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Sir William Cotton 1510–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Cotton, Stowmarket, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 2 OCT 1554; 25 Mar 1545

Death Location: Cotton, Salop, England

Father: Sir Rudheath

Mother: Cicely Mainwaring

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In 1510, Sir William Cotton entered the world in Cotton, Stowmarket, Shropshire, England, born to Sir John De Cotton Esquire Of Rudheath And Cicely Mainwaring. Sir William Cotton passed away in 1554 in Cotton, Salop, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Sir William Cotton entered the world in Cotton, Stowmarket, Shropshire, England, born to Sir John De Cotton Esquire Of Rudheath And Cicely Mainwaring.
  • Sir William Cotton passed away in 1554 in Cotton, Salop, England.

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Sir Cotton's Ancestors

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Sir Cotton
1510–1554
Birth Place: Cotton, Stowmarket, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir John de Cotton, Esquire, of Rudheath
1464–1508
Coton, Cotton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Cicely Mainwaring
1468–1507
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
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Sir Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir William Cotton in Cotton, Stowmarket, Shropshire, England
Cotton, Stowmarket, Shropshire, England
1554
2 OCT 1554; 25 Mar 1545
Age 44
Death of Sir William Cotton in Cotton, Salop, England
Cotton, Salop, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Cotton, Stowmarket, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1554; 25 Mar 1545
    Event Place: Cotton, Salop, England

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