The Cottons of Grundisburgh (ePub)

During the 1800s, several Cotton families lived in Grundisburgh, a village of about 800 residents in rural Suffolk, England. The Cottons of Grundisburgh tells the story of nearly 300 members of this dynasty. Drawn from online genealogy records, author interviews with family members, and more than fifty other sources, this book contains not only the usual genealogical information, but also narrative stories of these Cotton ancestors. These engaging tales identify the major changes and challenges in their lives, while adeptly bringing real people to life. Learn the fascinating stories of many Cotton family members. Did Frederick Cotton, a London police sergeant, help investigate the nearby murders of Jack the Ripper in 1888? Why did Fred Cotton travel the Australian Outback, arranging fuel dumps for pilots? How did Alice 'Gladys' (nee Cotton) Zombolas end up being buried in Illinois after dying in Buenos Aires? How did twin sisters get named Mary Margaret and Margaret Mary? Read about three intrepid, single Cotton sisters in their 20s who emigrated to South Africa and the first industrial entrepreneur in Grundisburgh. Follow the lives of the first Cottons who emigrated to America. This book contains not only timelines and portions of the Cotton family tree to help the reader trace people's relationships over time. It also includes more than 25 images, some dating back to the 1800s, to help the reader visualize the settings important to their Cotton family ancestors. The carefully documented information in Cottons of Grundisburgh is useful not only to genealogy researchers of the Cotton family heritage, but also provides a rich overview of 250 years of history as descendants of the family leave their rural English roots and spread out around the globe.