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William Cotton 1230–1290 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1230

Birth Location: Cotton,,Cheshire,England

Death Date: 1290

Death Location: Cotton, Shropshire, England

Father: Simon Decotun

Mother: Enid Maatenloch

Spouse(s): Isabella None

Children(s): William Cotton

In 1230, William Cotton entered the world in Cotton,,Cheshire,England, born to Simon Decotun And Enid De Maatenloch. William Cotton married Isabella, and had children including William Cotton. William Cotton passed away in 1290 in Cotton, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1230, William Cotton entered the world in Cotton,,Cheshire,England, born to Simon Decotun And Enid De Maatenloch.
  • William Cotton married Isabella, and had children including William Cotton.
  • William Cotton passed away in 1290 in Cotton, Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cotton's Ancestors

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William Cotton
1230–1290
Birth Place: Cotton,,Cheshire,England
Parents
Simon Decotun
1189–1295
Cotton, Cheshire, England
Enid (De) Maatenloch
1190–1270
, Shropshire, , England
Grandparents
Williamus (De) Cotton
1174–1287
Edmunds, Cheshire, , England
Marianne De
1154–
Cotton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cotentin
1042–1105
Marie Normandy
1045–1070
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Evon Bellomontensis
1026–1059
Emme Lupus
1008–1039
Robert Denormandy
1035–1090

William Cotton's Descendants

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William Cotton (1230–1290) m. Isabella (1234–1268)
  1. 1. William Cotton 1265–1320 m. Joan 1269–
    1. 1. William Cotton 1295–1380 m. Isabella 1302–1350
      1. 1. Edmund Cotton 1330–1377 m. Katherine 1334–1398
        1. 1. William Cotton 1350–1405 m. Agnes Ridware 1339–1434

William Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1230
1230
Birth of William Cotton in Cotton,,Cheshire,England
Cotton,,Cheshire,England
1290
1290
Age 60
Death of William Cotton in Cotton, Shropshire, England
Cotton, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1230
    Event Place: Cotton,,Cheshire,England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1290
    Event Place: Cotton, Shropshire, England

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