Cochran Coat of Arms & Family Crest - Symbols, Bearers, History

Cochran “Family Crest” or Coat of Arms (Cochrane) - Cochran Family History & Surname
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1) Walter Cochrane of Drumbreck, co. Aberdeen - Ermine on a chief gules a stag's head erased or, between two mullets argent. Crest - A stag standing at gaze proper attired gules. Motto - Vigilanti salus
There was a Walter Cochrane, Dean of Guild of Aberdeen in 1643.
There was a Walter Cochrane, provost in 1691-3.
2) William Cochran, second son of Drumbreck - Ermine on a chief gules a stags head, erased, or, between two mullets argent within a bordure gules. - Crest: A hand holding a man’s heart proper.
3) Cochrane of Pitfarr, Perthshire, from manuscript c. 1583-1614 - Ermine on a chief gules a boars head, erased, between two mullets argent.
Pitver or Petver in Strathearn?
4) William Cochrane of Coldoun (1605-1685), knighted by King Charles I, acquired the estate of Dundonald in 1638, created Baron Cochrane of Dundonald in 1647, created Earl of Dundonald in 1669, son of Alexander Blair, who later assumed the surname Cochrane - Argent a chevron gules between three boars’ heads erased azure. Crest: A horse passant argent. Supporters: Two greyhounds proper, collared and leashed gules.
5) Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree, Scotland, son of William Cochrane of Coldoun (1605-1685), Earl of Dundonald - Argent a chevron gules between three boar's heads erased azure within a bordure of the second. Crest: A horse, passant, argent.
6) Alexander Cochrane of Barbachlaw, co. Edinburgh - Alexander Cochrane (d. 1566), son of George Cochrane of Barbachlaw, and grandson of John Cochrane of Barbachlaw - He had three descendants bearing his name who lived in the 17th century - Argent a boar's head, erased, and in the chief three mullets disposed cheveronways, azure. Crest: A spear's head and garb, in saltier proper.
7) William Cochrane of Rochsoles or Rocksoills, co. Lanark, descended from a second brother of Cochran of Balbarchan, matriculated 1672-1678 - Rochsoles was acquired by Patrick Cochrane in 1579 - Argent the boar's head, erased, and in chief a crescent, between two mullets disposed cheveronways azure.
8) Ashkirk, co. Roxburgh, matriculated 1795 - boars’ heads erased in chief and a mullet in base azure, within a bordure engrailed of the second - Archibald Cochran of Ashkirk (1768-1841), son of Archibald Cochrane (1732-1812), father of Thomas Cochrane (1819-1889) of the Royal Navy, obtained rank of Captain in 1857 and Rear Admiral in 1875
9) Ashkirk, co. Roxburgh, second matriculation 1813 - Argent on a chevron gules a boar's head couped of the first between two boars' heads erased in chief and in base a mullet between two cross crosslets fitchee azure, all within a bordure engrailed of the last charged with three mascles of the first. Crest - A horse passant argent. Motto - Armis et industria.
10) John Cochrane of Watersyde (c. 1700-1752), son of John Cochrane of Waterside (1662-1729), and grandson of Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree. He was the father of Hugh Cochrane
(d. 1796) of Woodgrange, County Down, Ireland - Argent a chevron gules between three boar’s heads azure, within a bordure of the second, and in the middle chief a crescent or.
11) Cochrane of Calder Glen, co. Lanark, 1884 - John Richard Cochrane (1827-1921), a liberal unionist was born in Glasgow, held office of Justice of the Peace for Lanarkshire - Argent on a chief gules a boar’s head erased between two mullets Or.
12) Gilbert Cochrane, laird of part of the lands of Petpoynt, Petpointe, or Pratponty, co. Forfarshire - There was a Gilbert Cochrane, son of Michael Cochrane of Barbachlaw, but he is assumed to died as infant in 1557 - There was Gilbert de Cochran, canon of Dunkeld (fl. 1344) - One mill rind
13) John Cochrane of Petcowok, co. Perthshire, 1504 - A saltire and chief
There was John Cochrane of Cochrane and Lincliff (fl. 1460), who had two descendants bearing his name who lived in the 16th century.