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William L Cotton 1410 – 1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1410

Birth Location: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: May 22, 1455

Death Location: Killed at St. Albans

Father: Walter Cotton

Mother: Joan Rede

Spouse(s): Alice Abbott

Children(s): Walter COTTEN, William COTTEN, Andrew COTTEN, Sir Cotton, Elizabeth Greystoke, Lady Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Audrey Cotton, Clement Cotton, Joan Cotton, William Coton, Lady Cotton, Ethelreda Cotton, Edmund Cotton

William L Cotton was born in 1410 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Walter Cotton and Joan Rede. William L Cotton married Alice Abbott, and had children including Walter COTTEN, William DE COTTEN, Andrew DE COTTEN, Sir Edmund Cotton, Elizabeth Greystoke, Lady Ethelreda Cotton, Thomas (Sir) Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Audrey Cotton, Clement Cotton, Joan Cotton, William Coton, Lady Joan Cotton, Ethelreda Audrey Cotton, Edmund Cotton. William L Cotton passed away in 1455 in Killed at St. Albans.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • William L Cotton was born in 1410 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Walter Cotton and Joan Rede.
  • William L Cotton married Alice Abbott, and had children including Walter COTTEN, William DE COTTEN, Andrew DE COTTEN, Sir Edmund Cotton, Elizabeth Greystoke, Lady Ethelreda Cotton, Thomas (Sir) Cotton, Catherine Cotton, Audrey Cotton, Clement Cotton, Joan Cotton, William Coton, Lady Joan Cotton, Ethelreda Audrey Cotton, Edmund Cotton.
  • William L Cotton passed away in 1455 in Killed at St. Albans.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cotton's Ancestors

Self
William Cotton
1410 – 1455
Birth Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Walter Cotton
1369 – 1445
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Joan Rede
1380 – 1445
Checkenden,oxfordshire,england
Grandparents
John Rede
1350 – 1404
Oxfordshire, England
Cecilia Harlyngrugge
1343 – 1428
Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cotton's Descendants

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William (L) Cotton (09 Jun 1410 – May 22, 1455) m. Alice Abbott (1424 – Nov 21, 1473)
  1. 1. Walter COTTEN (1422 – )
  2. 2. William (DE) COTTEN (1426 – 1461)
  3. 3. Andrew (DE) COTTEN (1428 – )
  4. 4. Sir (Edmund) Cotton (1430 – WFT Est. 1437-1536)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Greystoke (1446 – 10 May 1504)
  6. 6. Lady (Ethelreda) Cotton (1441 – 1505)
  7. 7. Thomas ((Sir)) Cotton (1439 – 30 Jul 1499)
  8. 8. Catherine Cotton (09 May 1446 – 16 Jun 1494) m. Thomas Heigham (1431 – )
    1. 1. Anne Heigham
  9. 9. Audrey Cotton (9 May 1446 – 16 June 1494)
  10. 10. Clement Cotton (1448 – Oct 14, 1559)
  11. 11. Joan Cotton (1449 – aft 1515)
  12. 12. William Coton (1450 – 1461) m. Mary
    1. 1. William Cotten ( – abt 1679)
  13. 13. Lady (Joan) Cotton (1452 – 1490)
  14. 14. Ethelreda (Audrey) Cotton (May 09, 1446 – Jun 16, 1494)
  15. 15. Edmund Cotton (1449 – )

William Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1410
09 Jun 1410
Birth of William L Cotton in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
1455
May 22, 1455
Age 45
Death of William L Cotton in Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 45
Death of William L Cotton in Battle of St. Albans
Battle of St. Albans
1455
May 22, 1455
Age 45
Death of William L Cotton in Killed at St. Albans
Killed at St. Albans

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1410
    Event Place: Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Aug 02, 1455
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 22, 1455
    Event Place: Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 4
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: Battle of St. Albans

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 22, 1455
    Event Place: Killed at St. Albans

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landwade, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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