Anna Maria (Tilney) Cotton (1800 - 1882)

Born 21 Mar 1800 in Witham, Essex, England

Wife of Francis Cotton — married 15 Jan 1821 in Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1882 at age 82 in Kelvedon, Glamorgan district, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

Anna Maria Tilney was born 21 March 1800 at Witham Essex, England. She was the daughter of John Shelton Tilney and Susanna (—) Tilney. ^[1]

Francis Cotton married Anna Maria Tilney 15 January 1821 at Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England. ^[2]

Francis Cotton and Anna Maria (Tilney) Cotton had 5 children born in England:^[3]

1. Henry Cotton born 21 January 1821 Society of Friends QM, Surrey, England
2. Francis Cotton born 01 March 1822 Society of Friends QM, Surrey, England
3. Anna Maria Cotton born 20 December 1823 Society of Friends QM, Surrey, England
4. Thomas Cotton born 26 November 1825 England Society of Friends QM, Middlesex, England
5. Mary Cotton born 23 December 1827 Society of Friends QM, Middlesex, England

Francis and Anna and their children emigrated from England to Tasmania in 1828. Refer to Obituary of Francis Cotton

Anna Maria (Tilney) Cotton age 82 passed away 24 September 1882 at Kelvedon, near Swansea, Tasmania, Australia. ^[4]

Death Notice

"Family Notices" The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) 26 September 1882: Page 1 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9017903>.

Deaths.

COTTON.—On September 24, in the 83rd year of her age, Anna Maria, wife of Francis Cotton, of Kelvedon, near Swansea.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKY-STL : 11 December 2014), Anna Maria Tilney, 21 Mar 1800, Birth; citing p. 35, Witham, Essex, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London. Anna Maria Tilney |Event Type Birth |Birth Date 21 Mar 1800 |Birthplace Witham, Essex |Father's Name John Shelton Tilney |Mother's Name Susanna Tilney |Affiliate Publication Number RG6_0054
2. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2HY-2XJ : 10 February 2018), Francis Cotton and Anna Maria Tilney, 15 Jan 1821; citing Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 596,923, 801,578, 801,579, 801,580, 801,581, 801,582, 801,583, 801,584, 801,585. Francis Cotton |Spouse's Name Anna Maria Tilney |Event Date 15 Jan 1821 |Event Place Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England|
3. ↑ Family Search Indexing Project (Batch) Number C00979-3 & C00979-4
4. ↑ Death: Linc Tas Search Cotton, Anna Maria |Record Type: Deaths | Gender: Female |Age: 82 |Date of death: 24 Sep 1882 |Registered: Glamorgan |Registration year: 1882 |Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1164700 |Resource: RGD35/1/51 no 309|

See also:

• Death: "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-MHMP : 3 October 2018), Anna Maria Cotton, 24 Sep 1882; citing Death 24 Sep 1882, Glamorgan District, Tasmania, Australia, line #79188, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,145. Anna Maria Cotton |Event Type Death |Event Date 24 Sep 1882 |Event Place Glamorgan District, Tasmania, Australia |Gender Female |Age 82 |Birth Year (Estimated) 1800

• Mentioned in Obituary for her husband: "OBITUARY." The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) 23 April 1883: Page 3 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9014831>.

• Australian Dictionary of Biography Cotton, Francis (1801–1883) by Mary Bartram Trott (This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, (MUP), 1966)

• Anna Maria Tilney mentioned in the record of Rachael Cotton: "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT6T-4DC : 11 December 2014), Anna Maria Tilney in entry for Rachael Cotton, ; citing , TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA; FHL microfilm 1,368,244. Anna Maria Tilney |Sex Female |Husband Francis Cotton |Daughter Rachael Cotton |Other information in the record of Rachael Cotton from Australia Births and Baptisms |Name Rachael Cotton |Gender Female |Birth Date 29 Jan 1842 |Birthplace , TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA |Father's Name Francis Cotton |Mother's Name Anna Maria Tilney