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Wiliam Cotton 1410–1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1410

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: 22 May 1455

Death Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Walter ♥

Mother: Joan ♥

Spouse(s): Alice ✔️

Children(s): Elizabeth Cotton, Edmund Cotten, William Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Andrew Cotton, John ☺, Audrey Cotton, Robert Cotton, Thomas Sir

In 1410, Wiliam Cotton entered the world in London, England, born to Walter Cotton And Joan Rede. Wiliam Cotton married Alice Anne Abbott, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Audrey Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Edmund De Cotten, Elizabeth Cotton, John Cotton, Robert Cotton, Thomas Cotton Sir, William Cotton. Wiliam Cotton passed away in 1455 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1410, Wiliam Cotton entered the world in London, England, born to Walter Cotton And Joan Rede.
  • Wiliam Cotton married Alice Anne Abbott, and had children including Andrew Cotton, Audrey Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Edmund De Cotten, Elizabeth Cotton, John Cotton, Robert Cotton, Thomas Cotton Sir, William Cotton.
  • Wiliam Cotton passed away in 1455 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiliam Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Wiliam Cotton
1410–1455
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
Walter Cotton ♥
1389–1445
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Joan (Rede) ♥
1380–1445
Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Cotton
–1393
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Bridgett Grace
1365–1425
Norfolk, England
John (Rede) ♥
1336–1404
Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England
Cecilia (Harlyngrugge) ♥
1343–1428
Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1335–1397
Anna Hastings
1325–1400
Richard Grace
1335–1380
Thomas Reade
1300–1360
Margery —?—
1319–1380
William ♥
1316–1394
Alice ♥
1320–1367
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hastings
1287–1325
Juliana —?—
1305–1367
Thomas ♥
1286–1350
Agnes ✔️
1290–1360

Wiliam Cotton's Descendants

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Wiliam Cotton (1410–22 May 1455) m. Alice (Anne Abbott) ✔️ (1418–Abt. 22 Nov 1473)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cotton 1446–
  2. 2. Edmund (De) Cotten 1449–
  3. 3. William Cotton 1450–1461
  4. 4. Catherine Cotton 1446–1494 m. Thomas (V) Heigham 1440–1492
    1. 1. Thomasine Heigham 1470–1504
    2. 2. John Higham 1472–1521
    3. 3. Johan Heigham 1469–1520
    4. 4. Jane Higham 1482–1513
    5. 5. Richard Heigham 1474–1500
    6. 6. Elizabeth Higham 1483–1520
    7. 7. Clement Heigham 1468–1500
      1. 1. Clement Heigham 1495–1570 m. Anne (Munnings) ✔️ 1502–1540
        1. 1. Elizabeth Higham 1524–1559 m. Henry (Harry) Edon –1546
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret P Heigham (Hughman) (Moseley)) (LC1D-HF2) 1530–1608
        3. 3. Thomas Heigham\Higham 1527–1557
        4. 4. Sir (John) Heigham 1528–1597
        5. 5. Anne Heigham 1526–
        6. 6. Frances Heigham 1532–1571
        7. 7. Lucy Heigham 1534–1596
    8. 8. William (Heigham of) Giffords 1473–1558 m. Elizabeth (Mordaunt) ♦ 1475–1574
      1. 1. Philip Heigham –1570
      2. 2. Elizabeth Heigham –1570
      3. 3. Richard Heigham –1570
  5. 5. Andrew Cotton 1450–
  6. 6. John (Cotton) ☺ 1455–1461
  7. 7. Audrey Cotton 1453–1505
  8. 8. Robert Cotton 1447–
  9. 9. Thomas (Cotton) Sir 1446–

Wiliam Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1410
1410
Birth of Wiliam Cotton in London, England
London, England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 45
Death of Wiliam Cotton in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1410
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1452–1454
    Event Place: Cambridge, Somerset, Maine, USA
    Record Source: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 25 Jul 2018), entry for William Cotton, person ID L1WH-BCX.
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21146; Document Reference: DR 259
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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