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Sir C. William Cotton 1530 – 1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1561

Death Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Cotton

Mother: Bridget Sawle

Spouse(s): Margaret\ Cotton

Children(s): Amelia Cotton

Sir C. William Cotton Esq. was born in 1530 in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Sigismond Cotton and Bridget Sale \ Sawle. Sir C. William Cotton Esq. married Margaret\ Mary Cotton, and had children including Amelia Frances Cotton. Sir C. William Cotton Esq. passed away in 1561 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir C. William Cotton Esq. was born in 1530 in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Sigismond Cotton and Bridget Sale \ Sawle.
  • Sir C. William Cotton Esq. married Margaret\ Mary Cotton, and had children including Amelia Frances Cotton.
  • Sir C. William Cotton Esq. passed away in 1561 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cotton
1505 – 1542
Birth Location: Panfield, Essex, England
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Bridget Sawle
1487 – 1540
Birth Location: Panfield, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret\ Cotton
1540 – 1726
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Amelia Cotton
1552 – 1578
Birth Location: Great Baddow, Essex, England
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Sir Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cotton
1530 – 1561
Birth Place: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Sigismond Cotton
1505 – 1542
Panfield, Essex, England
Bridget (Sale \) Sawle
1487 – 1540
Panfield, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cotton's Descendants

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Sir (C. William) Cotton (1530 – 1561) m. Margaret\ (Mary) Cotton (Abt. 1540 – abt 1726)
  1. 1. Amelia (Frances) Cotton (1552 – aft 1578) m. George (Done) King (1552 – 16 Apr 1623)
    1. 1. Dulzebella King (1576 – 23 Jun 1658) m. RICHARD (DONE) Bishop (8 May 1570 – 30 Oct 1674)
      1. 1. John Bishoppe (1590 – 7 February 1661) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Stephens (1586 – 7 Sep 1676)
        1. 1. Anne Bishop (Jan 1622 – 1660) m. William (Herndon) Ist (1620 – 1690)

Sir Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir C. William Cotton Esq. in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1558
23 Sep 1558
Age 28
Sir C. William Cotton Esq. was married in Southill,Bedford,England
Southill,Bedford,England
1561
1561
Age 31
Death of Sir C. William Cotton Esq. in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Southill,Bedford,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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