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Thomas Cotton 1544–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 May 1613

Death Location: Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Thomas Huntingdonshire

Mother: Lucy Cotton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shirley

Children(s): Andrew Cotton

The story of Thomas Cotton began in 1544 in Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Cotton married Elizabeth Shirley, and had children including Andrew Cotton. Thomas Cotton passed away in 1613 in Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Cotton began in 1544 in Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Thomas Cotton married Elizabeth Shirley, and had children including Andrew Cotton.
  • Thomas Cotton passed away in 1613 in Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Cotton's Ancestors

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Thomas Cotton
1544–1613
Birth Place: Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Cotton Sherriff van Huntingdonshire
1517–1574
Covington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Lucy (Harvey) Cotton
1530–1587
Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas William) Cotton
1507–1575
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Johanna (Joan de) Paris
1510–1529
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
Sir (Knight Thomas) Harvey
1512–1577
Brockley, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Jane Skenard
1512–1539
Alderton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir V"
1500–1532
Elizabeth Browne
1500–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cotton's Descendants

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Thomas Cotton (1544–4 May 1613) m. Elizabeth Shirley (1540–1620)
  1. 1. Andrew Cotton 1578–1642 m. Joanne Reade 1589–1640
    1. 1. William Cotton 1610–1675

Thomas Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Thomas Cotton in Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1613
4 May 1613
Age 69
Death of Thomas Cotton in Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1613
    Event Place: Conington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Conington, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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