Peerage Record – 24704

     Major Francis Brian Egerton Cotton was born on 14 July 1916.¹ He was the son of Gilbert Francis Egerton Cotton and Nora Williams.² He married Ruth Margery Stratton, daughter of Richard Stratton, on 28 April 1955.¹ He died on 16 September 1989 at age 73 at Carlisle, Cumberland, England.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.¹

     Richard Stratton lived at Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     Ruth Margery Stratton is the daughter of Richard Stratton.² She married Major Francis Brian Egerton Cotton, son of Gilbert Francis Egerton Cotton and Nora Williams, on 28 April 1955.¹
     She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ From 28 April 1955, her married name became Cotton.

     Charles Egerton Cotton was born on 26 August 1958.¹ He is the son of Major Francis Brian Egerton Cotton and Ruth Margery Stratton.²

     Helen Viola Egerton Cotton was born on 3 October 1917.¹ She is the daughter of Gilbert Francis Egerton Cotton and Nora Williams.² She married, firstly, Captain Sir John Hargreaves Pigott-Brown, 2nd Bt., son of Captain Gordon Hargreaves Brown and Editha Ivy Pigott, on 6 April 1940.¹ She married, secondly, Captain Charles Raymond Radclyffe, son of Raymond Augustus Edward Radclyffe and Grace Macarthy Forsyth, on 20 April 1948.¹
     From 6 April 1940, her married name became Pigott-Brown. From 20 April 1948, her married name became Radclyffe.¹

     Captain Sir John Hargreaves Pigott-Brown, 2nd Bt. was born on 16 August 1913.² He was the son of Captain Gordon Hargreaves Brown and Editha Ivy Pigott.² He married Helen Viola Egerton Cotton, daughter of Gilbert Francis Egerton Cotton and Nora Williams, on 6 April 1940.¹ He died on 25 December 1942 at age 29 at Tunisia^G, killed in action.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Brown, of Broome Hall, Holmwood, Surrey [U.K., 1903] on 12 March 1922.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.² He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Sarah Radclyffe was born in 1950.¹ She is the daughter of Captain Charles Raymond Radclyffe and Helen Viola Egerton Cotton.²
     She was a film producer in 1980.¹ She lived in 2003 at 15 Shirlock Road, London, England^G.¹

     Violet Mary Egerton Cotton was born on 11 May 1883.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Egerton Cotton and Helen Louisa Muriel Mostyn-Owen.² She died on 2 August 1967 at age 84, unmarried.¹

     Archibald Mateer married Olivia Isabella Smythe, daughter of Colonel James Smythe, before 1907.¹ He died before 1907.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Louth.¹ He lived at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland^G.²

     Cuthbert S. Bengough Ricketts married Emily Letitia Georgina Parnell, daughter of John Henry Parnell and Delia Tudor Stewart, after 1883.¹