Nathaniel Day Cochrane (1780-1844)

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Nathaniel Day Cochrane

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth11.1780CSORN
First Known Service1784CSORN
FatherThomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of DundonaldE-WIKI
Last Known Service7.1814CSORN
Date of Death11.1844E-WIKI

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
22.11.1780		Baptised at the English Cathedral in Quebec,
1784		Entered the Navy	E-WIKI
26.12.1800		Lieutenant	CSORN
30.7.1805		Commander	CSORN
30.7.1805	9.2.1806	Kingfisher (16) 1804-1816 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
6.2.1806		Action of San Domingo
26.3.1806		Captain	CSORN
7.1806	8.1807	Northumberland (74) 1798-1850 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
8.1807	25.9.1807	Prince George (98) 1772-1817 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
1.1808	2.1810	Alexandria (32) 1806-1818 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
10.1813	7.1814	Orontes (36) 1813-1817 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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Posted by Brian Youmans on Friday 11th of October 2013 16:45

Nathaniel is actually the son of John Cochrane (b. 1750), an army paymaster, the third surviving son of the Earl. So, he is a grandson, not a son of Earl Thomas Cochrane.

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