Clan Cochrane
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Cochrane is the name of a Scottish clan in Renfrewshire , Scotland .
history
Origin of name
Traditionally, the progenitor of the Cochrane family in Scotland was a Scandinavian Viking who settled in what is now Renfrewshire. However, it is considered established that the clan originally took the name of the Barony of Cochrane. The origin of the name itself possibly goes back to two Gaelic words that together make The Roar of the Battle or Battle Cry .
Written records have only existed about the Cochranes since 1262, namely when a certain Waldenus de Coveran was mentioned in an old document regarding land donations to Walter Stewart the Earl of Menteith .
Other historical bearers of the name were William de Coughran 1296 and Robert de Cochrane around 1360.
20th century
The current Chief's father, the 14th Earl, initially served in the Black Watch and during World War II he fought in Africa, Sicily and Greece. After the war he was stationed in Germany until he left the army in 1953. Sir Ralph Cochrane , the youngest son of Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults, was a British pilot and officer in the Royal Air Force , best known for his role in Operation Chastise .
Chief
Acting Chief of Clan Cochrane since 1986 has been Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald . This also leads the subordinate titles 15th Lord Cochrane of Dundonald and 15th Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree .
Nobility title
Members of the clan held or have the following hereditary nobility titles:
- Earl of Dundonald (1669)
- Lord Cochrane of Dundonald (1647)
- Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree (1669)
- Baron Lamington (1880)
- Baron Cochrane of Cults (1919)
- Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Baronet, of Woodbrook, of Lisgar Castle and of Kildare Street (1815)
- Baronet, of Woodbrook (1815)
- Nobility of the Empire of Brazil
- Marquês do Maranhão (1823)
Castles
current:
formerly:
literature
- James Balfour Paul: The Scots Peerage. D. Douglas, Edinburgh 1904, p. 334 ff.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ clanchiefs.org ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Alexander Cochrane in collaboration with the 14th Earl of Dundonald: The Fighting Cochranes. A Scottish Clan with over six hundred years of Naval and Military History. Quiller, London 1983, ISBN 0-907621-19-8 .
- ^ Percy H. Reaney: A Dictionary of English Last Names. 3rd Edition with Corrections and Additions, by Richard M. Wilson. Routledge, London et al. 1991, ISBN 0-415-05737-X , p. 695.
