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Walter Cotton 1376 – 1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1376

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 13 May 1445

Death Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Bridget Grace

Spouse(s): Joane Reade

Children(s): Joan Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Edmond Cotton, Cotton None, William Cotton

In 1376, Walter Cotton entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Cotton and Bridget Grace. Walter Cotton married Joane Reade, and had children including Joan Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Edmond de Cotton, Cotton, William Cotton. Walter Cotton passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1376, Walter Cotton entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Cotton and Bridget Grace.
  • Walter Cotton married Joane Reade, and had children including Joan Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Winifred Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Edmond de Cotton, Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Walter Cotton passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1336 – 1393
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
JC
Bridget Grace
1336 – 1383
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
BG

Spouses(s)

Joane Reade
1380 – 1445
Birth Location: Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England
JR

Children(s)

Joan Cotton
1397 – 1456
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
JC
Winifred Cotton
1404 – 1476
Birth Location: Cotton Hall, Shropshire, England
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Winifred Cotton
1404 – 1476
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Thomas Cotton
1413 – 1474
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
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Edmond Cotton
1414 – 1474
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
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Cotton None
1414 –
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridge, Eng.
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William Cotton
1420 – 1455
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
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Walter Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Cotton
1376 – 1445
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1336 – 1393
Suffolk, England
Bridget Grace
1336 – 1383
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1335 – 1391
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice (De) Hastings
1335 – 1400
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Richard Grace
1335 – 1403
Norfolkshire, Norfolk, England
Bridget Grace
1332 –
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1296 – 1363
Anne Holbrook
1305 – 1375
John Hastings
1308 – 1359
Blanche Hastang
1310 – 1358
Thomas Grace
1310 – 1380
Pamela Miller
1315 – 1355
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS COTTON
1275 – 1342
Margaret Holford
1279 –
Thomas Holbrooke
1275 – 1342
Margaret Maynard
1279 –
Mary Folliet
1318 –
Thomas Hasting
1255 – 1342
Elizabeth Holland
1260 – 1332
Palmer Miller
1289 – 1365
Malvina Miller
1280 –

Walter Cotton's Descendants

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Walter Cotton (1376 – 13 May 1445) m. Joane Reade (1380 – May 1445)
  1. 1. Joan Cotton (1397 – 14 Mar 1456) m. Richard Stourton (1390 – 14 Mar 1456) m. Richard Sturgeon (1400 – 1 Jun 1457) m. Hugh Glynn (1420 – 1509)
  2. 2. Winifred Cotton (1404 – 1476) m. Thomas Lee (1400 – 1450)
  3. 3. Winifred Cotton (1404 – 1476) m. Thomas Lee (1400 – 1450)
  4. 4. Thomas Cotton (1413 – 1474)
  5. 5. Edmond (de) Cotton (1414 – 1474)
  6. 6. Cotton (Abt 1414 – ) m. Thomas Higham
  7. 7. William Cotton (9 Jun 1420 – 22 May 1455) m. Alice (Ann) Abbott (1405 – 21 Nov 1473) m. Blanche Fraunceys (1425 – Jul 1463) m. m. Margaret (de) Clifford
    1. 1. Jennete Cotton (1424 – ) m. Thomas Bowyer (1425 – 1454)
    2. 2. Thomas (de) Cotton (1439 – 13 Jul 1499) m. Margaret Wentworth (1441 – 28 Apr 1478)
    3. 3. Janet Cotton (1442 – )
    4. 4. John Cotton (1445 – (no issue))
    5. 5. Catherine Cotton (1446 – 1494) m. Thomas (Clement) Heigham (7 May 1442 – 27 Apr 1492)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Cotton (1446 – )
    7. 7. Robert Cotton (1447 – )
    8. 8. Edmund Cotton (1449 – ) m. Ela Coniers (Abt 1464 – )
    9. 9. William Cotton (1450 – 1461)
    10. 10. Andrew Cotton (1450 – )
    11. 11. Etheldreda Cotton (1454 – 1505) m. Gilbert Talbot (1452 – 16 Aug 1517) m. Thomas Barton (1450 – 1478) m. Richard Gardiner (1439 – 18 Dec 1489) m. John Gardiner (1400 – 1475)
      1. 1. John (Alfred) Talbot (Abt 1485 – Abt 10 Sep 1549) m. Margaret Troutbeck (Abt 1492 – 10 May 1559) m. Elizabeth Wrottesley (Abt 1514 – 10 May 1558)
        1. 1. John Talbot (Abt 1528 – 9 Dec 1581) m. Olive Sherrington (1553 – Sep 1646) m. Frances Gifford (1520 – 27 Jul 1558)
        2. 2. Gilbert Talbot (1536 – 4 Jul 1571)
        3. 3. Talbot (Bet 1536 and 1541 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Talbot (Abt 1537 – 24 Feb 1632) m. Richard Lygon (1530 – 2 Oct 1584)
        5. 5. Bridget Talbot (1538 – 1619) m. John Talbot (Abt 1544 – 7 Nov 1613) m. John Talbot (Abt 1479 – 1537)
        6. 6. Ursula Talbot (1540 – )
        7. 7. N (N) Talbot (Apr 1540 – Aft 1540)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Talbot (1543 – )
      2. 2. Mary Talbot (1487 – 1531) m. Thomas (D) Astley (1485 – 1558)
      3. 3. William Talbot (1490 – 10 Oct 1577)
      4. 4. Gilbert Talbot (1492 – )
      5. 5. Mary Gardiner (1483 – 22 Apr 1541)

Walter Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1376
1376
Birth of Walter Cotton in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1445
13 May 1445
Age 69
Death of Walter Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
1445
14 May 1445
Age 69
Burial of Walter Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1445
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 May 1445
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
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