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RICHARD Cotton 1843–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1843

Birth Location: Blore

Death Date: 13 Nov 1919

Death Location: Newcastle Cemetery, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Father: RICHARD Cotton

Mother: MARTHA Yendley

Spouse(s): HARRIET Rhodes

Children(s): Martha Cotton, John Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Edith Cotton, Ann Cotton, William Cotton, MARY Cotton

In 1843, RICHARD Cotton entered the world in Blore, born to Richard Cotton And Martha Yendley. RICHARD Cotton married Harriet Rhodes, and had children including Ann Cotton, Edith Cotton, John Cotton, Martha Ann Yendley Cotton, Mary Ann Cotton, Thomas Cotton, William Charles Cotton. RICHARD Cotton passed away in 1919 in Newcastle Cemetery, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1843, RICHARD Cotton entered the world in Blore, born to Richard Cotton And Martha Yendley.
  • RICHARD Cotton married Harriet Rhodes, and had children including Ann Cotton, Edith Cotton, John Cotton, Martha Ann Yendley Cotton, Mary Ann Cotton, Thomas Cotton, William Charles Cotton.
  • RICHARD Cotton passed away in 1919 in Newcastle Cemetery, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

RICHARD Cotton
1814–1888
Birth Location: Alton, Staffordshire
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MARTHA Yendley
1818–1849
Birth Location: Croxden
MY

Spouses(s)

HARRIET Rhodes
1843–1908
Birth Location: Newcastle
HR

Children(s)

Martha Cotton
1868–1868
Birth Location: Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
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John Cotton
1877–1949
Birth Location: Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
JC
Thomas Cotton
1882–
Birth Location: Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
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Edith Cotton
1887–1919
Birth Location: Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
EC
Ann Cotton
1872–
Birth Location: Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
AC
William Cotton
1876–1936
Birth Location: Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
WC
MARY Cotton
1869–1922
Birth Location: Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
MC

RICHARD Cotton's Ancestors

Self
RICHARD Cotton
1843–1919
Birth Place: Blore
Parents
RICHARD Cotton
1814–1888
Alton, Staffordshire
MARTHA Yendley
1818–1849
Croxden
Grandparents
WILLIAM (MADDOCK) Cotton
1781–1843
Alton
Lydia Burton
1792–1827
Croxden
Joseph Yendley
1773–1863
Croxden, Staffordshire
Dorothy Green
1780–1854
Croxden
Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1751–1821
MARY Steele
1754–1810
John Burton
1760–1822
Elizabeth Deakin
1761–1817
Joseph Yendley
1743–1821
MARTHA Woolascroft
1742–1815
SAMUEL Green
1753–1792
DOROTHY Keeling
1755–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD Cotton
–1804
Lydia Maddock
–1794
JOSEPH Steele
1717–1786
HELEN Shaw
1723–
JOSEPH Burton
1735–
ANN Lees
1736–
WILLIAM Deakin
1737–
MARY Austin
1730–1772
Francis Yendley
1695–1773
ELIZABETH Spooner
1697–1776
JOSEPH Woolascroft
1706–1791
John Green
1710–
ANN Blood
1708–
GEORGE Keeling
1735–1803
MARY Ratcliff
1728–1776

RICHARD Cotton's Descendants

1.
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RICHARD Cotton (1843–13 Nov 1919) m. HARRIET Rhodes (1843–5 Nov 1908)
  1. 1. Martha (Ann Yendley) Cotton 1868–1868
  2. 2. John Cotton 1877–1949 m. Sarah Heath 1874–
    1. 1. Harriet (Ellen) Cotton 1903–
    2. 2. John (Charles) Cotton 1905–
    3. 3. Edith (Jessie) Cotton 1908–
  3. 3. Thomas Cotton 1882–
  4. 4. Edith Cotton 1887–1919
  5. 5. Ann Cotton 1872–
  6. 6. William (Charles) Cotton 1876–1936 m. Christina Davis 1874–1922
    1. 1. John (William) Cotton 1894–1917
    2. 2. Florence Cotton 1898–
    3. 3. Tom Cotton 1901–
    4. 4. Albert Cotton 1904–
    5. 5. Richard Cotton 1906–
    6. 6. Arthur Cotton 1910–
    7. 7. Ernest Cotton 1912–
    8. 8. Edith Cotton 1915–
    9. 9. Evelyn Cotton 1917–
  7. 7. MARY (ANN) Cotton 1869–1922 m. GEORGE (HENRY) Smith 1865–1933
    1. 1. Arthur (Richard) Smith 1890–1951 m. Hilda (A) Johnson 1905– m. Ada Deakin 1890–1935
      1. 1. Winifred Smith 1918–1976
    2. 2. John (Charles) Smith 1888–1965 m. Florence Mycock 1888–
      1. 1. Gladys (Agnes) Smith 1917–1998 m. Francis (Edmund) Bayley 1916–1975
    3. 3. George (Harry) Smith 1896–1917
    4. 4. Robert (Wilson) Smith 1904–1938
    5. 5. Gladys (May) Smith 1909–1957
    6. 6. MARY (ELLEN) Smith 1893–1954 m. WILLIAM (HENRY) Clayton 1891–1955
      1. 1. BEATRICE (MARY) Clayton 1917–1975 m. Charles (William) Boulton 1908–1974

RICHARD Cotton's Timeline

13 Records

1843
1843
Birth of RICHARD Cotton in Blore
Blore
1843
01 Oct 1843
RICHARD Cotton was baptized in Blore, Stafford, England
Blore, Stafford, England
1843
01 Oct 1843
RICHARD Cotton was christened in Blore-Ray, Staffordshire, England
Blore-Ray, Staffordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 8
RICHARD Cotton resided here in Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 18
RICHARD Cotton resided here in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
1867
Apr 1867
Age 24
RICHARD Cotton was married in Newcastle, Staffordshire
Newcastle, Staffordshire
1871
1871
Age 28
RICHARD Cotton resided here in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 38
RICHARD Cotton resided here in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 48
RICHARD Cotton resided here in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
1901
1901
Age 58
RICHARD Cotton resided here in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 68
RICHARD Cotton resided here in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
1919
Dec 1919
Age 76
Death of RICHARD Cotton in 7 Higherland, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
7 Higherland, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
1919
13 Nov 1919
Age 76
Burial of RICHARD Cotton in Newcastle Cemetery, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Newcastle Cemetery, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Blore
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2149; Folio 89; Page 23; GSU roll: 6097259.
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2699; Folio: 123; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341647.
    [4] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
    [5] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2833; Folio: 39; Page: 21; GSU roll: 836373.
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2580; Folio: 35; Page: 20.
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1917; Folio: 80; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542887.
    [8] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2007; Folio: 46; Page: 16; GSU roll: 87409.
    [9] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council; Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
    [10] England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1843
    Event Place: Blore, Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1843
    Event Place: Blore-Ray, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1867
    Event Place: Newcastle, Staffordshire
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index:

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2007; Folio: 46; Page: 16; GSU roll: 87409.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1917; Folio: 80; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542887.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2833; Folio: 39; Page: 21; GSU roll: 836373.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2699; Folio: 123; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341647.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2149; Folio 89; Page 23; GSU roll: 6097259.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2580; Folio: 35; Page: 20.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Higherland
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1919
    Event Place: 7 Higherland, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
    [2] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council; Newcastle-under-Lyme, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Newcastle Cemetery, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council; Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
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