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Archibald Cochran

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1814

Biography

Archibald Cochran, the owner of Cochran's or Cochrane's Old North Sound estate and another estate called Willoughbys, both in Antigua, lived at North House, Putney Hill until his death c.1814. He had almost certainly inherited North Sound as an infant from his father, also Archibald Cochran of Antigua and Cheshunt (d. 1736).

  1. Will of Archibald Cochran of Putney proved 13/06/1814. Under the will he left the 'North Sound' estate to Daniel [Byam] Mathew (q.v.) of Weymouth Street, and Willoughbys to Daniel's brother George Mathew, who was also the residuary legatee.

Sources

Dorian Gerhold, Villas and Mansions of Roehampton and Putney Heath (Wandsworth Historical Society 1997); Vere Langford Oliver History of Antigua Vol. I pp. 139-140.

  1. PROB 11/1557/295.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1737 [EA] - 1814 [EY] → Owner
Cochrane's, Old North Sound [ Antigua ]

Probably inherited by Archibald Cochran as an infant from his father Archibald Cochran of Cheshunt, whose will was proved in 1737.

Relationships (3)

Archibald Cochran
Brother-in-laws
Dr William Cadogan
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Archibald Cochran was also trustee under the will of Dr William...
Archibald Cochran
Testator → Legatee
Daniel Byam Mathew
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Archibald Cochran
Testator → Legatee
George Mathew
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Addresses (1)

North House, Putney Hill, London, Surrey, London, England
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