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Eric Evans
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Eric | Report | 26 May 2007 10:32 |
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Black's “The Surnames of Scotland” COUBROUGH. A now not very common surname found in Lanarkshire and Midlothian. It is a shortened form of MacCoubrey, q.v. David Cowbratht witnessed testament of inventory of Catherine Lauder, 1515 (Swinton, p. xci). The name also occurs as Coulbrough and Cowbrough in Stirling (1511, Cowbroch). Euphame Cubrughe in Badow, parish of Calder, 1669 (Campsie). William Cubrugh, a Perthshire heritor, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p.332). John Couburgh in Balglairosh, parish of St. Ninian's, and two more recorded there (Stirling) MACCOUBREY, MACCOUBRIE. G. Mac Cuithbreith 'son of Cuthbert,' q.v. Henry McCowthry in Galloway, 1539 (RSS., , 2967). The Isle of Man has Coobragh from MacGiolla Cobraght, 'son of Cuthbert's servant.' The name of John Makopery, witness in Bute, 1513 |
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