Elizabeth Cosford

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Cosford was born about 1583, in Watford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Cosford, was 39 and her mother, Margaret Wills, was 41. She married Thomas Maximan in November 1602, in Staverton, Northamptonshire, England. She died after 9 April 1601, in Watford, Northamptonshire, England.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Maximan
1577–
Elizabeth Cosford
1583–1601

Sources (1)

  • Elizabeth Cosford in the Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812

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World Events (2)

1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America

England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: locative name from Cosford (Warwicks).

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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