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Sarah Cotton 1551–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 5 Jul 1595

Death Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Giles

Mother: Margaret Cotton

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Sarah Cotton was born in 1551 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, the child of Sir Knight George Cotton Of St Giles And Margaret Wittacre Of Spencercombe Cotton. Sarah Cotton passed away in 1595 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sarah Cotton was born in 1551 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, the child of Sir Knight George Cotton Of St Giles And Margaret Wittacre Of Spencercombe Cotton.
  • Sarah Cotton passed away in 1595 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Sarah Cotton's Ancestors

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Sarah Cotton
1551–1595
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles
1525–1559
St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
Margaret (Wittacre of Spencercombe) Cotton
1525–1557
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Grandparents
Henry Whitaker
1506–1599
Burnley, Lancashire, England
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1508–1599
Northwoods, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitaker
1480–1540
Margaret Wellascotts
1480–1545
George Hoult
1440–1522
Constance Rushton
1469–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1551
1551
Birth of Sarah Cotton in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1595
5 Jul 1595
Age 44
Death of Sarah Cotton in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1595
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

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