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COCHRANE, Andrew

COCHRANE, Andrew

Male 1694 - 1777  (83 years)   Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name COCHRANE, Andrew  [1, 2] 
    Birth 19 Feb 1693/94  Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christening 2 Mar 1693/94  Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence From 1720 to 1763  Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    at Bridgehouse 
    Election 11 Nov 1736  Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Elected as the Preceptor (CEO) of Hutchesons Hospital by its Patrons 
    • From the Minutes of the Patrons on 22 October 1776, "The Patrons unanimously agree to request Andrew Cochrane, Preceptor, for his long and faithful services to the public, particularly for the great care and attention he has long paid to the affairs of the Hospital, and the increase of funds thereof by his diligent management, to sit in order to get his picture drawn, to be hung up in the Laigh Council Chamber." Most Preceptors were either the Provost or a Bailie on the city Council, and ceased to be reelected after they left the city Council. However, Andrew served as Preceptor after he left the Council, continuously for over 40 years, longer than anyone else, until his death in 1777. In 1777, James BROWN, a merchant in Glasgow and heir of Andrew COCHRANE, donated £100 to the Hospital, "out of respect to him, and knowledge of his intention to make a bequest to the Hospital."

      Landowner George HUTCHESONS founded the hospital in 1639 for old Glasgow merchants with land and funds, and his brother, Thomas, founded a free school for underpriviledge boys, both in a new facility on Trongate. (Current location: Intersection of Hutcheson St. & Trongate St.; Lat 55.8576 N, Lon 4.2484 W) It was torn down in 1795 and a new hospital was built on Ingram Street.
    Election 4 Oct 1737  Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Elected as Bailie of the merchant rank 
    • A Bailie was a deputy to the Provost, the head magistrate (mayor) of the city. They were elected for a three year period. On October 15, he was appointed "from time to time for the year ensueing [sp], to take the inspection of the wheat bread and see the same to be well baken [sp], of fine flower [sp] and weight, conform to the statut [sp] to be made, and to confiscat [sp] whereof they find insufficient and to punish the transgressors; . . ." [Extracts from the Records of The Burgh Of Glasgow, A.D. 1718-1738, with Charters and Other Documents, A.D. 1708-1738] Others were appointed to inspect the production tallow and candles, all to protect the citizens of Glasgow.
    Election From 1744 to 1746  Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8] 
    Elected Lord Provost, the head magistrate (mayor) of Glasgow 
    • He was elected again from 1748 to 1750, and from 1760 to 1762, for a total of 3 terms.
    Honors street 
    Occupation Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Provost, Merchant 
    Death 14 Jul 1777  Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 12, 13] 
    Age 83 years 
    Burial 14 Jul 1777  Glasgow Cathedral Cemetery, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Address:
    Castle St.
    Glasgow, Lanarkshire
    Scotland, UK
    https://www.glasgowcathedral.org/ 
    Person ID I5690  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2025 

    Father COCHRAN, David Sr.,   b. Abt 1665, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Aug 1722, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother CRAWFORD, Janet,   b. 24 Mar 1664/65, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MURDOCH, Janet,   b. 26 Oct 1699, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1786 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1723  Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16] 
    Age at Marriage He : 29 years and 8 months - She : 24 years. 
    Family ID F2253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Feb 1693/94 - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 2 Mar 1693/94 - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at Bridgehouse - From 1720 to 1763 - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Oct 1723 - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElection - Elected as the Preceptor (CEO) of Hutchesons Hospital by its Patrons - 11 Nov 1736 - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElection - Elected as Bailie of the merchant rank - 4 Oct 1737 - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElection - Elected Lord Provost, the head magistrate (mayor) of Glasgow - From 1744 to 1746 - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Provost, Merchant - - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Jul 1777 - Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Castle St.
    Glasgow, Lanarkshire
    Scotland, UK
    https://www.glasgowcathedral.org/ - 14 Jul 1777 - Glasgow Cathedral Cemetery, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, UK    		 Link to Google Earth
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    Signature - Andrew Cochrane

  • Sources 
    1. [S1323] Scotland. Ayrshire. Ayr. General Register Office and National Archives of Scotland, Birth Records - Scotland, Ayrshire, Ayr - OPR (ScotlandsPeople), (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 12 Oct 2020, 578/20 Ayr, 138, Andrew Cochran, accessed 12 October 2020.
      Birth Record - Andrew Cochran      		 Birth Record - Andrew Cochran


    2. [S1476] James Paterson, Book - History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton, Scotland, Vol 1, Part 1 (Google Books), (Edinburgh, Scotland: James Stillie, 1863.), 27 Nov 2021, p 135-138.
      History Counties Ayr & Wigton - Vol 1, Part 1, p 135-138      		 History Counties Ayr & Wigton - Vol 1, Part 1, p 135-138


