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Margaret Cotton 1462–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Ridware, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Belgrave, Leicestershire, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Joanna FitzHerbert

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In 1462, Margaret Cotton entered the world in Ridware, Staffordshire, England, born to John Cotton And Joanna Fitzherbert. Margaret Cotton passed away in 1560 in Belgrave, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1462, Margaret Cotton entered the world in Ridware, Staffordshire, England, born to John Cotton And Joanna Fitzherbert.
  • Margaret Cotton passed away in 1560 in Belgrave, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Cotton's Ancestors

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Margaret Cotton
1462–1560
Birth Place: Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1436–1473
Hamstall-ridware, Staff, England
Joanna FitzHerbert
1446–1488
Norbury, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Cotton
1408–1455
Hemstall, Satffordshire, England
Joan (de) Venables
1412–1456
Staffordshire, England
Nicholas FitzHerbert
1400–1473
Uttoxeter, Derbyshire, England
Alice Booth
1405–1453
Barrow on Trent, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1225–1297
Isabella Fauconer
1235–1295
Hugh Venables
1380–1416
Cecily Dutton
1395–1435
Henry Fitzherbert
1365–1410
Catherine Downes
1379–1469
Henry Booth
1382–1450
Isabela Fitzherbert
1390–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1200–1224
Agnes Ridware
1200–1234
William Falconer
1214–1280
Cicely
1215–1235
Richard Venables
1364–1403
Isabel Langton
1363–1450
Piers Dutton
1367–1433
Elizabeth Boteler
1377–1411
William FitzHerbert
1330–1398
Alice Longford
1330–1410
John Booth
1354–1422
Joanna Trafford
1358–1405
Henry Fitzherbert
1365–1410
Catherine Downes
1379–1469

Margaret Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1462
1462
Birth of Margaret Cotton in Ridware, Staffordshire, England
Ridware, Staffordshire, England
1560
1560
Age 98
Death of Margaret Cotton in Belgrave, Leicestershire, England
Belgrave, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Ridware, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Belgrave, Leicestershire, England

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