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Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles 1525–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England

Death Date: 21 Mar 1559

Death Location: London, St. Giles-without-Cripplegate, England

Father: Clement Sr

Mother: Barroness Leventhorpe

Spouse(s): Margaret Spencercombe

Children(s): Rowland I

In 1525, Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles entered the world in St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England, born to Clement Cotton Sr And Barroness Constance Leventhorpe. Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles married Margaret 12Ggm Wittacre Cotton Of Spencercombe, and had children including Rowland Hugh Bruce Cotton I. Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles passed away in 1559 in London, St. Giles-without-Cripplegate, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles entered the world in St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England, born to Clement Cotton Sr And Barroness Constance Leventhorpe.
  • Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles married Margaret 12Ggm Wittacre Cotton Of Spencercombe, and had children including Rowland Hugh Bruce Cotton I.
  • Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles passed away in 1559 in London, St. Giles-without-Cripplegate, England.

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Sir Giles's Ancestors

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Sir Giles
1525–1559
Birth Place: St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
Parents
Clement Cotton Sr
1475–1525
Cambridgeshire, England
Barroness (Constance) Leventhorpe
1478–1550
Hatfield Broad Oak, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Leventhorpe
1445–1500
Or Bradford Dale, Yorkshire, England
Catherine Hungerford
1438–1493
Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Giles's Descendants

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Sir (Knight George Cotton of St) Giles (1525–21 Mar 1559) m. Margaret (12GGM Wittacre Cotton of) Spencercombe (1525–20 Sep 1557)
  1. 1. Rowland (Hugh Bruce Cotton *) I 1558–1607 m. Mary (11GGM Hurlbert Hulbert) Cotton 1560–1612
    1. 1. Dorothy Cotton 1603–1680 m. Henry ((Rev)) Smith 1599–1648
      1. 1. Philippa Smith 1622–1688 m. John Birdseye 1616–1690
        1. 1. Joanna ((Johanna)) Birdseye 1642–1713 m. Joseph Wilcoxson 1638–1713

Sir Giles's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles in St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
1559
21 Mar 1559
Age 34
Death of Sir Knight George Cotton of St Giles in London, St. Giles-without-Cripplegate, England
London, St. Giles-without-Cripplegate, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: St Giles, Cripplegate, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1559
    Event Place: London, St. Giles-without-Cripplegate, England

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