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James Henry Cotton 1838–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1838

Birth Location: Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: January 1911

Death Location: Otago, New Zealand

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Spouse(s): Ann Chapman

Children(s): John Cotton, Mary Cotton

James Henry Cotton was born in 1838 in Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the child of William Cotton And Sarah. In 1900, James Henry Cotton resided in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. James Henry Cotton married Ann Chapman, and had children including John Arthur Cotton, Mary Elizabeth Cotton. James Henry Cotton passed away in 1911 in Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Henry Cotton was born in 1838 in Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the child of William Cotton And Sarah.
  • In 1900, James Henry Cotton resided in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  • James Henry Cotton married Ann Chapman, and had children including John Arthur Cotton, Mary Elizabeth Cotton.
  • James Henry Cotton passed away in 1911 in Otago, New Zealand.

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James Cotton
1838–1911
Birth Place: Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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James Cotton's Descendants

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James (Henry) Cotton (27 Jul 1838–January 1911) m. Ann Chapman (10 Jan 1834–25 Apr 1881)
  1. 1. John (Arthur) Cotton 1865–1937 m. Margaret (Ann) Stewart 1870–1921
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth Myrtle) Cotton 1900–1970 m. Walter (John) Fraser 1899–1983
      1. 1. Daphne (Margaret) Fraser 1921– m. Jack (Cameron) Riach 1912–1990
      2. 2. Joan (Elizabeth) Fraser 1923–2005 m. Paul (Leighton) Carpenter 1921–1970
      3. 3. Eric (Walter) Fraser 1925–1985
    2. 2. Catherine (Sibella Jane) Cotton 1903–1992
    3. 3. Olive (Emily Ethel) Cotton 1904–2000
      1. 1. Eric (Stewart) Woods 1926–
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Cotton 1867–1918 m. Lemuel Newport 1859–1942
    1. 1. Annie Newport 1886–1905
    2. 2. Elizabeth Newport 1888–1941 m. Oscar (Alfred) Thelning 1893–1956
      1. 1. Beatrice (Enid) Thelning 1922– m. Harold (Ralph) Thomson 1899–
        1. 1. Judith (Wandrian) Thomson 1948–1972
      2. 2. Lemuel (Alfred Oscar) Thelning 1926–
    3. 3. Mabel Newport 1891–1979 m. Samuel (John) Campbell 1889–1965
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Campbell 1921– m. Jack (Henry Blunn) Farr 1918–
      2. 2. Lemuel (Mervyn) Campbell 1923–
      3. 3. John (Warren) Campbell 1928–2019 m. Doreen (Ida) Lanyon 1932–2008
    4. 4. Henry Newport 1892–1979 m. Gladys (Olive Maude) Seed 1900–1960
    5. 5. Arthur Newport 1894–1977 m. Rachel (Annie) Rossiter 1900–1978
      1. 1. Vera (Annie) Newport 1925– m. Jack (Douglas) McGuigan 1923–
      2. 2. Ivan (Ross) Newport 1922– m. Beryl (Jean) White 1924–
    6. 6. Fanny Newport 1896–1994
    7. 7. Olive (Winifred) Newport 1903– m. Frank (Alexander) Hall 1901–1987
    8. 8. Enid (Geraldine) Newport 1905–1991 m. Edward (Albert Colton) Jordan 1899–1994
      1. 1. Dennis Jordan 1941–1941
      2. 2. Dorothy (May) Jordan 1943–1943
    9. 9. Harold Newport
    10. 10. Marjory Newport 1912–1916

James Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1838
27 Jul 1838
Birth of James Henry Cotton in Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1838
27 Jul 1838
James Henry Cotton was baptized in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
1900
1900
Age 62
James Henry Cotton resided here in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1911
January 1911
Age 73
Death of James Henry Cotton in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1911
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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