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Alexander Cosby 1547–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England

Death Date: 19 May 1596

Death Location: Stradbally (Queens) Ireland

Father: Francis Cosby

Mother: Mary Seymour

Spouse(s): Dorcas Sydney

Children(s): William Cosby, Edith Cosby, Humphrey Cosby, Mary Cosby, Richard Cosby, Francis Cosby, Mabel Cosby, John Cosby, Rose Cosby, Josiah Cosby, Charles Cosby, Elizabeth Cosby

Alexander Cosby was born in 1547 in Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England, the child of Francis Cosby And Mary Seymour. Alexander Cosby married Dorcas Sydney, and had children including Charles Cosby, Edith Cosby, Elizabeth Cosby, Francis Cosby, Humphrey Cosby, John Cosby, Josiah Cosby, Mabel Cosby, Mary Loftus Cosby, Richard Cosby, Rose Cosby, William Cosby. Alexander Cosby passed away in 1596 in Stradbally (Queens) Ireland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Cosby was born in 1547 in Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England, the child of Francis Cosby And Mary Seymour.
  • Alexander Cosby married Dorcas Sydney, and had children including Charles Cosby, Edith Cosby, Elizabeth Cosby, Francis Cosby, Humphrey Cosby, John Cosby, Josiah Cosby, Mabel Cosby, Mary Loftus Cosby, Richard Cosby, Rose Cosby, William Cosby.
  • Alexander Cosby passed away in 1596 in Stradbally (Queens) Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Cosby
–1580
Birth Location: Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England
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Mary Seymour
1522–1570
Birth Location: Greak Leake, Notts ENG, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Dorcas Sydney
1550–1623
Birth Location: Oxford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
DS

Children(s)

William Cosby
1573–1596
Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
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Edith Cosby
1588–
Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
EC
Humphrey Cosby
1581–1581
Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
HC
Mary Cosby
1580–1684
Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
MC
Richard Cosby
1576–1631
Birth Location: Stradbally, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
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Francis Cosby
1571–1596
Birth Location: Strsdbally Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
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Mabel Cosby
1578–1623
Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
MC
John Cosby
1574–
Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
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Rose Cosby
1582–
Birth Location: Oxford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Josiah Cosby
1582–
Birth Location: Queens House, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
JC
Charles Cosby
1585–1632
Birth Location: Stradbelly Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
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Elizabeth Cosby
1584–
Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Leix {Queens, Laois}, Leinster, Ireland
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Alexander Cosby's Ancestors

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Alexander Cosby
1547–1596
Birth Place: Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England
Parents
Francis Cosby
–1580
Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England
Mary Seymour
1522–1570
Greak Leake, Notts ENG, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Edward) Seymour
1506–1552
Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Catharina Fillot
1513–1530
Fillot Hall, Essex
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hall
1475–1536
Margaretha Wentworth
1485–1550
William Fylloll
1485–1527
Elizabeth Wingfield
1483–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Cosby's Descendants

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Alexander Cosby (1547–19 May 1596) m. Dorcas Sydney (1550–23 November 1623)
  1. 1. William Cosby 1573–1596
  2. 2. Edith Cosby 1588–
  3. 3. Humphrey Cosby 1581–1581
  4. 4. Mary (Loftus) Cosby 1580–1684
  5. 5. Richard Cosby 1576–1631
  6. 6. Francis Cosby 1571–1596
  7. 7. Mabel Cosby 1578–1623
  8. 8. John Cosby 1574–
  9. 9. Rose Cosby 1582–
  10. 10. Josiah Cosby 1582–
  11. 11. Charles Cosby 1585–1632
  12. 12. Elizabeth Cosby 1584–

Alexander Cosby's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Alexander Cosby in Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England
Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England
1596
19 May 1596
Age 49
Death of Alexander Cosby in Stradbally (Queens) Ireland
Stradbally (Queens) Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Great Leake (Nottinghamshire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1596
    Event Place: Stradbally (Queens) Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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