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William Landwade Cotton 1410 – 1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1410

Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 20 MAY 1455

Death Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (KILLED)

Father: Walter London

Mother: Joan Rede

Spouse(s): Ann Abbott

Children(s): Etheldreda Cotton

The story of William Landwade Cotton Esq. began in 1410 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England. William Landwade Cotton Esq. married Ann Abbott, and had children including Etheldreda Audrey Cotton. William Landwade Cotton Esq. passed away in 1455 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (KILLED).

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Biography

  • The story of William Landwade Cotton Esq. began in 1410 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • William Landwade Cotton Esq. married Ann Abbott, and had children including Etheldreda Audrey Cotton.
  • William Landwade Cotton Esq. passed away in 1455 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (KILLED).

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter London
1389 – 1445
Birth Location: Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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Joan Rede
1380 – 1445
Birth Location: Checkenden, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Abbott
1424 – 1473
Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Etheldreda Cotton
1454 – 1485
Birth Location: Grafton, Worcestershire, England
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William Cotton's Ancestors

Self
William Cotton
1410 – 1455
Birth Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Walter Cotton, Sheriff of London
1389 – 1445
Cotton Hall,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Joan Rede
1380 – 1445
Checkenden, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Cotton,) MP
1365 – 1395
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret Grace
1336 – 1436
Suffolk, England
John (Rede) (Reade\Reed\Reede)
1340 – 1404
Bledlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Cecilia (Harlyngrugge) Rede
1343 – 1428
Checkenden, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Grace
1335 – 1380
Bridgett Grace
1329 – 1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cotton's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Thomas Talbot (1560 – 16 DEC 1612) m. Joanne Rushe (9 JAN 1564 – 7 APR 1604)

William Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1410
1410
Birth of William Landwade Cotton Esq. in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
1455
20 MAY 1455
Age 45
Death of William Landwade Cotton Esq. in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (KILLED)
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (KILLED)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1410
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1455
    Event Place: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (KILLED)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lanwade
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