dau. of Cdr George Fetherstonhaugh RNR, of The Beacon, Benenden, co. Kent

children by first wife

1. Hon Alexander Douglas Blair Cochrane, later 15th Earl of Dundonald

1. Lady Tanya Jean Farquhar Cochrane (b. 9 Jul 1964), mar. 1992 Anthony J L Peake, of Stanton Waters Farm, Hannington, co. Wiltshire, 2nd son of Peter Lowsley Peake, of Chantry Dene, Guildford, co. Surrey, and has issue

mar. (2)

15 Jul 1978 (Ann) Margaret Staib (former wife of Christian Frederick Edward Staib, of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain), only dau. of Sir Joseph Welsh Park Harkness CMG OBE, of Tenterden, co. Kent

died

4 Oct 1986

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Maj, Black Watch in World War II, serving in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Greece; General Staff Officer, Army Air Transport Development Centre 1947-49, Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General 1951, and Army Council Secretariat 1952-53; Chairman, Anglo-Chilean Society 1858-65; a Representative Peer for Scotland 1960-86

Iain Alexander Douglas Blair [Cochrane], 15th Earl of Dundonald

born

17 Feb 1961

mar.

4 Jul 1987 Beatrice L Russo, dau. of Adolphus Russo, of Cumberland Road, Gibraltar

children

1. Hon Archie Ian Thomas Blair Cochrane, styled Lord Cochrane (b. 14 Mar 1991)

2. Hon James Douglas Richard Cochrane (b. 10 May 1995)

1. Lady Marina Aphra Mariola Cochrane (b. 26 Nov 1992)

 Last updated 23 Mar 2005

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Titles:

15th Earl of Dundonald

(Scotland, let. pat. 12 May 1669)

15th Lord Cochrane of Dundonald

(Scotland, let. pat. 26 Dec 1647)

15th Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree

(Scotland, let. pat. 12 May 1669)

6th Marquess of Maranham

(Brazil, 1823)

Chief of the Name and Arms of Cochrane

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