Marion Forsyth, Mrs. John Cochrane

This post was revised Mar/2011 to include the 1871 census
EL = East Lothian ML = Mid Lothian

1841 Census
Place: Haddington,East Lothian
Address: Hardgate Street

COCHRANE, John...........M.......40......Dyer....b. Outside Co.
COCHRANE, Marion....F.......35...b. Outside Co.
COCHRANE, Helen..........F.......15.....................East Lothian
COCHRANE, John...........M.......15....................East Lothian
COCHRANE, James..........M.......14...................East Lothian
COCHRANE, David..........M........9....................East Lothian
COCHRANE, Robert.........M........7....................East Lothian
COCHRANE, Marion.........F........4....................East Lothian
COCHRANE, Not Known...M......10d................East Lothian
MALCOLM, Helen...........F........15......Servant..East Lothian

1851 CENSUS
Place: Haddington -East Lothian
Address: (not given)

COCHRANE, John, Head, M, M, 54, Dyer, ML, Edinburgh
COCHRANE,Marrion, Wife, M, F, 48, ML, Pennycuick
COCHRANE, John, Son, U, M, 26, Dyer, EL, Haddington
COCHRANE, David, Son, U, M, 19, Drapers Appr., EL, "
COCHRANE, Robert,Son, U, M, 16, Railway Clerk, EL, "
COCHRANE, Marrion, Dau, U, F, 14, EL, Haddington
COCHRANE, Thomas, Son, U, M, 9, Scholar, EL, Haddington
COCHRANE, George, Son, U, M, 6, Scholar, EL, Haddington

1861 CENSUS
Place: Haddington -East Lothian
Address: Hardgate St.

COCHRANE, John, Head, M, M, 64, Dyer, ML, St Cuthbert
FORSYTH, Marion, Wife, M, F, 56, ML, West Linton
COCHRANE, George, Son, U, M, 16, Linen Draper, EL, Haddington


Reminiscences of the Royal Burgh of Haddington & Old East Lothian
- by John Martine, 1883

p. 62 "Next to the Kings Arms was many years ago an old established dye work, carried on by Robert and John Davie and their forbears. Dyeing seems to have been a large trade in Haddington at one time. There were two other dye-works beside Messrs Davie in Hardgate, viz. that of Thomas Ramsay, where the late William Paterson's premises are and one near the North-East Port, long occupied by Sandie Laurie and latterly by John Cochrane. Maud or madder was at one time extensively grown at Aberlady and other places for the use of Haddington dyers and dyesters. A deal of worsted yarn was dyed blue and manufactured into stockings and cloth by the numerous weavers at that time in town and country. The dyers used to dry their yearns etc. on the tenters at Tenterfield."

Marion's husband, John Cochrane, died in 1869 and is buried in Haddington, as is their son, Thomas Cochrane, who died in 1865. In 1871 we find the widowed Marion living with her married daughter, Helen Johnston, whom we haven't seen since the 1841 Census. George Cochrane is Marion's youngest child. This could be a second marriage for Helen as there is a marriage between a Helen Cochrane and a James Easton McLeod in Haddington on May 3, 1846. George is shown as a visitor, but it is unclear if Marion was living with them but it could be that George accompanied his mother on a visit to the sister. Marion is buried in Haddington with her husband.

1871 Census - Nunholm, Lanward, Dumfriesshire
William Johnson, 66 b. England, Retired Horse Steward
Helen Johnson, 47, b. Haddington
Marian Cochrane, 67, b. Peebleshire, mother-in-law
George Cochrane, 26, Haddington, *Kide Officer Ease Franch, Visitor
*This is the spelling from the census transcription. Original not seen.

Burials at St. Mary's Parish Church, Haddington
Marion Cochrane.............19 March 1835............Plot T99
Marion Cochrane.............22 Feb 1842........................Q18
Thomas Cochrane.............15 Sept 1865........................T99
John Cochrane..................25 Aug 1869........................T99
Marion Forsyth.................27 Feb..1877........................T99