See also
Husband:
John William Cotton (1905-1985)
Wife:
Muriel May Rudd (1912-2000)
Children:
Marriage:
Q1 1933
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
painter and decorator4
Occupation:
wood worker5
Birth:
20 Sep 1905
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 5)
2 Normans Yard, George Street, Harwich, Essex, England6
son living in two rooms with his parents John and Alice, and sister Kate. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 15 yrs 9 mns)
18 Curve Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5
unmarried son out of work but previously a scourer (wood work) for Wrinch & Son Rustic Woodworks of Portman Road and living with his mother Alice, and sisters Kathleen and Louisa. Born in St. Margarets Ipswich
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 34)
174 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4
a married painter and decorator living with his wife Muriel, son Robert, and a closed record (presumably daughter Betty). Born on 20th September 1905
Death:
Dec 1985 (age 80)
New Forest "Registration District", Hampshire, England3
Muriel May Rudd, 1940, age 27
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
6 Dec 1912
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 26)
174 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband John, son Robert, and a closed record (presumably daughter Betty). Born on 6th December 1912
Death:
Apr 2000 (age 87)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England8
Son: Robert John Cotton, 1940, age 2
Name:
Sex:
Male
Nickname:
Bob
Spouse:
Birth:
27 May 1938
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 1)
174 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4
under school age and living with his parents John and Muriel, and a closed record (presumably sister Betty). Born on 27th May 1938
Death:
15 May 2009 (age 70)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England10 12 13 11
Cause: suddenly but peacefully
Funeral:
1 Jun 2009
Hadleigh Baptist Chapel, George Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, England11
at 2:00 p.m. aged 70, dearest husband of Val and dad of Jayne, Ann and Julian. A much loved grandad and great grandad
Burial:
1 Jun 2009
Hadleigh Cemetery, Coram Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, England11
Probate:
14 Jul 2009
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13
grant and will, died 15th May 2009
It appears that John and Muriel must have divorced and Muriel married Reginald J W Chittock (c1906-1966) in Ipswich in 1950, then Reginald G Jay in Ipswich in 1967, and Robert Thomas Burnett (1906-1991) in Ipswich in 1977.14 15 16 17 18
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1933 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1407. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1905 quarter:4 volume:4a page:990. Cit. Date: 24 July 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). New Forest 1985 quarter:4 register:1285 volume:20 page:411. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6610B page:2 line:37 letter code:TVOJ. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece: registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:26 schedule:269. Cit. Date: 5 August 2022.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10251 class:RG78 piece:540 registration district:197 sub-district:3 enumeration district:5 schedule:329. Cit. Date: 24 July 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1912 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1999. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 2000 quarter:2 district:7471D register:D26B entry:101 date:0400. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1938 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1596. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 2009 quarter:2 district:7471A register:1A006 entry:71. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/family-notices/in-memoriam/robert-bob-cotton-339534. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
FindMyPast England and Wales Deaths 2007-2024, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 2009 no:3072945. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1950 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1669. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1966 quarter:2 volume:4b page:917. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1967 quarter:2 volume:4b page:1954. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
Ibid. Ipswich 1977 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2648. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1991 quarter:2 register:591 volume:10 page:2597. Cit. Date: 25 July 2022.