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Elizabeth Cotton 1566–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 Apr 1650

Death Location: St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Father: Richard Combermere

Mother: Lady Mainwaring

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Elizabeth Cotton was born in 1566 in Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Cotton Of Combermere And Lady Mary Mainwaring. Elizabeth Cotton married John Porter. Elizabeth Cotton passed away in 1650 in St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Cotton was born in 1566 in Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Cotton Of Combermere And Lady Mary Mainwaring.
  • Elizabeth Cotton married John Porter.
  • Elizabeth Cotton passed away in 1650 in St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Elizabeth Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Cotton
1566–1650
Birth Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Cotton of Combermere
1539–1602
Combermere, Comberton, Cheshire (Warwickshire), England
Lady (Mary) Mainwaring
1541–1611
Lightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Cotton
1505–1545
Combermere (Cheshire) England
Mary Onley
1517–
Catesby (Northampton) England
Sir (Arthur Mannering) Mainwaring
1525–1590
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Mainwaring
1521–1574
Peover Superior, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mainwaring
1499–1558
Dorothy Corbet
1498–1540
Randolph Mainwaring
1495–1577
Elizabeth Brereton
1488–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mainwaring
1478–1518
Joan Lacon
1478–1524
Sir Corbet
1477–1513
Elizabeth Vernon
1479–1563
John Mainwaring
1471–1515
Katherine Honford
1471–1529

Elizabeth Cotton's Timeline

6 Records

1566
1566
Birth of Elizabeth Cotton in Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1572
1 Jan 1572
Age 6
Elizabeth Cotton was baptized in South Kilworth,Leicester,England
South Kilworth,Leicester,England
1650
Apr 1650
Age 84
Death of Elizabeth Cotton in Lockington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lockington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1650
12 Apr 1650
Age 84
Burial of Elizabeth Cotton in St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1696
4 Jun 1696
Age 130
Elizabeth Cotton was baptized in Thame, Oxfordshire, England
Thame, Oxfordshire, England
1771
23 Nov 1771
Age 205
Elizabeth Cotton was baptized in Wedmore, Somerset, England
Wedmore, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Combermere, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1572
    Event Place: South Kilworth,Leicester,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1696
    Event Place: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1771
    Event Place: Wedmore, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1650
    Event Place: Lockington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [4] Shropshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1650
    Event Place: St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [4] Shropshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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