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William was born in 1410 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.1   William's father was Walter Cotton and his mother was Joan Rede.  His paternal grandparents were John Cotton and Bridget Grace; his maternal grandparents were John Rede and Cecilia Harlyngrugge. He had three brothers named Thomas, Edmund and Walter.  He was the oldest of the four children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named John, Clement and Joan.  He died at the age of 45 on May 22nd, 1455 in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England.1 


William's family with Alice Abbott

‌William and Alice were married in a religious ceremony in 1445 in Lanwade, Cambridgeshire, England.1   They had six sons and five daughters, named Thomas, William, Andrew, Edmund, John, Robert, Ethelreda, Catherine, Elizabeth, Joan and Ethelreda.

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