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Elsie Joan Cotton 1915 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 07 1915

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire

Death Date: 15 02 1994

Death Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Father: Edmund Cotton

Mother: Lily Cotton

Spouse(s): Edwin Davis

Children(s): Michael Davis, Paul Davis

Elsie Joan Cotton was born in 1915 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the child of Edmund Henry Cotton and Lily Louisa Cotton. In 1939, Elsie Joan Cotton resided in Hampshire, England. Elsie Joan Cotton married Edwin George Davis, and had children including Michael Davis, Paul Anthony Roger Davis. Elsie Joan Cotton passed away in 1994 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Elsie Joan Cotton was born in 1915 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the child of Edmund Henry Cotton and Lily Louisa Cotton.
  • In 1939, Elsie Joan Cotton resided in Hampshire, England.
  • Elsie Joan Cotton married Edwin George Davis, and had children including Michael Davis, Paul Anthony Roger Davis.
  • Elsie Joan Cotton passed away in 1994 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elsie Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Cotton
1915 – 1994
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire
Parents
Edmund Henry Cotton
1879 – 1919
Portsea Island, Hampshire
Lily (Louisa) Cotton
1878 – 1961
Dawlish, Devon, England
Grandparents
Henry (John) Cotton
1845 – 1889
Dawlish, Devon, England
Mary Harvey
1845 – 1924
DAWLISH Devon England
Amelia (Sophia) Cotton
1862 –
Dawlish, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1822 – 1893
Elizabeth Sutton
1826 – 1909
John Cotton
1822 – 1893
Elizabeth Sutton
1826 – 1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1795 – 1861
Mary Martin
1791 – 1857
John Cotton
1795 – 1861
Mary Martin
1791 – 1857

Elsie Cotton's Descendants

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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 – )

Elsie Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1915
28 07 1915
Birth of Elsie Joan Cotton in Portsmouth, Hampshire
Portsmouth, Hampshire
1939
1939
Age 24
Elsie Joan Cotton resided here in Hampshire, England
Hampshire, England
1994
15 02 1994
Age 79
Death of Elsie Joan Cotton in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 07 1915
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2253B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2253B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 02 1994
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007

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