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Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London 1389 – 1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAY 1389

Birth Location: Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 14 MAY 1445

Death Location: Landwade Manor, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John MP

Mother: Margaret Grace

Spouse(s): Joan Rede

Children(s): William Cotton

In 1389, Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London entered the world in Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Cotton, MP and Margaret Grace. Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London married Joan Rede, and had children including William Landwade Cotton. Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London passed away in 1445 in Landwade Manor, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1389, Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London entered the world in Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Cotton, MP and Margaret Grace.
  • Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London married Joan Rede, and had children including William Landwade Cotton.
  • Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London passed away in 1445 in Landwade Manor, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Walter London's Ancestors

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Walter London
1389 – 1445
Birth Place: Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Cotton, MP
1365 – 1395
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret Grace
1336 – 1436
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Richard Grace
1335 – 1380
Norfolkshire, Norfolk, England
Bridgett Grace
1329 – 1390
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter London's Descendants

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Walter (Cotton, Sheriff of) London (14 MAY 1389 – 14 MAY 1445) m. Joan Rede (1380 – 1445)
  1. 1. William (Landwade) Cotton (1410 – 20 MAY 1455) m. Ann Abbott (1424 – 21 NOV 1473)
    1. 1. Etheldreda (Audrey) Cotton (1454 – 1485) m. Gilbert (Talbot, High Sheriff of) Talbot (1452 – 16 AUG 1517)
      1. 1. John (Talbot, Knight of) Albrighton (1485 – 10 SEP 1549) m. Elizabeth Wrottesley (1514 – 10 MAY 1559)
        1. 1. John (Bromsgrove Worcestershire) Talbot (1549 – 9 DEC 1581) m. Olive (Sherington, "Lady) Wiltshire" (1553 – SEP 1646)

Walter London's Timeline

3 Records

1389
14 MAY 1389
Birth of Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London in Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1445
14 MAY 1445
Age 56
Death of Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London in Landwade Manor, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade Manor, Cambridgeshire, England
1445
1445
Age 56
Burial of Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London in Landwade Church, St. Nicholas, Landwade, England
Landwade Church, St. Nicholas, Landwade, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1389
    Event Place: Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1445
    Event Place: Landwade Manor, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Landwade Church, St. Nicholas, Landwade, England

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