THOMAS COCKBURN PARENTS WHO ARE THEY?.....

katie6515 · Post by **katie6515** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:11 pm

HI CAN ANTONE HELP ME PLEASE, I CANT FIND OUT WHO THOMAS COCKBURN PARENTS WERE. I SENT AWAY FOR A MARRIAGE CERT FOR HIM BUT AS IT WAS THE OLD PARISH RECORDS IT DIDNT TELL ME ANYTHING. I PHONED THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE IN EDINBURGH AND THEY SAID AS HIS DEATH WAS BEFORE 1855 I CANT GET A DEATH CERT. THANKS TO 1BATHGATE HE TOLD ME THAT HE DIED IN LARGO PRATIS ON THE 12 OCT 1852 BUT HIS AGE WAS NOT STATED. AND I CANT FIND A BIRTH CERT AT ALL. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE IS HE MARRIED ELSPETH KAY IN RATHO ON THE 2 APRIL 1820. HE HAD 6 KIDS THAT WERE ON THE 1841 CENSUS SCOONIE FIFE HIS AGE IS DOWN AS 45.ON THE 1861 HE NOT ON IT BUT THEIR IS ANOTHER 2 KIDS ON IT JANE AND MARGARET(LARGO PARISH).I CHECKED OUT THE WILL THEIR WAS NOTHING IN IT THAT I CAN USE. 1 THING ELSPETH WAS DOWN AS ELSPETH COCKBURN HENRY. THANKS AGAIN KATIE

Post by **joette** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:30 pm

Hi Katie this is where it gets frustrating.There are a few possible Thomas Cockburns on the IGI but you want to know which if any are the positively sure set.not possible unless there are clues.
Are any born in same Parish as he was Married/Died in? What was his occupation-would it have made it more likely that he moved around a lot or stayed put.
What about naming patterns what are his childrens names? Any match possible parents on the IGI?
Sometimes somebody else comes up with the info.& will share with you & this has helped me on more than a few occasions.Other times you just don't know which sends me

but what can you do?

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:50 pm

Hi Katie
If you can see the 1851 census, this might help. It is not online at Scotlands People yet, but will be soon. The 1851 should give you his place of birth and his age which should, in turn, help you find the most likley Thomas Cockburn in the available births.
If you know what Parish he was likely to be in at the time of the 1851 (the birthplaces of Jane and Margaret might hep you with this if they were born around that time) you could order the census film from your local LDS family history centre for a small fee.

Best wishes
Lesley

katie6515 · Post by **katie6515** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:10 pm

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP ONCE MORE, I JUST CANT GET ANYWERE WITH THIS PART OF THE FAMILY, I TRIED IGI ANYONE OF THEM COULD BE THE THOMAS THAT I AM LOOKING FOR I JUST DONT KNOW. THANKS KATIE