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James Cotton 1539–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1539

Birth Location: Boldershaw, Stanton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: abt 1723

Death Location: Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England

Father: Georgi\George (C)

Mother: Mary (C)

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Cotton began in 1539 in Boldershaw, Stanton, Staffordshire, England. James Cotton passed away in 1723 in Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Cotton began in 1539 in Boldershaw, Stanton, Staffordshire, England.
  • James Cotton passed away in 1723 in Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England.

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Children(s)

James Cotton's Ancestors

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James Cotton
1539–1723
Birth Place: Boldershaw, Stanton, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Georgi\George Cotton* I (C)
1505–1545
Combermere (Cheshire) England/Cotton, Salop, Eng
Mary ((Onley*) Cotton*-I) (C)
1510–1560
Catesby (Northampton) England
Grandparents
(P14THGGF) (Sir John Robert De Onleye Onley Onley. Lord Hunkington 1463 -) 1512
1463–1512
Catesby Abbey, Catesby, Northamptonshire, England
(P14THGGM) (Lady Jane de Pontesbury 1467 -) 1513
1467–1513
Albrighton, Salop, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1539
27 Aug 1539
Birth of James Cotton in Boldershaw, Stanton, Staffordshire, England
Boldershaw, Stanton, Staffordshire, England
1723
abt 1723
Age 184
Death of James Cotton in Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1539
    Event Place: Boldershaw, Stanton, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1723
    Event Place: Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England

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