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Alexander Cosby 1552–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Hermaston, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 19 May 1596

Death Location: Stradbally Bridge, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's County, Ireland

Father: Francis Cosby

Mother: Mary Seymour

Spouse(s): Mary Sidney

Children(s): Charles Cosby

The story of Alexander Cosby began in 1552 in Hermaston, Lincolnshire, England. Alexander Cosby married Mary Dorcas Sidney, and had children including Charles Cosby. Alexander Cosby passed away in 1596 in Stradbally Bridge, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's County, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Cosby began in 1552 in Hermaston, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Alexander Cosby married Mary Dorcas Sidney, and had children including Charles Cosby.
  • Alexander Cosby passed away in 1596 in Stradbally Bridge, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's County, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Cosby
1510–1580
Birth Location: Great Leake, Nottinghamshire, England
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Mary Seymour
1535–1570
Birth Location: Great Leake, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sidney
1549–1623
Birth Location: Oxford, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Charles Cosby
1585–1633
Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Ireland
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Alexander Cosby's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Cosby
1552–1596
Birth Place: Hermaston, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Francis Cosby
1510–1580
Great Leake, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary (Parr) Seymour
1535–1570
Great Leake, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Edward (1st Duke of Somerset) Seymour
1506–1552
Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Cosby's Descendants

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Alexander Cosby (1552–19 May 1596) m. Mary (Dorcas) Sidney (1549–1623)
  1. 1. Charles Cosby 1585–1633 m. Mary Loftus 1585–1623
    1. 1. John (B) Cosby 1623–1696 m. Lucy (Sarah Tokesay ^) Higginson 1626–1675

Alexander Cosby's Timeline

4 Records

1547
abt 1547
Alexander Cosby was christened in Of, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's, Ireland
Of, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's, Ireland
1552
1552
Birth of Alexander Cosby in Stradbally Abbey, Queens, England
Stradbally Abbey, Queens, England
1552
1552
Birth of Alexander Cosby in Hermaston, Lincolnshire, England
Hermaston, Lincolnshire, England
1596
19 May 1596
Age 44
Death of Alexander Cosby in Stradbally Bridge, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's County, Ireland
Stradbally Bridge, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's County, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Stradbally Abbey, Queens, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Hermaston, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1596
    Event Place: Stradbally Bridge, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's County, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: abt 1547
    Event Place: Of, Stradbally Abbey, Queen's, Ireland
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