The D'Arcy Archive
1716–1787

Edward Cotton

Edward Cotton 1716–1787 direct line · generation 10
married Elizabeth b. 1720 tree · direct line
written in a record this archive has read from the family tree, untested

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The record

Born 15 SEP 1716 Ashton Underhill, Gloucester, England
Died 31 DEC 1787 Ashton under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

direct line · generation 10 counting back from the present day

Family

Parents

Lydia Lyon · Edward Cotton

Married

Elizabeth · 1741 at Ashton, Underhill, Gloucestershire, England

Children

Catherine Cotton (1746–1778)

Where this comes from

No relationship on this page has been checked against a record. Everything here is what the family tree says, which is a claim and not a source. How claims are labelled →

Every entry naming Edward Cotton in the register →

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Others of the same name

This family reuses forenames relentlessly. These are different people, kept apart on purpose rather than merged into one. Why →

Everywhere Edward appears in this archive

Every page of this site that writes about Edward Cotton, gathered automatically — 1 in total. This is the same evidence as the rest of the archive, brought together in one place.

How Far Back

…er 1679 — reached through Hannah Saniger, Miriam Wakefield's mother, on the Bristol side. Edward Cotton , born at Ashton-under-Hill, Gloucestershire, 6 January 1687. Lydia Lyon , born at Market Drayton, Shropshire, 3 March 1683. Will…

Sources attached in the tree

  • Guthrie Web Site — Edward Cotton
  • Our Huge Family Tree — Edward Cotton

These are the citations the family tree carries. Where this archive has checked one against the original, it says so on the relevant page. Method →

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