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2nd wife was Lady Elizabeth Cochrane

. Margaret McKie Daughter of John McKie of Palgoun Patrick Heron Through the influence of the Marquis of Tullabardine, a royal charter was granted under the great seal by which the property of Kirroughtree and Lurg were formed into a Barony under the title of Heron of Heron. D. 1761 Patrick Heron Patrick Heron of Kerrouchtree, later of Heron. In 1719, he re-built the mansion of Kirroughtree 1713 Andrew Heron of Kerrouchtree. 1722 - 1808 Jean Stuart 86 86 Had 13 children. 1691 - 1778 Thomas Cochrane 87 87 8th Earl of Dundonald.  His first wife was Elizabeth Ker (daughter of John Ker of Moriestoun) 1671 - 1739 Mary Bruce 68 68 1671 - 1728 William Cochrane 57 57 William Cochrane of Ochiltree Veronica van Arson van Sommelsdyck Father is Corneille Lord of Sommelsdyck Spyck 1629 - 1680 Alexander Bruce 51 51 2nd Earl of Kincardine. 1624 Margaret Strickland John Cochrane 1748 - 1831 Archibald Cochrane 83 83 9th Earl of Dundonald. D. 1784 Anne Gilchrist Daughter of Captain James Gilchrist 1775 - 1860 Thomas Cochrane 84 84 Admiral Lord Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald.

Cochrane soon established a reputation as one of the navy's most audacious and feared commanders. As a Lieutenant in command of his first ship, the sloop Speedy mounting fourteen 4-pounder guns and with a crew of only ninety-two, he captured fifty ships, 122 guns and 534 prisoners in just a year. The most famous engagement, illustrating the brilliance and daring that typified his career, was the capture of the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo on 6 May 1801. Cochrane ordered the hoisting of the American flag to confuse the Spanish. El Gamo's broadsides missed and Speedy got close enough for her guns to open fire killing the Spanish Captain. Cochrane then stormed the Spanish ship with a boarding party who included the entire crew, except Speedy's surgeon. He ordered one man to climb the mast and haul down the colours, whereupon the Spanish crew of 319 surrendered.

Promoted to Post-Captain and given command of the frigates Pallas and later Imperieuse, Cochrane terrorized shipping along the French and Spanish coasts to such a extent that Napoleon referred to him as the Sea Wolf. In 1808 he attacked Valencia in Spain and captured several ships, some of which turned out to be American.

At the legendary Battle of Basque Roads in 1809 Cochrane used fireships and explosion vessels to cause terror among the French squadron, most of which was run aground. Unfortunately the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Lord Gambier, hesitated to deploy the main fleet and the opportunity to annihilate the French was lost. Infuriated Cochrane, who had been elected as a radical MP in 1806, opposed a motion of thanks for Gambier in the House of Commons. Gambier insisted on a court martial to clear his name and as the establishment closed ranks he was duly acquitted. In 1812 Cochrane presented the Admiralty with an innovative gas warfare plan. It was rejected on the grounds that it was inhuman although technically realistic.

Cochrane had made some powerful enemies and his campaign against corruption in the navy offended other leading figures including some, such as Earl St Vincent, who was sympathetic to his views. The establishment was determined on revenge and seized on an opportunity to put Cochrane on trial for stock exchange fraud in 1814. Convicted after a suspect trial, he was swiftly dismissed from the navy and Parliament. After sensationally escaping from prison in 1815, Cochrane was soon released but the authorities put him under serious financial and political pressure and he decided there was little reason to remain in Britain.

In 1817 he left the country and for the next ten years conducted a series of incredible operations for the Chilean, Brazilian and Greek navies. The formidable Spanish fortress of Valdivia was captured by 300 Chilean troops under Cochrane command in 1820 and in the same year he cut out the flagship of the Spanish South American fleet, the Esmeralda, from the port of Callao. In charge of the embryonic Brazilian fleet and against all the odds, Cochrane captured the Portuguese garrison of Bahia and accepted the surrender of the fortress at Maranhao after an outstanding campaign of deception.

Cochrane was reinstated in the Royal Navy in 1832 under a new King, William IV, and a sympathetic Whig government. His final appointment in 1847 was to be Commander-in-Chief of the North American and West Indies Station. During the Crimean War the government publicised the possibility of Cochrane commanding a Baltic fleet. With Cochrane's unrivalled reputation for coastal warfare, the Russians correctly interpreted this as a threat to their capital St Petersburg. One of Britain's most flamboyant and daring naval heroes and a reforming politician, Cochrane died in 1860 at the age of 85 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.


 D. 1865 Katherine Frances Corbet Daughter of Thomas Barnes of Romford D. 1629 Margaret Cholmley 1601 - 1673 William Strickland 72 72 1st Baronet of Boynton, Co. York 1678 - 1748 Marion Shaw 70 70 1664 - 1758 James Heron 94 94 Had 12 children. He had previously married Janet McKeand 1670-1699. 1707 Alexander Heron Mary Preston Daughter of Sir John Preston of Valleyfield D. 1643 George Bruce of Carnock 1610 Eupheme Scott 1605 - 1685 William Cochrane 80 80 1st Earl of Dundonald 1588 Jean Skene 1584 - 1622 William Scott 38 38 Of Ardoss, Fife. Elizabeth Cochrane Alexander Blair Cochrane Assumed the name and arms of Cochrane in 1603. Archibald Stuart Of Torrence, Co Lamark. Susan Legard D. 1629 Richard Cholmley 1580 Frances Wentworth 1555 - 1635 Walter Strickland 80 80 Elizabeth William Strickland John Skene Elizabeth Montgomerie William Cochrane 1551 Grizel Semple 1547 - 1609 John Blair 62 62 Of Blair, Ayr.  ? Corneille van Arson Margaret Babthorpe D. 1614 Henry Cholmley of Whitby Lady Catherine Clifford Richard Cholmley Henry Clifford Anne St John Henry Clifford Margaret Bromflete John Clifford Joan Dacre Thomas Clifford Elizabeth Percy John Clifford Mary Primrose D. 1625 George Bruce Lived in Carnock, Fife. Sir John Preston Baronet Preston of Valleyfield Archibald Primrose Lived in Burnbrae, Lancs. 1783 - 1856 Mary Heron 73 73 Margaret Percy (a child) (a child) (a child) 1638 - 1699 James Heron 61 61 1638 Margaret McGarroway Created using GenoPro® Click for details.