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Robert Cotton 1829–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1829

Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England

Death Date: Jun 1906

Death Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Father: Robert Cotton

Mother: Jemima leighton

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Robert Cotton was born in 1829 in Wellington, Shropshire, England, the child of Robert Edward Cotton And Jemima Leighton. Robert Cotton passed away in 1906 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Cotton was born in 1829 in Wellington, Shropshire, England, the child of Robert Edward Cotton And Jemima Leighton.
  • Robert Cotton passed away in 1906 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Robert Cotton's Ancestors

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Robert Cotton
1829–1906
Birth Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England
Parents
Robert Edward Cotton
1804–1803
Norwich Norfolk
Jemima leighton
1801–1876
Rodington, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
George (Mansell) Cotton
1779–1861
Wellington, Shropshire, England
Elisabeth Waller
1778–1805
Norwich, Norfolk, , England
John Leighton
1776–1857
Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
Mary Edwards
1776–1857
Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Hickman
1749–1778
William Edwards
1744–1825
Catherine Ramsell
1748–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hickman
1709–1769
Anne Hadley
–1771

Robert Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1829
5 Apr 1829
Birth of Robert Cotton in Wellington, Shropshire, England
Wellington, Shropshire, England
1906
Jun 1906
Age 77
Death of Robert Cotton in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1829
    Event Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1906
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England

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