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William Cotton 1450 – 1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1461

Death Location: Battle St Albans, , War Roses, England

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Alice Abbott

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Children(s):

In 1450, William Cotton entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William Cotton and Alice Ann Abbott. William Cotton passed away in 1461 in Battle St Albans, , War Roses, England.

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Biography

  • In 1450, William Cotton entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William Cotton and Alice Ann Abbott.
  • William Cotton passed away in 1461 in Battle St Albans, , War Roses, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cotton's Ancestors

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William Cotton
1450 – 1461
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Cotton
1420 – 1455
Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice (Ann) Abbott
1405 – 1473
Landwade, Forest Heath, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Walter Cotton
1376 – 1445
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Joane Reade
1380 – 1445
Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England
John (Symond) Abbott
1381 – 1443
Northamptonshire, England
Agnes Elmrye
1380 –
England.
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1336 – 1393
Bridget Grace
1336 – 1383
John Reade
1350 – 1404
Cecilia Harlyngrugge
1343 – 1428
Richard Abbott
1300 – 1385
Agnes Bette
1303 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1335 – 1391
Alice Hastings
1335 – 1400
Richard Grace
1335 – 1403
Bridget Grace
1332 –
Thomas Reade
1300 – 1360
Margery Chillingham
1319 – 1380
William Harlyngrugge
1315 – 1393
Alice Marmion
1321 – 1367
Robert Abbott
1265 – 1308
Eva Abbott
1265 – 1311

William Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Cotton in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1461
1461
Age 11
Death of William Cotton in Battle St Albans, , War Roses, England
Battle St Albans, , War Roses, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Battle St Albans, , War Roses, England

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