Son of
W.P. 'Bill' Richardson's Great Aunt, Mary
Lee
John was born on
12th November 1889, the second child of Harry Doyle
Cotton and his wife Mary (nee Lee). His birth was
registered in the Camberwell Registration District.
He was a year old when the census of 1891 was taken and
was recorded with his family at 39 Arbuthnot Road, St.
Paul, Deptford. His Dad, Harry was 25 and his occupation
was listed as an assistant wool valuer. Mam, Mary was 27
and she was working as an assistant teacher. John had a
brother, Harry Evelyn, aged two and there was also a
general domestic servant, Anne E Cotton, who was born in
Suffolk. Anne may have been a relation and she probably
looked after the children when Mary was at work.
He was recorded on the census of 1901, with his family
at 20 Erlanger Road, Deptford, aged 11. His Dad, Harry,
was not at home for the census, nor was his older
brother, who was also called Harry.
Mum, Mary, was counted in the house, she was 37 and
worked as a teacher. John's younger sister Edith was
counted too and she was 9. John's older
brother, Harry died in 1902, aged 14.
John went to live in Spain and in 1919 married Hilda
Reid. They had two children John Doyle
(born 1920) and Margaret Evelyne (born 1922), they were
both born in Spain. John's wife, Hilda
died in 1984, she was 84 years old. and her death was
registered in the Surrey North Western Registration
District. John died on 17th November 1975
aged 86. His death was registered in the Richmond
on Thames Registration District. |
