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Walter Cotton 1422–1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1422

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England

Death Date: 22 May 1455

Death Location: , , , England

Father: Walter DeCOTTON

Mother: Joan REDE

Spouse(s): Blanche Fraunceys

Children(s): Clement Cotton

The story of Walter Cotton began in 1422 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England. Walter Cotton married Blanche Fraunceys, and had children including Clement Cotton. Walter Cotton passed away in 1455 in , , , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Cotton began in 1422 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England.
  • Walter Cotton married Blanche Fraunceys, and had children including Clement Cotton.
  • Walter Cotton passed away in 1455 in , , , England.

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Children(s)

Walter Cotton's Ancestors

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Walter Cotton
1422–1455
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Parents
Walter DeCOTTON
1389–1445
Cambridge Town & Borough, Cambridgeshire, England
Joan REDE
1380–1445
Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (De) Cotton
1330–1393
Cambridge, England
Bridget Grace
1336–
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1350–1391
Alice Hastings
1310–1333
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1300–1363
Anne Holbrooke
1300–1376
John Hastings
1286–1325
Juliana Leybourne
1294–1367

Walter Cotton's Descendants

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Walter Cotton (1422–22 May 1455) m. Blanche Fraunceys (1425–Jul 1463)
  1. 1. Clement Cotton 1448– m. Madwen Doggett 1455–
    1. 1. Clement Cotton 1475– m. Constance Leventhorpe 1478–
      1. 1. Henry Cotton 1521–1595 m. Ms (Margaret) Cotton 1525–1600
        1. 1. MARY COTTON 1553–1625 m. THOMAS MARSHALL 1545–1618
      2. 2. Jane Cotton 1505–
      3. 3. Roger Cotton 1508–1608
      4. 4. Thomas Cotton 1515–
      5. 5. George Cotton 1525–1559

Walter Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1422
1422
Birth of Walter Cotton in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 33
Death of Walter Cotton in , , , England
, , , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1422
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: , , , England

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