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CATHERINE COTTON 1446–1494 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1446

Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1494

Death Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: William Cotten

Mother: Alice ?

Spouse(s): Thomas Heigham

Children(s): Sir Heigham, Jane Heigham

In 1446, CATHERINE COTTON entered the world in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William De Cotten And Alice Abbott. CATHERINE COTTON married Thomas Heigham, and had children including Jane Heigham, Sir John Heigham. CATHERINE COTTON passed away in 1494 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1446, CATHERINE COTTON entered the world in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William De Cotten And Alice Abbott.
  • CATHERINE COTTON married Thomas Heigham, and had children including Jane Heigham, Sir John Heigham.
  • CATHERINE COTTON passed away in 1494 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cotten
1420–1455
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
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Alice ?
1424–1473
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
A?

Spouses(s)

Thomas Heigham
1441–1492
Birth Location: Gazeley, Suffolk, England
TH

Children(s)

Sir Heigham
1475–1522
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
SH
Jane Heigham
1466–1513
Birth Location: Higham, Suffolk, England
JH

CATHERINE COTTON's Ancestors

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CATHERINE COTTON
1446–1494
Birth Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William de Cotten
1420–1455
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice (Abbott) ?
1424–1473
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Walter Cotton
1376–1445
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Joan Rede
1380–1445
Checkenden,oxfordshire,england
John Abbott
1384–
London, Middlesex, England
Agnes
1387–
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

CATHERINE COTTON's Descendants

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CATHERINE COTTON (1446–1494) m. Thomas Heigham (1441–27 April 1492)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Heigham 1475–1522 m. Mary TERRINGHAM 1479–1570 m. Mary Terringham 1476–1506
    1. 1. Ann Higham 1500–1532 m. William Jacob 1480–1532
      1. 1. John Jacob 1520–1572 m. Prudence Bayford 1531–1584 m. Sybil Thorne 1531–1634
        1. 1. William (Fairechilde Jacobs (11th) Grt) 1549–1573 m. Sybill Thorne 1531–1575
        2. 2. Richard Jacob 1572–1663
        3. 3. William Jacobs 1549–1572
        4. 4. Martje Jacobs 1570–
      2. 2. Richard Jacob 1520–1572
    2. 2. Thomas Heigham 1514–1554
    3. 3. Catherine Heigham 1512–
    4. 4. Edmund Heigham 1515–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Heigham 1506–
    6. 6. Margaret Heigham 1516–
    7. 7. Bridget Higham –1599
  2. 2. Jane Heigham 1466–1513

CATHERINE COTTON's Timeline

3 Records

1446
1446
Birth of CATHERINE COTTON in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
1494
1494
Age 48
Death of CATHERINE COTTON in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1836
4 Dec 1836
Age 390
CATHERINE COTTON was baptized in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1446
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1836
    Event Place: Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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