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Sir William Cotton 1420–1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1420

Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 22 May 1455

Death Location: Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England

Father: Walter Cotton

Mother: Joan Rede

Spouse(s): Lady Abbot

Children(s): Catherine Cotton

In 1420, Sir William Cotton entered the world in Cambridgeshire, England, born to Walter Cotton And Joan Rede. Sir William Cotton married Lady Anne Alice Elizabeth Cheyne Abbot, and had children including Catherine Cotton. Sir William Cotton passed away in 1455 in Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1420, Sir William Cotton entered the world in Cambridgeshire, England, born to Walter Cotton And Joan Rede.
  • Sir William Cotton married Lady Anne Alice Elizabeth Cheyne Abbot, and had children including Catherine Cotton.
  • Sir William Cotton passed away in 1455 in Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Cotton's Ancestors

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Sir Cotton
1420–1455
Birth Place: Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Walter Cotton
1376–1445
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Joan Rede
1380–1445
Checkenden,oxfordshire,england
Grandparents
John Rede
–1404
Cecilia Harlyngrugge
1340–1428
Great-Grandparents
Alice Marmion
1320–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cotton's Descendants

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Sir (William) Cotton (9 Jun 1420–22 May 1455) m. Lady (Anne Alice Elizabeth Cheyne) Abbot (1414–21 Nov 1473)
  1. 1. Catherine Cotton 1446–1495 m. Thomas (V) Heigham 1431–1492
    1. 1. Clement Heigham 1470–1521 m. Matilda Cooke 1474–1506
      1. 1. Clement ((Sir)) Heigham 1500–1570 m. Anne Waldegrave 1506–1590
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Heigham (Edon)) (Kempe) 1525–1789 m. Henry Eden 1522–1545

Sir Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1420
9 Jun 1420
Birth of Sir William Cotton in Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire, England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 35
Death of Sir William Cotton in Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1420
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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