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Virtute et Labore (By valour and exertion)
Clan Cochrane takes its name from the lands of Couren or Cochrane near Paisley in Renfrewshire, where Waldeve de Coueran is recorded in 1262. Sir William Cochrane of Coldoun acquired the estate of Dundonald in Ayrshire in 1638, was created Lord Cochrane of Dundonald in 1647 and Earl of Dundonald in 1669. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists the Earl of Dundonald as chief of Cochrane, and the COSCA clan entry names him as Iain Alexander Douglas Blair Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald.
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The motto of Clan Cochrane is Virtute et Labore (By valour and exertion). It appears on the Clan Cochrane crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
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View all Cochrane productsWaldeve de Coueran is among the earliest recorded bearers of the surname[4]
William de Coughran, and about 1360 Robert de Cochrane, are recorded bearing the name[4]
Sir William Cochrane of Coldoun acquires the estate of Dundonald, Ayrshire[4]
He is created Lord Cochrane of Dundonald on 27 December[4][6]
Created Earl of Dundonald and Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree, 12 May[6]
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Iain Alexander Douglas Blair Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs members list shows the Earl of Dundonald as chief of Cochrane.
Virtute et Labore, which COSCA renders 'By valour and exertion'.
Sir William Cochrane of Coldoun, knighted by Charles I, acquired the estate of Dundonald in Ayrshire in 1638. He was created Lord Cochrane of Dundonald on 27 December 1647 and Earl of Dundonald on 12 May 1669. Dundonald Castle itself is a scheduled monument in the parish of Dundonald, South Ayrshire.
From the lands of Couren or Cochrane near Paisley in Renfrewshire; Waldeve de Coueran, recorded in 1262, is among the earliest bearers of the name.
The COSCA clan entry gives Lochnell Castle in Argyll as the clan's seat.
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