COTGROVE FAMILY HISTORY
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Contents.
·
Latest Family News.
·
Last Christmas Newsletter (2004). ***UPDATED***
· Back Copies of
Christmas Newsletters.
· A Short History of
the Cotgroves of Leigh.
· Draft of the Book
on the Family.
· Part One. The Social History of Leigh on Sea, Essex,
England.
· Part
Two. The History of the Cotgrove
Family.
· Part
Three. The 1841 Census Return for the
Cotgrove Family.
· Part
Four. Migrants and Accidents
· The
Cotgrove Family Tree.
· More about Norman
Holding.
· Distribution Map 1901
· The Guest
Book. Please click here
Warning.
A certain William Pince Publishers is sending out letters
offering “ The Cotgrove Family Chronicle” for about £34.00. This is a simple list of Cotgrove names and contains
no details of the true family history. To read more put “William Pince” in
Google. (or click here:-
http://www.marchington.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/warning.htm
)
DNA Test Project.
In conjunction with Bill Cotgreave of New York who is registered
as a One-Name–Study for the names COTGRAVE/COTGREAVE we have recently carried
out a DNA Test Project to resolve the problem of a possible common origin for all three surnames. (See The History of
the Cotgrove Family. Part 2 for details of this possible connection and Notes on DNA).
The results of this Project are now available and can be studied
in detail at :-http://www.familytreedna.com/public/cotgreave/.
and dnaresults.html
These show that there is no, and never was any connection between
the Cotgroves of Leigh and the Cotgreaves/Cotgraves of Cheshire.
My thanks to all the volunteers who provided the test samples, at
their own expence, to settle this uncertainty for once and for all.
Having shown that the Cotgroves are not connected with the Cheshire
families no further volunteers are required from the Cotgroves.
Christmas News Letter 2004. (Free of charge to all Cotgroves and their
descendents).
The Christmas 2004 Newsletter was dispatched to all Cotgroves
known to me. If you did not get a copy
please E-mail me and you will be placed on the list. A version will be
found on this Web Site. Click for 2004 Newsletter.
If you DID NOT receive a copy make sure you register NOW and have
your name added to the Mailing List ready for the 2005 Newsletter – out by
Christmas 2005.
Just E-mail me.
1901 Census.
This is now available on the Internet and I have begun the
analysis of the results. The index
contains many errors and omissions but I have found several “new”
Cotgroves to place in their rightful place on the tree being the total
at that time in England and Wales to 234. See Christmas 2003
Newsletter.
1841 Census.
Part Three of the Book
contains details of the Cotgroves in Leigh at the time of the 1841 Census. A Table included in this part shows all known
members of the Family at that date and this Table now appears on the web
site. (Click here to view
it but you must have an Acrobat Reader, which can be down loaded free of
charge.
Henry John’s Shipmates.
As you know Henry John
Cotgrove was on HMS Cambridge during the 1840s ( SeeThe
First Wave of Migrants.htm#sailorhenry).
I have recently heard from a lady whose own ancestor also served on that
ship at the same time. She has letters
from her sailor and I hope to be able to give extracts from these shortly.
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