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     Louisa Harriet Mackinnon was the daughter of William Alexander Mackinnon of Mackinnon.² She married Thomas Barnes Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald, son of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald and Katherine Frances Corbet Barnes, on 1 December 1847.¹ She died on 24 February 1902.¹
     Her married name became Cochrane. As a result of her marriage, Louisa Harriet Mackinnon was styled as Countess of Dundonald on 31 October 1860.

     
     William Alexander Mackinnon of Mackinnon was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.).¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He held the position of 33rd Chief of the Clan Mackinnon.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹

     Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald was born on 1 January 1748.³ He was the son of Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald and Jane Stuart.² He married, firstly, Anne Gilchrist, daughter of Captain James Gilchrist, on 17 October 1774.³ He married, secondly, Isabella Raymond, daughter of Samuel Raymond, on 12 April 1788.⁴ He married, thirdly, Anna Maria Plowden, daughter of Francis Plowden, in April 1819.⁴ He died on 1 July 1831 at age 83 at Paris, France.⁴
     Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald gained the rank of Cornet in 1764 in the service of the 3rd Dragoons.³ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Navy.³ He was an inventor.³ He succeeded to the title of 9th Lord Cochrane of Paseley and Ochiltrie [S., 1669] on 27 June 1778.³ He succeeded to the title of 9th Lord Cochrane of Dundonald [S., 1647] on 27 June 1778.³ He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Dundonald [S., 1669] on 27 June 1778.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald was born on 14 December 1775.¹ He was the son of Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald and Anne Gilchrist.⁴ Thomas and Katherine Frances Corbet were remarried in a religious ceremony public on 22 June 1818.⁵ He married Katherine Frances Corbet Barnes, daughter of Thomas Barnes and Frances Corbet, on 8 August 1812 in a secret marriage.¹ He died on 31 October 1860 at age 84.⁵
     Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald gained the rank of Captain in 1794 in the service of the 106th Foot.¹ He gained the rank of Acting Lieutenant in 1795 The Speedy was a brig of 158 tons, with 14 4-pounders and 54 men on board, and took in 1801 the Spanish frigate El Gamo (over 600 tons, 32 guns, 319 men aboard), a feat said to be unmatched in the entire history of the Royal Navy in the service of the Royal Navy, as captain of Speedy.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1796.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in August 1801.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Radical) for Honiton between 1806 and 1807.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Radical) for Westminster between 1807 and 1818.¹ In 1809 he played a leading part in the defence of Rosas by garrisoning the fortress of Trinidad when others on the Allied side considered it indefensible. He also attempted the crushing of a large part of Bonaparte's navy at the Basque Roads 1809, which, but for the want of support by his commanding officer, Lord Gambier, could have been completed.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1809.¹ In 1814 he was found guilty of rigging the Stock Exchange (although the real culprit appears to have been his uncle Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone). He was unseated, struck off the Navy List, stripped of his knighthood, fined £1,000 and sentenced to stand in the pillory for an hour (although this pilloring was later cancelled), and a year's imprisonment. He escaped from prison, was recaptured and set free after payment of the £1,000 fine.¹ He fought in the Wars of Independence from Spain between 1817 and 1822, including capturing Valdivia and taking the Spanish frigate Esmeralda under the very guns of the fortress of Callao.¹ He was Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy.¹ He was Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Peruvian Navy.¹ He was First Admiral of the National and Imperial Navy of the Brazilian Empire between 1823 and 1825.¹ He was decorated with the award of Knight, Order of Merit of Chile.⁵ He was created 1st Marquez de Maranham [Brazil].¹ He was Commander in Chief of the Greek Navy in 1827.¹ He fought in the Greek War of Independence between 1827 and 1828.¹ He was decorated with the award of Grand Cross, Imperial Brazilian Order of Cruzero.¹ He was decorated with the award of Knight, Royal Order of the Saviour of Greece.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 10th Lord Cochrane of Dundonald [S., 1647] on 1 July 1831.⁶ He succeeded to the title of 10th Earl of Dundonald [S., 1669] on 1 July 1831.⁶ He was also known as 10th Lord Cochrane of Paseley and Ochiltrie [S., 1669] as of 1 July 1831.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1832 in the service of the Royal Navy, with seniority of 1830.¹ In 1832 he was pardoned.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1841.¹ In 1847 his Knighthood of the Order of the Bath (K.B.) was restored.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1847.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the West Indies and North American Station between 1848 and 1851.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Blue in 1851.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the White in 1853.¹ He was Rear-Admiral of Great Britain between 1854 and 1860.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Red in 1857.¹ He wrote the book Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru, and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Dominion, published 1859.¹ He patented many inventions, being in particular quick to recognise the advantages of steam-propelled ships and doing much to improve naval architecture where steam boilers and screw propellers were concerned.¹

     Katherine Frances Corbet Barnes was born circa 1796.² She was the daughter of Thomas Barnes and Frances Corbet.^1,2 Katherine Frances Corbet and Thomas were remarried in a religious ceremony public on 22 June 1818.² She married Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, son of Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald and Anne Gilchrist, on 8 August 1812 in a secret marriage.³ She died on 26 January 1865.²
     Her married name became Cochrane. As a result of her marriage, Katherine Frances Corbet Barnes was styled as Countess of Dundonald on 1 July 1831.

     Thomas Barnes married Frances Corbet, daughter of James Corbet.²
     Thomas Barnes lived at Romford, Essex, England.²

     Anne Gilchrist was the daughter of Captain James Gilchrist.² She married Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald, son of Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald and Jane Stuart, on 17 October 1774.¹ She died on 13 October 1784.¹
     Her married name became Cochrane. As a result of her marriage, Anne Gilchrist was styled as Countess of Dundonald on 27 June 1778.

     
     Captain James Gilchrist gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Navy.¹

     Isabella Raymond was the daughter of Samuel Raymond.¹ She married, firstly, John Mayne before 1788.¹ She married, secondly, Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald, son of Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald and Jane Stuart, on 12 April 1788.¹ She died in December 1808.¹
     From before 1788, her married name became Mayne.¹ As a result of her marriage, Isabella Raymond was styled as Countess of Dundonald on 12 April 1788. From 12 April 1788, her married name became Cochrane.

     
     Samuel Raymond lived at Belchamp Hall, Essex, England.¹