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Birth Name: Thomas William Cochrane
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date of Birth: May 14, 1953
Ethnicity:
*father – Scottish, English, 1/16th French
*mother – Icelandic
Tom Cochrane is a Canadian musician.
He is the son of Violet Stefanía and Thomas Herbert Pattison “Tuck” Cochrane, a bush pilot. His maternal grandparents were residents of Gimli in Manitoba, Canada, home to a prominent Icelandic community. Tom is married to Kathleene, with whom he has two children.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Carlson Cochrane (the son of Thomas Cochrane and Mary Aiten Morton). Tom’s grandfather Thomas was born in Scotland. Tom’s great-grandfather Thomas was the son of John Cochran and Margaret Warnock. Mary was the daughter of John Morton and Jane Wilson.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was Decima Ina Lash Matthews (the daughter of Stephen Benjamin Matthews and Lydia Matilda Paxton). Decima was born in Umtata, Transkei District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Stephen was born in London, England, the son of Stephen Lewis Matthews and Mary Lash. Lydia was born in Bloemfontein, South African, the daughter of English parents, David Jesse Paxton, whose own mother was French; and Harriet Mathilda Painter.
Tom’s maternal grandfather was Jonas Sigurberg “Beggi” Einarson (the son of Jonas Einarsson and Gudrun Stefansdottir). Tom’s grandfather Jonas was born in North Dakota, U.S., to Icelandic parents. Tom’s great-grandfather Jonas was the son of Einar Hannesson and Sigurlaug Eiolfsdottir. Gudrun was the daughter of Stefan Stefansson and Elenborg Jonsdottir.
Tom’s maternal grandmother was Johanna Torun Johansson (the daughter of Johann Johannsson and Sigridur Stefansdottir). Johanna was born in Manitoba, Canada, to Icelandic parents. Sigridur was the daughter of Stefan Sigurdsson and Gudrun Isleifsdottir.
Each of Tom’s grandparents was born in a different country, something that is fairly rare. Actors Remy Auberjonois, Hart Bochner, Raymond Cham, Jr., Noah Emmerich, Lily James, Stephen Lang, Jessica Lange, Logan Lerman, Robert Morley, Brett Pierce, Ben Rosenfield, Andy Samberg, and Wallace Shawn, musicians Paula Cole, Alex Pall, and Jeff Stinco, politicians Nick Clegg and Ricardo Maduro, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, are others whose grandparents were born in four individual countries.
Sources: Tom’s family background – http://timarit.is
Information about Tom’s father’s family – http://boards.ancestry.com.au
Genealogy of Tom’s father – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Tom’s father – http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com
Genealogy of Tom’s paternal grandmother, Decima Ina Lash Matthews – http://www.1820settlers.com
Names of Tom’s maternal grandparents, Jonas Sigurberg “Beggi” Einarson and Johanna Torun Johansson – http://timarit.is
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