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Dorothy Cotton 1543–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: August 1612

Death Location: Huyton with Roby, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England

Father: George Cotton

Mother: Mary Onley

Spouse(s): Edward Torbock

Children(s): Dorothy Rutter, Margaret Torbock

The story of Dorothy Cotton began in 1543 in Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Dorothy Cotton married Edward Torbock, and had children including Dorothy Rutter, Margaret Torbock. Dorothy Cotton passed away in 1612 in Huyton with Roby, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Cotton began in 1543 in Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Dorothy Cotton married Edward Torbock, and had children including Dorothy Rutter, Margaret Torbock.
  • Dorothy Cotton passed away in 1612 in Huyton with Roby, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.

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Dorothy Cotton's Ancestors

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Dorothy Cotton
1543–1612
Birth Place: Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Cotton
1505–1545
Shropshire, England
Mary Onley
1517–1560
Catesby (Northampton) England
Grandparents
John (de COTTON, ESQ of) RUDHEATH
1464–1558
Cotton, Alkington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Cecily Mainwaring
1468–1549
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Cotton's Descendants

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Dorothy Cotton (1543–August 1612) m. Edward Torbock (1558–1608)
  1. 1. Dorothy Rutter –1650
  2. 2. Margaret Torbock –1578

Dorothy Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1612
August 1612
Age 69
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Combermere, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1612
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huyton with Roby, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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