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Walter Cotton 1420–1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 22 May 1455

Death Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Walter Cotton

Mother: Joane Reade

Spouse(s): Blanche Fraunceys, Alice Abbott

Children(s): Clement Cotton, Joyce Cotton

The story of Walter Cotton began in 1420 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Walter Cotton married Alice Ann Abbott, Blanche Fraunceys, and had children including Clement Cotton, Joyce Joan Cotton. Walter Cotton passed away in 1455 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Cotton began in 1420 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Walter Cotton married Alice Ann Abbott, Blanche Fraunceys, and had children including Clement Cotton, Joyce Joan Cotton.
  • Walter Cotton passed away in 1455 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Cotton
1420–1455
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Walter Cotton
1376–1445
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Joane Reade
1376–1445
Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Cotton
1351–1393
Cotton Hall, Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Bridget Grace
1351–
Suffolk, England
John Reede
1336–1404
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Celia Harlyngrugge
1343–1428
Checkenden, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1335–1397
Alice Hastings
1335–1400
Thomas Reade
1300–1360
Margery Chillingham
1319–1400
William Harlyngrugge
1315–1393
Alice Marmion
1321–1367
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1296–1363
Anne Holbrook
1305–1375
John Hastings
1308–1359
Blanche Hastang
1310–1358
Thomas II
1278–1340
Elizabeth Roche
1287–1360
Thomas Marmion
1286–1350
Agnes Marmion
1298–1398

Walter Cotton's Descendants

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Walter Cotton (1420–22 May 1455) m. Blanche Fraunceys (1425–Jul 1463) m. Alice (Ann) Abbott (1418–Nov 1473)
  1. 1. Clement Cotton 1448–1525 m. Madwen Doggett 1455–1475 m. MADWEN ((Magelena)) Doggett 1455–1473
    1. 1. Clement Cotton 1475–1525 m. Constance Leventhorpe 1485–1550
      1. 1. Henry Cotton 1521–1595 m. Margaret Marshall 1524–1622 m. Margaret Rabon 1525–1594
        1. 1. Mary Cotton 1553–1625 m. Thomas (Nicholas) Marshall 1545–1618
      2. 2. Frances Cotton 1500–1570 m. Nathaniel Lynde 1488–1569
      3. 3. Roger Cotton 1505–1518
      4. 4. Jane Cotton 1505–
      5. 5. F. (Roger) Cotton 1508–1608 m. Margaret Halbert 1508–1571
      6. 6. William Cotton 1510–1561
      7. 7. Bridget Cotton 1513–
      8. 8. Thomas Cotton 1515–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Cotton 1523–
      10. 10. Margaret Cotton 1525–1600
      11. 11. George Cotton 1528–1559 m. Margaret Whittacre 1525–1590
    2. 2. George Cotton 1460– m. George Cotton 1467–
  2. 2. Joyce (Joan) Cotton 1445–1530 m. Thomas Young 1446–1506

Walter Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Walter Cotton in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 35
Death of Walter Cotton in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Walter Cotton, person ID GSQF-K9L.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Walter Cotton, person ID GSQF-K9L.

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