COCKBURN, WILLIAM [SSNE 8140]

Surname

COCKBURN, COBORY

First name

WILLIAM

Title/rank

SIR, BARON OF TEMPLE

Nationality

SCOT

Region

MIDLOTHIAN

Social status

NOBILITY

Text source

William Cockburn, Baron of Temple was a Scottish nobleman who served as a voluntary soldier at the siege of Bergen-op-Zoom in 1622. It is possible that William Cockburn was one of the Cockburns of Langton and, if so, was most likely the Sir William Cockburn who was made a baronet in 1627 (Cockburn Records, p. 48). 

 

Sources: 

Lambertus de Rijcke, Nathan Vayus, and Job du Rieu, Bergen op den Zoom, Beleghert op den 18 Iujilj 1622, ende Ontleghert den 3 Octobris des selven Iaers… ende heft sich erbarmt over fijn volck, (Middleburg, 1623), list of officers appearing at the end of the book.

Sir Robert, Bart. and Harry A. Cockburn, The Records of the Cockburn Family (London and Edinburgh, 1913), pp. 48-49

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE DUTCH ARMY, BERGEN-OP-ZOOM

Arrived 1622-01-01, as VOLUNTEER

Departed 1622-12-31, as VOLUNTEER

Capacity VOLUNTEER, SOLDIER, purpose MILITARY