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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.
Lemsfod 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
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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
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
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
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
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: ?;?;?;
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
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
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
Shirley Knapp (nee Cochrane) is a leading member of Lemsford Local History group and has provided more memories and images for our archive than any other member. When we asked her for her memories of WW1 that were passed onto her she produced a comprehensive, personal and loving recollections of her family, she bought them all to life for this generation. Her first article ‘Cochrane family Loss & Grief,’ deals with the reality and hardship of WW1 to a close country family. Her articles about the members who died, wounded and returned give a feel for the times. Her images provide us with an idea of what those times were like to live through. – Thank you Shirley To find full list of Census entriesClick Here
Cochrane family Loss & Grief
During the 1st world war Robert and Marion Cochrane were living in one of the Riverside Cottages near Lemsford Mill. Their 2nd son John, a flour mill Waggoner with Lemsford Mill was living with his wife Lucy (nee Halsey) and family on Church Hill. Robert and Marion had lost their eldest son Robert in the war in South Africa in1898 so it was a further blow when their youngest son David was killed in France in 1917. James Hasley, the brother of Lucy Cochrane, was killed at Bethune, France in 1916. He was serving with the Canadian Armed Force.In 1918 came further sad news that John and Lucy’s eldest son John, who was farming in Canada, was drowned in Lake Saskatoon whilst trying to save a friend.
Robert & Marion Cochrane Lucy & John Cochrane
We regret to announce that the following have been killed in action. Lance Corporal James Halsey of the 49th Canadians, a former resident of this parish and brother of Mrs Cochrane of Church Hill.
Lemsford News September 1917
Roll of Honour: News has been received by Mr & Mrs Cochrane of the death of their son, Private D. Cochrane, of the West Kent Regiment., killed in action on July 5th. Private Cochrane formerly lived in Stanborough. Much sympathy is felt for his parents, and widow who is left with four little children. Mr & Mrs Cochrane’s eldest son died in South Africa, so this is the second they have lost in the service of their country.
Lemsford News October 1917
War Note: We regret to hear that Sergeant James Cochrane has been seriously wounded. We gather that the bullet, after passing through his elbow, entered his chest. His escape was providential, and we sincerely hope that he will soon be restored to health again. He is at present in Hospital in Sheffield.
Lemsford News January 1919.
Very sad news has reached us from Canada, that John Cochrane, who went out there some years ago, has lost his life by drowning. He could have saved himself had he not gone to the rescue of his companion. Very deep sympathy will be felt for Mr & Mrs Cochrane in this great loss. John Cochrane had done well in Canada. He had worked hard and prospered. It seems a terrible pity that he should have been taken in this manner: and yet so fine an end was probably of greater value than anything else he had done. It is one more of the many noble deaths we have to record lately.
Lord & Lady Desbrough of Panshanger House lost 2 sons in the 1st World War. A 3rd son was killed in a car accident in 1926. Above is a letter from Lucy Cochrane to Lady Desborough in 1927 which shows some of the grief and suffering of the families during those wars.
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The Lemsford Local History Group, formed in 2001, is interested in all aspects of the history and the people of this area - both ancient and modern. We welcome correspondence from anyone who shares this interest.The group archives now include a significant number of photographs and documents, as well as records of baptisms (to 1985), marriages (to 1970), burials (to 2003) and memorial inscriptions (to 2003) from the St John's parish church registers. Records of births, marriages and deaths before the consecration of the church in 1859 will be found in the registers of Bishop's Hatfield parish. The archive also contains admission records for the village school - St. John's Church of England Junior Mixed Infants school - since it was first opened in 1872
