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Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring 1541–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Ightfield,,Shropshire,England

Death Date: 14 Jun 1578

Death Location: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: Arthur Mainwaring

Mother: Jane Wright\Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Sir Combermere,

Children(s): Mary (C), Frances (C), Andrew Cotton, George Cotton, Dorothy Cotton

In 1541, Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring entered the world in Ightfield,,Shropshire,England, born to Arthur Mainwaring And Jane Diana Wright Mainwaring. Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring married Sir Richard Henry Cotton Of Combermere, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton Abell C, George Cotton, Mary Cotton Marshall C, William Cotton C. Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1541, Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring entered the world in Ightfield,,Shropshire,England, born to Arthur Mainwaring And Jane Diana Wright Mainwaring.
  • Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring married Sir Richard Henry Cotton Of Combermere, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Frances Cotton Abell C, George Cotton, Mary Cotton Marshall C, William Cotton C.
  • Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring passed away in 1578 in Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Mainwaring's Ancestors

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Mary Mainwaring
1541–1578
Birth Place: Ightfield,,Shropshire,England
Parents
Arthur Mainwaring
1525–1590
Jane (Diana) Wright\Mainwaring
1525–1600
Calveley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Mainwaring's Descendants

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Mary (OR poss Margaret poss) Mainwaring (1541–14 Jun 1578) m. Sir (Richard Henry Cotton of) Combermere, (27 Aug 1539–14 Jun 1602)
  1. 1. Mary ((Cotton*) Marshall*) (C) 1553–1625
  2. 2. Frances ((Cotton) Abell) (C) 1573–1630
  3. 3. Andrew Cotton 1564–1640
  4. 4. George Cotton 1560–1647
  5. 5. Dorothy Cotton 1572–1647

Mary Mainwaring's Timeline

7 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring in Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
1541
1541
Birth of Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring in Ightfield , Shropshire, England
Ightfield , Shropshire, England
1541
1541
Birth of Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring in Ightfield,,Shropshire,England
Ightfield,,Shropshire,England
1559
16 Jan 1559
Age 18
Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring was married in Marbury, Cheshire, England
Marbury, Cheshire, England
1578
10 Jan 1578
Age 37
Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring was married in St Peter Cornhill, London, England
St Peter Cornhill, London, England
1578
14 Jun 1578
Age 37
Death of Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
1625
1625
Age 84
Death of Mary OR poss Margaret poss Mainwaring in Stoke, Warwickshire, , England
Stoke, Warwickshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ightfield , Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Ightfield,,Shropshire,England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1559
    Event Place: Marbury, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1578
    Event Place: St Peter Cornhill, London, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Stoke, Warwickshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1578
    Event Place: Stoke, Warwickshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrenbury-cum-Frith, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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