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Walter Cotton Sheriff of London 1376–1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1376

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 13 May 1445

Death Location: Landwade, Cambridge, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: (Bridget) Grace

Spouse(s): Joan Rede, Alice ??

Children(s): Sir Coton, Joan Cotton, Thomas Cotton

In 1376, Walter Cotton Sheriff of London entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Cotton And Bridget Margaret Grace. Walter Cotton Sheriff of London married Alice De Hastings Maybe, Joan Rede, and had children including Joan Cotton, Sir William Lord Of Landwade Coton, Thomas Cotton. Walter Cotton Sheriff of London passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Cambridge, England.

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Biography

  • In 1376, Walter Cotton Sheriff of London entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Cotton And Bridget Margaret Grace.
  • Walter Cotton Sheriff of London married Alice De Hastings Maybe, Joan Rede, and had children including Joan Cotton, Sir William Lord Of Landwade Coton, Thomas Cotton.
  • Walter Cotton Sheriff of London passed away in 1445 in Landwade, Cambridge, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter London's Ancestors

Self
Walter London
1376–1445
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Cotton
1365–1393
Suffolk Or, Cambridgeshire, England
(Bridget) (Margaret) Grace
1336–
Suffolk., England
Grandparents
Thomas (Cotton Sr.) Knight
1335–1397
Cotton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cotton
1296–1363
Anne Holbrooke
1305–1365
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1275–1342
Magdelena Forbe
1275–

Walter London's Descendants

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Walter (Cotton Sheriff of) London (1376–13 May 1445) m. Joan Rede (1380–May 1445) m. Alice (De Hastings Maybe) ?? (1325–1400)
  1. 1. Sir (William "Lord of Landwade") Coton 1410–1455 m. Lady (Blanche) Fraunceys 1425–1463
    1. 1. Clement Cotton 1450–1502 m. Madwen Doggett 1455–1475
      1. 1. Clement (Cotton) Sr 1475–1525 m. Constance Leventhorpe 1478–1550
        1. 1. George Cotton 1525–1559 m. Margaret Whittaker 1525–1560
        2. 2. Henry Cotton 1521–1595
        3. 3. SIR (Roger) Cotton 1508–1608
        4. 4. Jane Cotton 1505–
        5. 5. Thomas Cotton 1515–
      2. 2. Blanche Cotton 1475–
      3. 3. Gregory Cotton 1470–
      4. 4. John Cotton 1485–
      5. 5. John Cotton 1472–
    2. 2. Clement Cotton 1445–1475
    3. 3. Joan Cotton 1455–1490
    4. 4. Ethelreda Cotton 1452–1485
    5. 5. Thomas (Cotton) * 1446–1499
    6. 6. Andrew Cotton 1450–
    7. 7. Catherine Cotton 1446–1494
  2. 2. Joan Cotton 1412–1456
  3. 3. Thomas Cotton 1413–

Walter London's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1445
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridge, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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