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Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Cotton, Q.C.
1821 - 1892

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• Prefix	Rt. Hon. Sir
  Suffix	Q.C.
  Birth	20 May 1821	Leytonstone, Essex, England
  	Born at Walwood House, Leytonstone. Date and place from Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com). Date from Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, The Anne of Exeter Volume, p. 442 (ancestry.com).
  Gender	Male
  Education	Abt 1838	Eton, Buckingham, England
  	Eton College
  	From Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com).
  Education	1843-1846	London, London, England
  	Lincoln's Inn
  	From Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com).
  Census	30 Mar 1851	London (St. George Hanover Square), Middlesex, England
  	UK
  	as Henry Cotton / Son / unmarried / age 29 / occupation Barrister [preceding word crossed out] Not Known / birthplace Essex Leyton / living at 17 Dover Street, Mayfair, with parents William and Sarah Cotton, brother William Charles Cotton, sisters Phoebe and Agnes Cotton, 8 servants.
  Education	1839-1852	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
  	Christ Church College, Oxford University (B.A. 1843)
  	From Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com). Cotton, (Sir) Henry, 2s. William, of Leyton, Essex, arm. CHRIST CHURCH, matric. 15 May, 1839, aged 17; student 1839-1852, B.A. 1843, M.A. 1845, created D.C.L., 30 Oct., 1877, of Forest Mere, Sussex, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 29 Jan., 1846, Q.C. 15 Dec., 1866, bencher 11 Jan., 1867, P.C. 1877, lord justice of Appeal since 1877, standing counsel to the University 1872. See Foster's Men at the Bar. FromFoster, Joseph. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 and Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714. Oxford: Parker and Co., 1888-1892 (ancestry.com).
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Hastings, Sussex, England
  	UK
  	as Henry Cotton / Son / married / age 39 / occupation Barrister in Actual Practice / birthplace Essex Leytonstone / living at 2 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, with parents William and Sarah Cotton, wife Clemence E Cotton, brother Arthur B Cotton, sister Agnes Cotton, nephew Theodore D Acland, son Edward Cotton, daughter Clemence M Cotton, son Henry S Cotton, daughter Phoebe Cotton, 7 servants.
  Census	2 Apr 1871	London (Paddington), Middlesex, England
  	UK
  	as Henry Cotton / Head / married / age 49 / occupation L.C. in Practice. Landowner / birthplace Essex Leytonstone / living at 10 Sussex Square, St John Paddington, with wife Climena E Cotton, sons Edward, Arthur W and Alfred E Cotton, daughters Climena M, Phoebe and Edith M Cotton, 6 servants.
  Appointed	1872	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
  	Standing counsel to the University of Oxford
  	From Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com).
  Honorary Degree	1877	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
  	D.C.L., Oxford University
  	From Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com).
  Title	1877	England
  	Knighthood
  Census	3 Apr 1881	London (Paddington), Middlesex, England
  	UK
  	as Henry Cotton / Head / married / age 59 / occupation Right Hbl Lord Justice of Appeal / birthplace Essex Leytonstone / living at 10 Sussex Square, Paddington, with wife Clemence E Cotton, daughters Clemence M and Phoebe Cotton, 7 servants.
  Occupation	1877-1890	England
  	Lord Justice in the Court of Appeal
  	From Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 4, p. 1247 (ancestry.com) and Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com).
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Trotton, Sussex, England
  	UK
  	as Henry Cotton / Head / married / age 69 / occupation Retired Judge / employer / birthplace Essex Leytonstone / living at Forest Mere, Trotton (Milland), with sons Henry Streatfield and Hugh Benjamin Cotton, daughter Edith Mary Cotton, 7 servants.
  Died	22 Feb 1892	Forest Mere nr Liphook, Hampshire, England
  	Died at Forest Mere, near Liphook, Hampshire. Date and place from Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com). Death notice in The Times, Thursday, 25 Feb 1892, p.1, reads: On the 22d Feb., at his residence, Forest Mere, Liphook, Hampshire, suddenly, after some weeks' illness, the Right Hon. SIR HENRY COTTON, sometime a Lord Justice of Appeal, aged 70.
  Will proved	21 Apr 1892	London, Middlesex, England
  	England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 (ancestry.com) gives: 1892. / COTTON the Right Honourable Sir Henry of Forest Mere Liphook Hants knight formerly a Lord Justice of Appeal died 22 February 1892 Probate London 21 April to the Reverend Arthur Benjamin Cotton clerk and Reginald Brodie Dyke Acland barrister-at-law Effects £59144 0s. 4d.
  _UID	0C207E5C31CE4F01824EBC00BBECC9CF2020
  Buried	Trotton, Sussex, England
  	Buried in Milland churchyard. Place from Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com).
  Person ID	I7564	Halhed Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	William Cotton, Q.C., J.P., D.L.,   b. 12 Sep 1786, London (London), Middlesex, England ,   d. 1 Dec 1866, Leyton, Essex, England
  Mother	Sarah Lane,   b. 31 May 1790, London (London), Middlesex, England ,   d. 22 Dec 1872
  Married	3 Feb 1812	Leyton, Essex, England
  Family ID	F2965	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Clemence Elizabeth Streatfeild,   b. 14 Jul 1831, Westerham, Kent, England ,   d. 12 May 1891, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England
  Married	16 Aug 1853	Westerham, Kent, England
  	Year from Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 22 Supplement, p. 492 (ancestry.com). England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 (ancestry.com) gives: Name: Clemence Elizabeth Streatfield / Year of Registration: 1853 / Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep / District: Sevenoaks / County: Kent / Volume: 2a / Page: 545. Marriage notice in Manchester Times, issue 501, Saturday, 20 August 1853, reads: On the 16th inst. at Westerham, Kent, by the Rev. John Streatfeild, Henry Cotton, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, to Clemence Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Streatfeild, of Chart's Edge, in the same county.
  Children	1. Unnamed Cotton,   b. 14 May 1854, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. 14 May 1854, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England   2. Edward Cotton,   b. 13 Sep 1855, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. 18 Feb 1881, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England   3. Clemence Margaret Cotton,   b. 11 Oct 1856, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. Abt Jun 1902, Southwark, Surrey, England   4. Henry Streatfeild Cotton,   b. 12 May 1858, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. 22 May 1928, Westerham, Kent, England   5. Phoebe Cotton,   b. 23 Jan 1860, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Capt. Arthur William Cotton,   b. 10 Jul 1861, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. 25 Oct 1897, Beira, Mozambique   7. Charles Cotton,   b. 13 Dec 1862, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. 13 Dec 1862, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England   8. Alfred Ernest Cotton,   b. 13 Jul 1864, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Edith Mary Cotton,   b. 22 Jun 1868, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. Abt Mar 1902, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England   10. Hugh Benjamin Cotton,   b. 17 May 1871, London (Paddington), Middlesex, England ,   d. 22 Oct 1895, Davos-Platz, Switzerland
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2010
  Family ID	F2961	Group Sheet