Family tree
William Henry Cottell (1827 - 1920)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1891
Materials
Paper
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Cotehele, Cornwall
NT 348041
Summary
Cottell archive: Large copy of the Cottell pedigree produced by W. H. Cottell. Elizabeth J Cottell, Nottingham, added to this information in July 2016: “William Henry Cottell (4 May 1827 – 10 November 1920) was an Inspector of H.M. Stamps and Taxes but he was also a Genealogist and a member of the Harleian Society. His work spanned some 25 years and the family story is that he walked from parish to parish to obtain information for his research as well as being in correspondence with many branches of the Cottell family. He was helped by Robert Stephen Hawker, the Vicar of Morwenstow who ‘bade me welcome to his home’ (Devon & Cornwall Notes and Queries). He was the author of the much quoted pamphlet: A History of the Cottle, Cottell, or Cotel Family of the counties of Devon, Somerset, Cornwall and Wilts compiled from County Histories, Heralds’ Visitations, Public Records, Wills, Etc. which was published in 1871."
Provenance
from Miss Miles of Paignton.
Makers and roles
William Henry Cottell (1827 - 1920), creator