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Robert Bruce Cotton 1571–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1571-01-22

Birth Location: Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England

Death Date: 1631-05-06

Death Location: Westminster,London,Middlesex,England

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Shirley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brocas

Children(s): Thomas Cotton

Robert Bruce Cotton was born in 1571 in Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England, the child of Thomas Cotton And Elizabeth Shirley. Robert Bruce Cotton married Elizabeth Brocas, and had children including Thomas Cotton. Robert Bruce Cotton passed away in 1631 in Westminster,London,Middlesex,England.

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Biography

  • Robert Bruce Cotton was born in 1571 in Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England, the child of Thomas Cotton And Elizabeth Shirley.
  • Robert Bruce Cotton married Elizabeth Brocas, and had children including Thomas Cotton.
  • Robert Bruce Cotton passed away in 1631 in Westminster,London,Middlesex,England.

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Robert Cotton's Ancestors

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Robert Cotton
1571–1631
Birth Place: Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England
Parents
Thomas Cotton
1550–1615
Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England
Elizabeth Shirley
1540–
Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England
Grandparents
Thomas Cotten
1529–1600
Covington,Huntingdon,,England
Lucy Harvey
1530–
Connington,,Huntingdonshire,England
Francis Shirley
1515–1571
Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England
Dorothy Gifford
1520–1571
Chillington,,Staffordshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotten
1507–1575
Joan Paris
1510–
Ralph Shirley
1458–1517
Jane Sheffield
1474–1528
John Giffard
1466–1556
Jane Hoord
1465–1491
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotten
1482–1557
Cotten
1486–
John Shirley
1432–1486
Eleanor Willoughby
1433–1457
Robert Sheffield
1434–
Genette Lownde
1438–
Robert Giffard
1436–1486
Cassandra Humphrestone
1422–1527
Joyce Stapleton
1426–
Thomas Hoord
1439–1488

Robert Cotton's Descendants

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Robert (Bruce) Cotton (1571-01-22–1631-05-06) m. Elizabeth Brocas (1573–1658-05-18)
  1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1594–1662 m. Margaret Howard 1593–1621

Robert Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1571
1571-01-22
Birth of Robert Bruce Cotton in Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England
Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England
1631
1631-05-06
Age 60
Death of Robert Bruce Cotton in Westminster,London,Middlesex,England
Westminster,London,Middlesex,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1571-01-22
    Event Place: Conington,,Huntingdonshire,England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1631-05-06
    Event Place: Westminster,London,Middlesex,England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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