The male guests at the wedding of Robert Cochrane and Kate Boon - 1929
Location No 11 Cromer Hyde Lane

Back row: ? Robert Cochrane (b. 1902) ? ? James Cochrane (b.1898) ? ?
Middle row: ? William Cochrane (b.1895) John Hasley (b.1865) George Boon (b.1872)
Front row: ? John Cochrane (b.1920)

David Cochrane 1883 -1917 – Killed in the Great War with wife & Child -Image 1910 Hertford

David Cochrane 1884 – 1917: Born at Handside, David was the youngest son of Robert and Marion Cochrane. He lived in Lemsford as a boy and started at St Johns school at Lemsford in 1886. In 1911, he was living in Hertford and was married with a one year old daughter. His wife Ada Maud was born in Stanborough. On the 5th of July 1917 aged 33 David was killed in action on the Arras sector and has no known grave. He is commememorated on the Arras Memorial in Fauberg – d’Amiens Cemetery near Arras.

Ada Cochrane with 4 of her children in 1918

His wife Ada Maud was left with 4 little children when he died. Their eldest son, David William had already died at an early age.

Lemsford FC in 1920 - Bill Cochrane back row 6 from the left
Image donated by Hatfield Library

Back row: Sam Welch; Alf Taylor; Geo Rosher; Arthur Flitney; reg Taylor; Bill Cochrane; Percy White ? Bill Hale
Front Row Bert Hornett; Fred Wren: Archie Cowland; Percy Wright; ? Bob Sear; Arthur Eagles

John Cochrane on Prince - 1920
Image donated by Hatfield Library .

Cochrane's coal cart, with John Cochrane astride Prince, outside Cochranes coal Merchants.
The Row, Hatfield Hyde. William Cochran started his coal business at the sidings near the Woodman Pub

Women digging for potatoes - date unknown

Lucy and Marion Cochrane in a group of ladies lifting potatoes using graips.

Brocket Hall Staff in 1924

Betty Cochrane (nee Beech) seated far right

Lemsford Ladies in 1902 - Lucy Cochrane on the back row - Marion in the middle row

Back row: 4 Mrs Lawrence; 6 rebecca Clarke; 7 Lucy Cochrane
Middle row: 1 Mrs Freeman; 3Lizzie wilmot; 6 Mrs Hornett; 7 Mrs Harpin; 8 Mrs'Big' Taylor 9 Mrs Marion Cochrane
Front row: 1 Mrs Lines 4 Mrs Wilmot; 5 Kate Firth with Percy; 6 Albert Wilmot; 7 Mrs Tooley 8 MrsEagles with child; 9 Miss Mildred Horn with child; 11 Mrs Flitney

Lucy Cochrane outside the Cochrane's cottage at Cromer Hyde in late 1940's

Jack & Lucy Cochrane fetching water at Cromer Hyde in late 1940's

Jack, Lucy & granson JohnCochrane at Cromer Hyde in 1926

Jack, Lucy & John admiring their rose called 'Beauty' . The peach tree climbing up the timber wall loaded with peaches

Lucy Cochrane and grandson John in their pony and trap in 1926

The pony was called Sandy and lived in a stable in the corner of the orcard off the track to Symonsyde Farm

Jack Cochrane with Sandy the pony in late 1940's

Jack & Lucy Cochrane with their 4 sons in 1910
Location is outside 40 Lemsford Village

Back row: Jack; William; Lucy. Front row: James; David; Robert
Jack was working for Mr Hill of Lemsford Mill at the time. His eldest son John was in Canada

The 4 Cochrane brothers in 1914

Back row: William; David. Front row: Robert; James in uniform

Four generations of Cochrane's in 1943

John Cochrane (b. 1920), William Cochrane (b.1895), John Cochrane (b. 1943), John Cochrane (b.1871)

Jack & Lucy Cochrane with sons & grandaughter in 1952

Jack & Lucy Cochrane with their sons Rob, Will and Jim and their granddaughter Lucy-Jean. Photographg taken in side their cottattage at cromer hyde in 1952. Lucy-Jean is the daughter of David Cochrane (b.1903) who lived in Alberta, Canada from 1920

Jack & Lucy Cochrane with cup won at Hertfordshire show in 1920's

Over the years Jack & Lucy Cochrane exhibited and won prizes for flowers, fruit and vegitables at the Hertfordshire shows, the Brocket estate shows and elsewhere. The suppliedWelwyn Department stores with flowers, fruit and vegitables fromthe late 1930's to early 1950's

James Cochrane - 1929

Betty Cochrane (Nee Beech) - 1929

Betty Cochrane nee beech, born Wheathampdstead in 1909 - Died in 1979.
She Worked at Brocket House (See 1923 image in this slide show) after leaving school. She accompanied staff to Scotland and other
places when the Brockets went on holiday. She married James Cochrane and lived in WGC after her marriage

Nos 26 & 28 Lemsford Village - Robert & Marion Cochrane House - 1990

Robert & Marion Cochrane lived in the 3rd Riverside Cottage from Lemsford Mill, now No 28 Lemsford Village. New porches have been added
to both cottages and No 28 has been extensively altered since this photograph was taken

Robert Cochrane & Lily Angell Wedding - 1939

The wedding of Robert Cochrane and lily angell at St Etheldreada's church Hatfield 1939.
Front row: Rev Lush; Phylis Angell; Robert Cochrane; Lily Angell; Joan Palmer
Back row: Guy Hall William Cochrane; Edward Angell

Guests at the wedding of Kate Boon & Robert Cochrane - 1929

The photograph was taken in front of No 11 Cromer Hyde.
Back row: ? ? James Cochrane; Mrs Aurthur
Middle row: ?;?;?; Lucy Cochrane; Kate Boon(Bride) Robert Cochrane (Groom); Addy Cochrane
Front row: ?;?;?;

Various Members of the Cochran Clan

Top Left to right: James Cochrane 1881 - 1967 William Cochrane 1876 - 1945 Marion Gibbon's nee Cochrane 1874 - 1944
Bottom Left to right John Cochrane 1871 - 1957 Margaret Enkel nee cochrane 1868 - 1945 Lucy Cochrane nee Halsey c 1930

Various Members of the Cochran Clan

Top left to right: David Cochrane 1903 - Robert Cochrane 1902 - 1982 James Cochrane 1898 -1982
Bottom left to right: William Cochrane 1893 - 1916 John Cochrane 1893 -1916 Annie ward nee Cochrane 1886 - 1952

Robert & Marion Cochrane 1890's - Robert & Marion Cochrane 1918

1980 image is at the door of River cottage - 1918 image Cromer Hyde

Brocket Hall - Early evidence suggests the house dates back to 1239

Early evidence suggests the house dates back to 1239. Joan De Fauconberg Married in 1393 To Thomas Brocket 1383 – 1431 (The First Brocket in Herts) The Brockets originated from Yorkshire and had No Children. The Brockets ended when Mary Brocket in 1597 marries Sir Thomas Reade (1545 – 1604). 1921 the house was bought by Sir Charles Nall Cain who bought the title Lord Brocket from Lloyd George in 1933. Above image is Brocket Hall Staff in 1924