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Personal data Sir William Cotton 

  • He was born on June 9, 1420 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • He died on May 22, 1455 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, he was 34 years old.
  • He is buried on May 22, 1455 in Landwade, Suffolk, England.
  • A child of Walter Cotton
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir William Cotton

He had a relationship with Alice Abbot.


Child(ren):

  1. Joan Cotton  ± 1440-???? 
  2. Edmund Cotton  ± 1436-????
  3. Thomas de Cotton  1439-1499
  4. Edward Cotton  1440-????
  5. Joyce Joan Cotton  1445-1530 
  6. Catherine Cotton  1446-1494
  7. Audrey Cotton  1446-1505
  8. Elizabeth Cotton  1446-????
  9. Robert Cotton  1447-????
  10. Clement Cotton  1448-1500
  11. Thomas Cotton  1449-1499
  12. Edmund Cotton  1449-????
  13. William Cotton  1450-1461
  14. Andrew Cotton  1450-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Cotton

John Cotton
1365-> 1394
Bridgett Grace
1365-????
Walter Cotton
1389-1445

William Cotton
1420-1455


Alice Abbot
1405-1473

Joan Cotton
± 1440-????
Edmund Cotton
± 1436-????
Thomas de Cotton
1439-1499
Edward Cotton
1440-????
Joyce Joan Cotton
1445-1530
Catherine Cotton
1446-1494
Audrey Cotton
1446-1505
Elizabeth Cotton
1446-????
Robert Cotton
1447-????
Clement Cotton
1448-1500
Thomas Cotton
1449-1499
Edmund Cotton
1449-????
William Cotton
1450-1461
Andrew Cotton
1450-????

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Birthday June 9, 1420

  • Gravin Jacoba (Beiers Huis) was from 1417 till 1433 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1420: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 25 » Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.
    • June 7 » Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli.
    • July 14 » Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.
    • September 1 » A 9.4 MS-strong earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunamis in Chile as well as Hawaii and Japan.
    • October 28 » Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed.
    • December 1 » Henry V of England enters Paris.

Day of death May 22, 1455

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1455: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 23 » Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
    • May 1 » Battle of Arkinholm, Royal forces end the Black Douglas hegemony in Scotland.
    • May 22 » Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.


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