Charles Sylvester Cotter (1887 - 1977)

Born 19 Mar 1887 in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica

Died 17 Jul 1977 at age 90 in Cross Roads, Saint Andrew, Jamaica

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Biography

Charles Sylvester Cotter was born on March 19, 1887 in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica, the son of Sylvester Cotter and Julia Cover. ^[1]

He served with the Canada Overseas Expeditionary Force, 170th Battalion, in WW I. ^[2]

On 13 Aug 1923, he married Emily Norma Kathleen Wright (1891–1980). ^[3]

Charles died on July 17, 1977 in Cross Roads, Saint Andrew, Jamaica, aged 90. ^[4]

Research Notes

According to secondary sources, Charles is the g-grandson of John Cover, through the following line:

• John Cover (1792–1852) m. Mary Jane Hall (1795–1837);
  • Charles Samuel Cover (1828-1885) m. Elizabeth Gallimore Wallace (1828–1905);
    • Sylvester Cotter (1852–1935) m. Alice Julia Esther Cover (1863–1942);
      • Charles Sylvester Cotter m. Emily Norma Kathleen Wright.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999"
   citing Line: 520; Digital film/folder number: 004006246_006_M9DJ-8R4; FHL microfilm: 1389176; Image number: 166; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: XF1V-H8G (accessed 14 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-61VS-9J6
   Charles Sylvester Cotter born on 19 Mar 1887, son of Sylvester Cotter & Julia Cover, in Saint Ann’s Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica.
2. ↑ Military: "Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918"
   Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry ca Record 1086 #380126 (subscription required, accessed 14 February 2024)
   Name: Charles Sylvester Cotter; Age: 27; Birth Date: 19 Mar 1887; Birth Location: Jamaica, British West Indies; Residence: Annex; Military Date: 1914-1918; Sibling: Gladys Cotter; Next of Kin: Gladys Cotter; Next of Kin Relationship: Sister; Regiment Number: 681093.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940"
   Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 639
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry ca Record 7921 #3739736 (subscription required, accessed 14 February 2024)
   Charles Sylvester Cotter (36) marriage to Emily Norma Kathleen Wright on 13 Aug 1923 in York, Ontario, Canada.
4. ↑ Death: "Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007235125_010_M99J-YS1; FHL microfilm: 001768922; Image number: 549
   FamilySearch Record: QVSP-5V87 (accessed 14 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8948-X819
   Charles Cotter death 13 Sep 1977 (age 90) in Crossroads, Saint Andrew, Jamaica.