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Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton 1558–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Derbyshire, England, Dolbury

Death Date: 2 Sep 1607

Death Location: London, England

Father: Sir Cotton

Mother: Margaret Whittacre

Spouse(s): Mary Hurlbert

Children(s): Abigail Cotton, Roland Cotton, Mary Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Mary Cotton

In 1558, Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton entered the world in Derbyshire, England, Dolbury, born to Sir George Cotton And Margaret Of Spencercombe Whittacre. Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton married Mary Louisa Hurlbert, and had children including Abigail Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Mary Cotton, Roland Cotton, Thomas Cotton. Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton passed away in 1607 in London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1558, Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton entered the world in Derbyshire, England, Dolbury, born to Sir George Cotton And Margaret Of Spencercombe Whittacre.
  • Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton married Mary Louisa Hurlbert, and had children including Abigail Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Mary Cotton, Roland Cotton, Thomas Cotton.
  • Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton passed away in 1607 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Cotton's Ancestors

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Sir Cotton
1558–1607
Birth Place: Derbyshire, England, Dolbury
Parents
Sir George Cotton
1525–1559
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Margaret (of Spencercombe) Whittacre
1525–1558
, Devon, , England
Grandparents
Constence Leventhorpe
1478–1550
Hatfield Broad Oak, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Henry Whittacre
1506–1599
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Isabel Hoult*
1509–1557
Northwoods, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Leventhorpe
1445–1500
1 Hungerford
1438–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hungerford
1409–1459
1 Botreaux
1410–1477

Sir Cotton's Descendants

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Sir (Rowland Hugh) Cotton (1558–2 Sep 1607) m. Mary (Louisa) Hurlbert (1560–5 Jul 1595)
  1. 1. Abigail Cotton 1580–
  2. 2. Roland Cotton 1587–1613
  3. 3. Mary Cotton 1583–
  4. 4. Dorothy Cotton 1604–1680
  5. 5. Thomas Cotton 1595–1646 m. Mary Gill 1595–
    1. 1. William Cotton 1627–1674
    2. 2. Maria Cotton 1616–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cotton 1613–
    4. 4. Henry ('Henrici') Cotton 1620–
  6. 6. Dorothy Cotton 1590–1687
  7. 7. Mary Cotton 1583–

Sir Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton in Derbyshire, England, Dolbury
Derbyshire, England, Dolbury
1607
21 Apr 1607
Age 49
Death of Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1607
2 Sep 1607
Age 49
Burial of Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton in London, England
London, England
1865
1865
Age 307
Sir Rowland Hugh Cotton resided here in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England, Dolbury
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1607
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69DUN2A002MS010343
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evercreech, Somerset
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Derbyshire: - Registers of Marriages, 1538-1812
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1607
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69DUN2A002MS010343

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