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Hugh De Cotton 1338–1360 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1338

Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1360

Death Location: Coton, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Rudheath

Mother: Lady Cotton

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In 1338, Hugh De Cotton entered the world in Chester, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Hugh De Cotton Baron Cotton Of Rudheath And Lady Isabel De Heaton Baroness Cotton. Hugh De Cotton passed away in 1360 in Coton, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1338, Hugh De Cotton entered the world in Chester, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Hugh De Cotton Baron Cotton Of Rudheath And Lady Isabel De Heaton Baroness Cotton.
  • Hugh De Cotton passed away in 1360 in Coton, Shropshire, England.

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Hugh Cotton's Ancestors

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Hugh Cotton
1338–1360
Birth Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Hugh De Cotton, Baron Cotton of Rudheath
1310–1380
Rudbeth, Cheshire, England
Lady (Isabel De Heaton, Baroness) Cotton
1318–1344
Chillingham Castle, Northumberlandshire, England
Grandparents
Alan Cotton
1290–1320
Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Margaret (deActon) Hellesby
1292–1320
Acton, Cheshire, England
Sir (Thomas De Heaton, Baron Heaton of) Chillingham
1288–1352
Chillingham Castle, Northumberlandshire, England
Lady (Agnes De) Heaton
1292–1336
Northumberlandshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Cotton
1255–
Elizabeth Tittenlegh
1270–
Roger Acton
1273–1309
Maude DeActon
1278–1300
Sir Bradford
1240–1302
Lady Heaton
1249–1318
Abbuehl
–1292
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1338
1338
Birth of Hugh De Cotton in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England
1360
1360
Age 22
Death of Hugh De Cotton in Coton, Shropshire, England
Coton, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1338
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1360
    Event Place: Coton, Shropshire, England

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