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Dates
The earliest bearer of the name was Holman Cotton, who was born in III 2902 (1302 by the Shire-reckoning)
Race
Culture
Settlements
Particularly associated with Bywater
Pronunciation
co'tton
Meaning
A translation of Hlothran, a village name describing a collection of small Hobbit-holes
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Cotton FamilyThe descendants of CottarCottar, the founder of the Cotton clan, was born some two hundred years before the War of the Ring. It was his grandson, Holman, who was the first to take the surname Cotton. 'Long Hom', as Holman was known, is also the first of the Cottons to be explicitly connected with the village of Bywater, which remained the seat of the family from that time on. Indeed, the name Cotton means 'cottage town', and may actually be a reference to Bywater village. Holman's son Tolman farmed the lands to the south of Bywater, and it was he who made the family one of the most important in the Shire. He played a significant part in the decisive Battle of Bywater, the most important step in the recovery of the Shire from Sharkey's Men, and his daughter Rose married Sam Gamgee in the following spring. See also...Bywater Pool, Carl, Cotman, Cottar, Folklands, Hlothran, Holman ‘Long Hom’ Cotton, ‘Long Hom’, Longfather-tree of Master Samwise, Mrs. Lily Cotton (née Lily Brown), Rose, Rose Gamgee, South Lane, Wilcome ‘Jolly’ Cotton, Wilcome ‘Will’ Cotton For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2001, 2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile. |