Current research identifies that the Midlothian branch of our Cockburn family first appearing in records in 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. It is his granddaughter - Lilias Cockburn who emigrated to Australia in 1883 with her husband George Hardie.

My Cockburn ancestry goes back 8 generations and biographies exist for some members as indicated by links

• Alexander Cockburn married Ann Watson
  • More Carfrae Cockburn 1787 - 1870 married Christian Duncan Anderson
    • Adam Cockburn 1824 - 1912 married Mary Spence Murray
      • Lillias Cockburn married Joseph Charles Kitching
        • Joan Kitching married George Hardie
          • Douglas James Hardie married Doreen Bain
            • My Father