Hello all,
I have been back to the PRONI and have went through all of the reel for Templepatrick Presbyterian Church. I don't think I have missed anything, but it is possible but unfortunately it hasn't really shed much light onto the Cochran family going back. On the first search I didn't go through the whole record as I didn't know if the Cochran's were going to be there, I have found the following information:
To clarify last time: There is a list of families in the congregation dated 1831.
I found a family consisting of:
Christopher Cochrine/Cochine/Cochrane (it's hard to read)
Agnes Bartly (is the maiden name) widower of a labourer dies 12th January 1871 aged 75 (birth at circa 1796) - Jane Connelly present at death, in Templepatrick.
Mary Cochrane
Eliza Cochrane marries James Hagen on 16th October 1852 at the Antrim Registrars Office. James Hagen is shown as age 30 and a laborer. James' father was Patrick Hagen, profession listed as pensioner. Residence at marriage is Toberagnee, Parish of Ballymartin (
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/belfast-lower/ballymartin/toberagnee/).
Charles Cochrane
Margaret Cochrane marries James Lockhart at the Antrim Registrar Office on 14th November 1853.
The townland which they are stated to be in is Templepatrick (so the town).
I found the marriage of Mary Cochrane who married Thomas Granger on 31st March 1843, residence is Clachanduff. Christopher and Agnes were the parents.
Their children:
William Granger was born to Thomas and Mary in May/1843, baptised 7/6/1843 at Clachanduff
Christopher Granger was born 22/11/1844, baptised 12/1/1845 at Craigarogan.
David was born 7/6/1849, baptised 9/9/1849 at Craigarogan.
The reel then has a list of communicants:
married person Christian Cochran 1834 (i have no idea who this is.)
Young person Mary Cochran 1840
Thomas Granger 1843
Margaret Cochran 1848
There is then a list of the congregation in 1857:
None of the Cochran family is present except Mary with Thomas who are resident in Cotton Mount.
My assumption would be that they changed church. Given the fact that Eliza and Margaret didn't even marry at the church it would be assumed that they had left it. What is interesting is Agnes who wouldn't die until 1871, she no longer attends (unless she was listed in with another family). No mention of Christopher either. Perhaps he was dead by then?
I can't remember the context for this but a Mary Cochran appears again, I don't believe there was a year but she is listed in Toberagnew with Thomas Price then a list of names, assumed children of Thomas, Elizabeth, Margaret, Janet, Mary. Mary Cochran is then named as such at the end and is referred to as a niece.
The only other thing about this is that the Presbyterian Church in Templepatrick split at some point into Non-subscribing Presbyterians and some other form of Presbyterian. So maybe they are in there. I don't know and I can't remember the year of the split. It may be worth checking out when I next go there.