George Anderson COCHRAN

1882 - 1969  (87 years)

• Name	George Anderson COCHRAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Birth	1882	Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Medicine Hat, Assiniboia West, Territories, Canada   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1901	The Territories, Canada   [10, 18]
  	Occupation: Student; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son; Religion: Church of England
  Residence	1903	Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada   [11]
  Arrival	22 Jul 1905	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [16]
  Residence	5 Jul 1906	Alberta, Medicine Hotel, Alberta, Canada   [13]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1907	Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada   [19]
  Occupation	1920	Canada
  	Storekeeper
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	North Saanich, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada   [3]
  	Residence Religion: Church Of England; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1922	Sidney, British Columbia, Canada   [15]
  Residence	1931	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Arrival	16 Apr 1942	Seattle, Washington, USA   [8]
  George Anderson Cochran	7 Jun 1969	North Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [20]
  		George Anderson Cochran
  Death	7 Jun 1969	Sidney, British Columbia   [1, 5, 9, 21]
  George Anderson Cochran Obit	9 Jun 1969	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [22]
  		Newspapers.com - Times Colonist - 9 Jun 1969 - 31 George Anderson Cochran Obit
  Residence	Medicine Hat, Alta .   [1]
  Residence	Medicine Hat, Alta.   [23]
  Residence	Medicine Hat, Alberta   [9]
  Residence	Sidney B. C.   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Residence	9 Jun 1969	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [17]
  Burial	North Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I90	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Lewis Bentick COCHRAN,   b. 24 May 1848, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 4 Apr 1916, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah ANDERSON,   b. 1842, Musquodoboit Harbor, Nova Scotia d. 25 Jan 1912 (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Sep 1870	Upper Selmah, Hants County   [24, 25]
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Alden WHIDDEN,   b. 11 May 1888, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jan 1986, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 97 years)
  Married	1909	Carstairs, Alberta, Canada   [12]
  Marriage	6 Oct 1909	Medicine Hat, Cypress, Alberta, Canada   [14]
  	Married Louisa Alden Whidden of Carstairs, AB.
  Children	1. George Whidden COCHRAN,   b. 5 Feb 1919, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada d. 5 Mar 1990, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Richard Lewis COCHRAN,   b. 17 Dec 1916, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada d. 18 Feb 1919, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Helen Elizabeth COCHRAN,   b. 6 Aug 1910, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada d. 30 Aug 2004, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Georgina Marion COCHRAN,   b. 16 Feb 1912, British Columbia d. 2 Mar 2004, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Louisa Alden COCHRAN,   b. 15 Jun 1913, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada d. 21 Dec 2002, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories		(Enhanced photo) George Cochran w daughters Helen and Marion (Enhanced photo) George Cochran w daughters Helen and Marion. Family collection
  		Obituary NP
  		George Anderson Cochran
  		Certificate of Marriage George Cochran & Louisa Whidden Certificate of Marriage George Cochran & Louisa Alden Whidden, in Medicine Hat, AB. 1909
  		Newspapers.com - Times Colonist - 9 Jun 1969 - 31 George Anderson Cochran Obit
  		George Cochran with daughters Helen and Marion. From family photo collection.

  
  

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