Albert
Cotton
Born in Longton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of John Cotton
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
John Alfred Cotton
Husband of
Geraldine Florence (Cookman) Cotton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Harriott Susannah (Whitlock) Cotton
— married
1888 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Annie Myra (Cotton) Symonds and Sarah Lillian Cotton
Died
at age 63
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2022
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Albert Cotton was born in Staffordshire, England.
Biography
Born at Cheadle, Staffordshire, England, [1]Albert was the son of John Cotton & Sarah Bettany.
Albert is found living at Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire with his parents and 3 sisters in 1871[2]and in Caverswall, Staffordshire, England with his paternal grandmother, Ann Blurton, and 2 siblings on the 1881 census.[3]
He immigrated to Canada about 1882[4] and married Harriott Susannah Whitlock at Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1888 and lived at Lethbridge, Alberta.[5] Harriett died April 1, 1895 at Lethbridge, Alberta[6] and Albert remarried to Geraldine Florence Cookman and had 5 children.
They moved to British Columbia in 1903[7] at Vancouver, British Columbia in 1911 with 4 children and a servant.[8]
Albert founded and operated the Cotton Shingle Mill, in South Vancouver.[9][10] He died in 1926 at Vancouver, British Columbia[11] and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery[12]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2616-XFR : 1 October 2014), Albert Cotton, 1863; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDDH-8WN : 25 June 2022), Albert Cotton in entry for John Cotton, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-XRFN : 13 December 2017), Albert Cotton, Caverswall, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 2746/39, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,938.
- ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-99SV : 16 March 2018), Albert Cotton, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW5T-165 : 4 August 2016), Albert Cotton, Lethbridge, Alberta, Territories, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148227.
- ↑ Lethbridge News Apr 3,1895 Obit Harriett Susannah (Whitlock) Cotton died Apr.1,1895. Lethbridge, Ab (W01) from Lawrence Otis. http://whitlockfamilyassociation.com.s3.amazonaws.com/newsletters/2017.03nws.pdf Accessed 17 Nov 2022.
- ↑ News Clipping. "Albert Cotton, Well-Known Church Worker, Passes Away Saturday." The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 14 Jun 1926, page 19. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113233713/obituary-for-albert-cotton/ Accessed 17 Nov 2022.
- ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-99SV : 16 March 2018), Albert Cotton, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
- ↑ News Clipping. "Albert Cotton of Vancouver Died: Funeral To-day; Was Pioneer Mill Man of Terminal City." Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 14 Jun 1926, page 18. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113233596/obituary-for-albert-cotton/ Accessed 17 Nov 2022.
- ↑ News Clipping. "Fire Destroys Big Sawmill: Hundred-Thousand-Dollar Blaze Wipes Out Albert Cotton Plant." The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 30 Jun 1926, Page 28. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113233688/the-province/ Accessed 17 Nov 2022.
- ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL24-TV6 : 8 November 2017), Albert Cotton, 1926.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Albert Cotton (26 Apr 1863–12 Jun 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #177447937, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Rockies Graver (contributor 47413179) .
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