Lily Cotton
Mother of Rosie Cotton; mother-in-law of Sam Gamgee. Lily Brown married Farmer Tolman (Tom) Cotton of Bywater and she moved there to live with her husband. They had five children: Tom (Tolman) born in 2980 of the Third Age, Rosie (Rose) born in 2984, Jolly (Wilcome) born in 2984, Nick (Bowman) born in 2986, and Nibs (Carl) born in 2989. Lily Brown Cotton was still living at the time of the War of the Ring; her date of death is not known.
Names & Meanings
Lily is the name of a flower. Many Hobbit-lasses were named after plants.
References
The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King: "The Scouring of the Shire," page 287
The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: "Gamgee genealogy," page 383
The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: "Gamgee genealogy," page 383
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