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Alice Cotton 1446–1494 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1446

Birth Location: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England,

Death Date: 1494/6/16

Death Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Cotton

Mother: Alice Abbott

Spouse(s): Thomas Heigham

Children(s): Clement Heigham

In 1446, Alice Cotton entered the world in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England,, born to Sir William Cotton And Alice Ann Abbott. Alice Cotton married Thomas Heigham, and had children including Clement Heigham. Alice Cotton passed away in 1494 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1446, Alice Cotton entered the world in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England,, born to Sir William Cotton And Alice Ann Abbott.
  • Alice Cotton married Thomas Heigham, and had children including Clement Heigham.
  • Alice Cotton passed away in 1494 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cotton
1420–1455
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
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Alice Abbott
1408–1473
Birth Location: London, England,
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Heigham
1442–1520
Birth Location: Suffolk, England,
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Children(s)

Clement Heigham
1468–1520
Birth Location: Higham, Suffolk, England,
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Alice Cotton's Ancestors

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Alice Cotton
1446–1494
Birth Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England,
Parents
Sir William Cotton
1420–1455
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice (Ann) Abbott
1408–1473
London, England,
Grandparents
Walter Cotton
1389–1445
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United
Joane Reade
1380–1445
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1344–1393
Bridget Grace
1363–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1335–1397
Alice hastings
1340–1400

Alice Cotton's Descendants

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Alice Cotton (9 May 1446–1494/6/16) m. Thomas Heigham (7 May 1442–9 Apr 1520)
  1. 1. Clement Heigham 1468–1520 m. Matilda Cooke 1472–1570
    1. 1. Sir (Clement) Heigham 1495–1571 m. Anne Waldegrave 1506–1590 m. Anne Moonines 1506–1590 m. Elizabeth Heigham 1505–1574
      1. 1. Sir (John Clement Higham \ Heigham) Knight 1538–1626 m. Ann Wright 1545–1619
        1. 1. Dorothea Higham 1569–1640 m. George (SIr Sayer von Bourchiers) Hall 1563–1596
      2. 2. Vincent Heigham 1528–1528
      3. 3. John Heigham 1521–1626
      4. 4. Lady (Bridget Elizabeth) Heigham 1530–1597
      5. 5. Elizabeth Heigham 1525–1559
      6. 6. Thomas Heigham 1527–1557
      7. 7. Sir (John) Heigham 1528–1597

Alice Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1446
9 May 1446
Birth of Alice Cotton in Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England,
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England,
1494
1494/6/16
Age 48
Death of Alice Cotton in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1446
    Event Place: Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, England,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1494616
    Event Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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