Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton 5th Bart.

Profile & Legacies Summary

1739 - 24^th Aug 1809

Antecedent of claimant or beneficiary

Biography

MP for Cheshire 1780-1796 and father of Lord Combermere [q.v.]. Through his marriage to Frances Stapleton he came into an interest in the Stapleton estates in St Kitts and Nevis, which he reportedly sold to his sister-in-law Catherine Stapleton (q.v.) in 1776.

Sources

http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/cotton-sir-robert-salusbury-1739-1809

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Spouse

Frances Stapleton (?-1825), daughter of Col. James Russell Stapleton of Bodrhyddan, Denbighshire

Children

Stapleton

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

- 1776 [LA] → Joint owner

Stapleton's Estates of Maddens/Russels Rest [ Nevis ]

In 1776, Catherine Stapleton bought out the interests of Sir Robert Cotton and William Watkins in the Stapleton estates on St Kitts and Nevis for £18,000 each

- 1776 [LA] → Joint owner

Stapletons [ St Kitts | St Peter Basseterre ]

In 1776, Catherine Stapleton bought out the interests of Sir Robert Cotton and William Watkins in the Stapleton estates on St Kitts and Nevis for £18,000 each