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Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton 1897–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1897

Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 May 1986

Death Location: Blackpool, Lanc's, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Ernest Cotton

Mother: Sarah Astle

Spouse(s): John Smith, William Lambert

Children(s): Stanley Lambert, Harold Lambert

Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton was born in 1897 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Ernest William Cotton And Sarah Agnes Astle. In 1901, Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton resided in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton married Cecil Cyril Smith, John George Cecil Cyril Smith, William Lambert, and had children including Harold Ernest Lambert, Sheila Smith, Stanley Lambert. Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton passed away in 1986 in Blackpool, Lanc's, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton was born in 1897 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Ernest William Cotton And Sarah Agnes Astle.
  • In 1901, Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton resided in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
  • Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton married Cecil Cyril Smith, John George Cecil Cyril Smith, William Lambert, and had children including Harold Ernest Lambert, Sheila Smith, Stanley Lambert.
  • Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton passed away in 1986 in Blackpool, Lanc's, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Gertrude Cotton's Ancestors

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Gertrude Cotton
1897–1986
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Ernest William Cotton
1865–1922
Derby, England
Sarah (Agnes) Astle
1874–
Heanor, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Alfred Cotton
1840–1899
Ockbrook, Derbyshire, England
Fanny (Mary) Shipley
1845–1882
Derby, Derbyshire
George (Whitehead) Astle
1838–
Ashton On Trent, Derbyshire, England
Annie Compton
1839–
Aston-on-Trent, Derby, England
Great-Grandparents
John Shipley
1802–
Sarah
1806–
Thomas Astle
1809–1869
Sarah Roberts
1809–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shipley
1774–
Mary Whitehead
1743–1817

Gertrude Cotton's Descendants

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Gertrude (Elizabeth) Cotton (16 Jan 1897–26 May 1986) m. John (George Cecil (Cyril)) Smith (16 Jun 1905–) m. William Lambert (17 OCT 1896–17 NOV 1927)
  1. 1. Stanley Lambert 1922–
  2. 2. Harold (Ernest) Lambert 1926–2006 m. Marilyn (Joan) Huson 1933–2018

Gertrude Cotton's Timeline

5 Records

1897
16 Jan 1897
Birth of Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1897
7 Mar 1897
Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton was baptized in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1901
1901
Age 4
Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton resided here in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1939
1939
Age 42
Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1986
26 May 1986
Age 89
Death of Gertrude Elizabeth Cotton in Blackpool, Lanc's, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Blackpool, Lanc's, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3224; Folio: 9; Page: 10
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [4] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Derbyshire Church of England Parish Registers; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/4238F

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1986
    Event Place: Blackpool, Lanc's, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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