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Edmund Henry Cotton 1879 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1879

Birth Location: Portsea Island, Hampshire

Death Date: Jun 1919

Death Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Father: Henry Cotton

Mother: Mary Harvey

Spouse(s): Lily Cotton

Children(s): Lillian Cotton, Eva Cotton, Alfred Cotton, Elsie Cotton, Ronald Cotton

Edmund Henry Cotton was born in 1879 in Portsea Island, Hampshire, the child of Henry John Cotton and Mary Harvey. In 1881, Edmund Henry Cotton resided in Portsea, Hampshire, England. In 1891, Edmund Henry Cotton resided in Portsea, Hampshire, England. Edmund Henry Cotton married Lily Louisa Cotton, and had children including Lillian Joyce Cotton, Eva Doris Mary Cotton, Alfred James Cotton, Elsie Joan Cotton, Ronald George Cotton. Edmund Henry Cotton passed away in 1919 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edmund Henry Cotton was born in 1879 in Portsea Island, Hampshire, the child of Henry John Cotton and Mary Harvey.
  • In 1881, Edmund Henry Cotton resided in Portsea, Hampshire, England.
  • In 1891, Edmund Henry Cotton resided in Portsea, Hampshire, England.
  • Edmund Henry Cotton married Lily Louisa Cotton, and had children including Lillian Joyce Cotton, Eva Doris Mary Cotton, Alfred James Cotton, Elsie Joan Cotton, Ronald George Cotton.
  • Edmund Henry Cotton passed away in 1919 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edmund Cotton's Ancestors

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Edmund Cotton
1879 – 1919
Birth Place: Portsea Island, Hampshire
Parents
Henry John Cotton
1845 – 1889
Dawlish, Devon, England
Mary Harvey
1845 – 1924
DAWLISH Devon England
Grandparents
John Cotton
1822 – 1893
Dawlish, Devon, England
Elizabeth (Louisa Ann) Sutton
1826 – 1909
Portsea, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1795 – 1861
Mary Martin
1791 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1765 – 1815
Mary Bickford
1771 – 1827
Thomas Martin
1744 –
Amy Passmore
1755 –

Edmund Cotton's Descendants

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Edmund (Henry) Cotton (January 1879 – Jun 1919) m. Lily (Louisa) Cotton (31 10 1878 – 07 02 1961)
  1. 1. Lillian (Joyce) Cotton (1911 – 31 10 1963)
  2. 2. Eva (Doris Mary) Cotton (05 01 1913 – 06 05 2000)
  3. 3. Alfred (James) Cotton (April 1914 – 19 Sep 1914)
  4. 4. Elsie (Joan) Cotton (28 07 1915 – 15 02 1994) m. Edwin (George) Davis (15 Apr 1915 – Jun 1971)
    1. 1. Michael Davis (06 08 1940 – 24 04 2000) m. Lilian (M) Moore (22 Mar 1940 – )
      1. 1. John Davis (21 Jan 1961 – 11 May 1961)
      2. 2. Paula (Jane) Davis (18 05 1963 – ) m. Philip (Edwin) Whicker (23 02 1958 – )
        1. 1. Rachel (Julia) Davis (30 03 1985 – ) m. Liam (James Jerome) Kelleher (13 12 1986 – )
    2. 2. Paul (Anthony Roger) Davis (02 01 1945 – ) m. Marion Axtell
      1. 1. Martyn Davis (12 09 1965 – )
  5. 5. Ronald (George) Cotton (26 Feb 1919 – 1 Mar 1986) m. Phyllis (Ellen) Cotton (17 Dec 1909 – Jun 1981)

Edmund Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1879
January 1879
Birth of Edmund Henry Cotton in Portsea Island, Hampshire
Portsea Island, Hampshire
1881
1881
Age 2
Edmund Henry Cotton resided here in Portsea, Hampshire, England
Portsea, Hampshire, England
1891
1891
Age 12
Edmund Henry Cotton resided here in Portsea, Hampshire, England
Portsea, Hampshire, England
1919
Jun 1919
Age 40
Death of Edmund Henry Cotton in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1879
    Event Place: Portsea Island, Hampshire
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 858; Folio: 99; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6095968
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1145; Folio: 96; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341280
    [4] London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Cuthbert, Kensington, Register of marriages, P84/CUT, Item 001
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Portsea, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1145; Folio: 96; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341280

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Portsea, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 858; Folio: 99; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6095968

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1919
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007

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