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     Allan Cochrane of that Ilk is the son of Robert Cochrane of Cochrane.¹
     On 5 March 1456/57 he had a charter of the lands of Cochrane from his King James II, on the resignation of his father.¹ He was living on 8 May 1480.¹

     Major Michael Landale Melville was born in 1943.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Christian Landale Melville and Rosemary Scrymgeour-Wedderburn.² He married Susan Louise Margaret Cox, daughter of Major Edmund Robert Cox, in 1971.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Black Watch.¹ He lived in 2003 at Strowan, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Major Edmund Robert Cox was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Susan Louise Margaret Cox is the daughter of Major Edmund Robert Cox.² She married Major Michael Landale Melville, son of Lt.-Col. Christian Landale Melville and Rosemary Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, in 1971.¹
     From 1971, her married name became Melville.

     Neil Edmund Landale Melville was born on 1 August 1976.¹ He is the son of Major Michael Landale Melville and Susan Louise Margaret Cox.² He married Tracy Maryella McNeilage on 27 August 2010.³

     Sarah Anne Louise Melville was born in 1974.¹ She is the daughter of Major Michael Landale Melville and Susan Louise Margaret Cox.²

     Julia Rosemary Susan Melville was born in 1983.¹ She is the daughter of Major Michael Landale Melville and Susan Louise Margaret Cox.²

     Robert Cochrane of Cochrane is the son of John Cochrane.¹
     He lived at Lincliff, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland^G.¹ On 5 March 1456/57 he resigned the lands of Cochrane in favour of his son.¹

     John Cochrane lived at Lincliff, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Brigadier William Noel Roper-Caldbeck was born on 19 December 1902.² He was the son of Major William Caldbeck Roper-Caldbeck and Alice Mary Young.^1,3 He married, firstly, Edith Anderson, daughter of Lt.-Col. Mark G. Anderson, on 15 October 1935.² He and Edith Anderson were divorced in 1947.² He married, secondly, Rosemary Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, daughter of Charles Kenneth Scrymgeour-Wedderburn and Gertrude Louisa Marie Wemyss, on 10 June 1949.¹ He died on 22 July 1965 at age 62.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He was commissioned in 1923, in the service of the The Black Watch.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was Commander of the 1st Battalion, Black Watch between 1942 and 1943.² He was Assistant Commandant, School of Infantry in 1943.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1943.² He was commander of the 149th Infantry Brigade (Territorial Army) in 1948.² He retired from the military in 1953, with the rank of Brigadier.² He lived at Broomhill, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland^G.²