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Ernest William Cotton 1865–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1865

Birth Location: Derby, England

Death Date: Jun 1922

Death Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Father: Alfred Cotton

Mother: Fanny Shipley

Spouse(s): Sarah Astle

Children(s): Gertrude Cotton

Ernest William Cotton was born in 1865 in Derby, England, the child of Alfred Cotton And Fanny Mary Shipley. Ernest William Cotton married Sarah Agnes Astle, and had children including Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton. Ernest William Cotton passed away in 1922 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Ernest William Cotton was born in 1865 in Derby, England, the child of Alfred Cotton And Fanny Mary Shipley.
  • Ernest William Cotton married Sarah Agnes Astle, and had children including Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton.
  • Ernest William Cotton passed away in 1922 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Cotton's Ancestors

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Ernest Cotton
1865–1922
Birth Place: Derby, England
Parents
Alfred Cotton
1840–1899
Ockbrook, Derbyshire, England
Fanny (Mary) Shipley
1845–1882
Derby, Derbyshire
Grandparents
John Shipley
1802–
Derbyshire, England
Sarah
1806–
Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Shipley
1774–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Cotton's Descendants

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Ernest (William) Cotton (July 1865–Jun 1922) m. Sarah (Agnes) Astle (1874–)
  1. 1. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Cotton 1897–1986 m. John (George Cecil (Cyril)) Smith 1905– m. William Lambert 1896–1927
    1. 1. Stanley Lambert 1922–
    2. 2. Harold (Ernest) Lambert 1926–2006 m. Marilyn (Joan) Huson 1933–2018

Ernest Cotton's Timeline

8 Records

1865
July 1865
Birth of Ernest William Cotton in Derby, England
Derby, England
1865
17 Sep 1865
Ernest William Cotton was baptized in Saint Michael,Derby,Derby,England
Saint Michael,Derby,Derby,England
1865
17 SEP 1865
Ernest William Cotton was christened in Saint Michael, Derby, Derbyshire, UK
Saint Michael, Derby, Derbyshire, UK
1871
1871
Age 6
Ernest William Cotton resided here in All Saints, Derbyshire, England
All Saints, Derbyshire, England
1881
1881
Age 16
Ernest William Cotton resided here in Derby St Werburgh, Derbyshire, England
Derby St Werburgh, Derbyshire, England
1901
1901
Age 36
Ernest William Cotton resided here in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1906
July 1906
Age 41
Ernest William Cotton was married in Derby, Derbyshire
Derby, Derbyshire
1922
Jun 1922
Age 57
Death of Ernest William Cotton in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1865
    Event Place: Derby, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3400; Folio: 92; Page: 36; GSU roll: 1341813
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3562; Folio: 84; Page: 5; GSU roll: 839766
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3224; Folio: 9; Page: 10
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] England, Select Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1865
    Event Place: Saint Michael,Derby,Derby,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1865
    Event Place: Saint Michael, Derby, Derbyshire, UK

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1906
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: All Saints, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3562; Folio: 84; Page: 5; GSU roll: 839766

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Derby St Werburgh, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3400; Folio: 92; Page: 36; GSU roll: 1341813

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3224; Folio: 9; Page: 10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1922
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

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