    3. [S1473] William H. Hill, Book - History, Hospital and School, Glasgow, Founded by the Hutchesons, (Glasgow, Scotland: Robert Anderson, 1881.), 14 Nov 2021, p 158-162, 279-281.
      History Hutchesons Hospital & School, Andrew Cochrane, p 159-162, 279-281      		 History Hutchesons Hospital & School, Andrew Cochrane, p 159-162, 279-281


    4. [S1129] Robert Renwick, Depute Town-Clerk, editor, Book - Records Of Glasgow, Scotland - 1718-1738 (Trades House), (Glasgow, Scotland: Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1909.), 12 Nov 2021, p 472.
      Extracts, Glasgow, 1718-1738 - Andrew Cochrane      		 Extracts, Glasgow, 1718-1738 - Andrew Cochrane


    5. [S1475] Town Council, Glasgow, Scotland, Map - Glasgow, Scotland, 1764, ((Glasgow, Scotland: n.p., 1764) (https://www.theglasgowstory.com/).), 16 Nov 2021, 16 November 2021.

    6. [S1129] Robert Renwick, Depute Town-Clerk, editor, Book - Records Of Glasgow, Scotland - 1718-1738 (Trades House), (Glasgow, Scotland: Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1909.), 12 Nov 2021, p 485-486, 491, 558-563.
      Extracts, Glasgow, 1718-1738 - Andrew Cochrane      		 Extracts, Glasgow, 1718-1738 - Andrew Cochrane


    7. [S1474] Internet - Glasgow City Council, 15 Nov 2021, accessed 15 November 2021), About Glasgow, Lord Provost's Message, Provosts of Glasgow.
      Wayback Machine (http://web.archive.org/web/20100317173138/http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/AboutGlasgow/LordProvostsmessage/Provosts+of+Glasgow.htm)
      Provosts of Glasgow      		 Provosts of Glasgow


    8. [S1469] Robert Renwick, Depute Town-Clerk, editor, Book - Records Of Glasgow, Scotland - 1739-1759 (Trades House), (Glasgow, Scotland: Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1911.), Facsimlie Page of Town Council Minute Book, 30 September 1745.
      Facsimlie Page of Town Council Minute Book      		 Facsimlie Page of Town Council Minute Book


    9. [S1453] David Dobson, Book - Scottish Transatlantic Merchants, 1611-1785, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007.), 10 Aug 2021, p 30-31.
      Scottish Transatlantic Merchants - David & Andrew Cochran, p 30-31      		 Scottish Transatlantic Merchants - David & Andrew Cochran, p 30-31


    10. [S1455] David Dobson, Book - People of Glasgow, 1725-1775, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2012.), p 34.
      people of Glasgow - David & Andrew Cochran, p 34      		 people of Glasgow - David & Andrew Cochran, p 34


    11. [S1129] Robert Renwick, Depute Town-Clerk, editor, Book - Records Of Glasgow, Scotland - 1718-1738 (Trades House), (Glasgow, Scotland: Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1909.), 12 Nov 2021, p 262, 274.
      Extracts, Glasgow, 1718-1738 - Andrew Cochrane      		 Extracts, Glasgow, 1718-1738 - Andrew Cochrane


    12. [S279] Scotland. Lanark. Glasgow., Death Records - Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow - OPR (ScotlandsPeople), (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 11 Nov 2021, 339, Andrew Cochrane, Esq., accessed 11 November 2021.
      GROS data: 644/01 500 339.
      Deah Record - Andrew Cochran      		 Deah Record - Andrew Cochran


    13. [S1470] Death Records - Scotland - 1564-2017 (FindMyPast), ((https://www.findmypast.com)), 11 Nov 2021, accessed 11 November 2021), Andrew Cochran, 14 July 1777.

    14. [S1422] Marriage Records - Scotland - 1561-1910 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60144/ : 2014)), 3 Jan 2021, accessed 3 January 2021), Andrew Cochran & Janet Murdoch, 17 October 1723; Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.
      Marriage Rcord - Andrew Cochran & Janet Murdoch      		 Marriage Rcord - Andrew Cochran & Janet Murdoch


    15. [S1288] Marriage Records - Scotland - 1561-1910 (FindMyPast), ((https://www.findmypast.com)), 11 Nov 2021, accessed 11 November 2021), Andrew Cochran & Janet Murdoch, 17 October 1723.
      Marriage Record - Andrew Cochran & Janet Murdoch (2)      		 Marriage Record - Andrew Cochran & Janet Murdoch (2)


    16. [S1471] University of Strathcylde, Glasgow, Internet - Glasgow Digital Library, (http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/ : 1998-2017), 15 Nov 2021, accessed 15 November 2021), The Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry, LXXXV. Rosebank.
      Old Glasgow Houses, Rosebank, Andrew Cochrane      		 Old Glasgow Houses, Rosebank, Andrew Cochrane



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