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My Cockburn Family |
The Cockburn family is long associated with the Borders region of Scotland and noted as one of the Reiver Clans. You can find out more about the history and meaning of the Cockburn name.
Current research identifies our line of the Cockburn family first appearing in records in Midlothian in the mid 1700s. The earliest confirmed member of our Cockburn line is Alexander Cockburn. The first 'detailed' information is known about his son - my GGGG grandfather - More Carfrae Cockburn
Biographies exist for the follow Cockburn Family Members
More Carfrae CockburnAdam CockburnThere areĀ two distinct Cockburn families in my tree, we havent identified a link between the two families, however given their geographic proximity and the strength of the Cockburns as a Borders Clan, it is likely there is a historical - as yet unidentified - linkage