(Sorry this is long.)
Stephen Cochrane ( a name rife for spelling variants & mistranscriptions) was born 1860 at Willington/Howden on Tyne,Northumberland.
1871 in the parental home, 1881 he married Bridget (he was recorded as Cockrale) & in census that year they were in South Blyth & Newsham (Northumberland) - he was a riveter in the shipyard.
1891 & 1901 Bridget was at home with their children –Stephen had changed jobs and was a fireman on ships and was away from home both times.
Bridget died in late 1901 – the elder Cochrane children fended for themselves and the younger ones were taken in and homed by various members of the extended family.
I know Stephen was still alive in March 1901 – he appeared at court in Blyth for being drunk and assaulting a publican.
I can find no relevant record of his death or anything else about him after that
(His descendants believed he was “lost at sea” c 1894 – I think he just “lost” himself from his responsibilities after Bridget died.)
I didn’t see him on passenger lists, but as he was a seaman I suppose he could have put ashore anywhere and just not rejoined his ship.
Open to any offers, please!
Stephen Cochrane ( a name rife for spelling variants & mistranscriptions) was born 1860 at Willington/Howden on Tyne,Northumberland.
1871 in the parental home, 1881 he married Bridget (he was recorded as Cockrale) & in census that year they were in South Blyth & Newsham (Northumberland) - he was a riveter in the shipyard.
1891 & 1901 Bridget was at home with their children –Stephen had changed jobs and was a fireman on ships and was away from home both times.
Bridget died in late 1901 – the elder Cochrane children fended for themselves and the younger ones were taken in and homed by various members of the extended family.
I know Stephen was still alive in March 1901 – he appeared at court in Blyth for being drunk and assaulting a publican.
I can find no relevant record of his death or anything else about him after that
(His descendants believed he was “lost at sea” c 1894 – I think he just “lost” himself from his responsibilities after Bridget died.)
I didn’t see him on passenger lists, but as he was a seaman I suppose he could have put ashore anywhere and just not rejoined his ship.
Open to any offers, please!
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