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Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir 1504–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1504

Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England

Death Date: 10 June 1576

Death Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England

Father: John Cooke

Mother: Alice Saunders

Spouse(s): Lady Fitzwilliam, Margaret Williams, Lady Duffield, ALICE PETT

Children(s): Edward Cooke, Sir II, Ann Bacon

Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir was born in 1504 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England, the child of John Cooke And Alice Saunders. Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir married Alice Pett, Lady Agnes Duffield, Lady Anne Cooke Fitzwilliam, Margaret Williams, and had children including Ann Bacon, Edward Cooke, Sir Richard Cooke Lord Knight Of Gidea Ii. Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir passed away in 1576 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir was born in 1504 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England, the child of John Cooke And Alice Saunders.
  • Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir married Alice Pett, Lady Agnes Duffield, Lady Anne Cooke Fitzwilliam, Margaret Williams, and had children including Ann Bacon, Edward Cooke, Sir Richard Cooke Lord Knight Of Gidea Ii.
  • Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir passed away in 1576 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cooke
1473–1571
Birth Location: Whaddon (near Trowbridge), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
JC
Alice Saunders
1478–1517
Birth Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Fitzwilliam
1502–1591
Birth Location: Giddy Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LF
Margaret Williams
1500–1522
Birth Location: –
MW
Lady Duffield
1479–1549
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
LD
ALICE PETT
1505–1585
Birth Location: Middlesex, London, , England
AP

Children(s)

Edward Cooke
–1579
Birth Location: –
EC
Sir II
1557–1598
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
SI
Ann Bacon
1528–1610
Birth Location: –
AB

Anthony Sir's Ancestors

Self
Anthony Sir
1504–1576
Birth Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Parents
John Cooke
1473–1571
Whaddon (near Trowbridge), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Saunders
1478–1517
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anthony Sir's Descendants

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Anthony (Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar) Sir (May 1504–10 June 1576) m. Lady (Anne (Cooke)) Fitzwilliam (April 1502–19 Nov 1591) m. Margaret Williams (1500–1522) m. Lady (Agnes) Duffield (1479–1549) m. ALICE PETT (1505–abt 1585)
  1. 1. Edward Cooke –1579 m. Alice Caunton 1567–1654
    1. 1. Francis Cooke 1583–1663 m. Hester LeMahieu 1592–1666
      1. 1. Hester Cooke 1627–1675
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cooke 1611–
      3. 3. John (Soule) Cooke 1608–1695
      4. 4. Jane Cooke 1604–1666
      5. 5. Jacob Cooke 1618–1675
      6. 6. Mary Cooke 1627–1714
  2. 2. Sir (Richard Cooke - Lord Knight of Gidea) II 1557–1598 m. Catherine Rawley 1562–1597 m. Maud (Joan) Scullick 1560–1590
    1. 1. Sir (Phillip Cooke) (Knight) 1589–1630 m. Elizabeth (Parker) Covington 1590–1615
  3. 3. Ann Bacon 1528–1610

Anthony Sir's Timeline

7 Records

1504
May 1504
Birth of Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir in Giddea (Giddy) Hall, near Romford, Havering-atte-Bower Parish (historic), Essex (historic), England -'Gydihall by Ramford'. A manor house in 1250. By 1410 Robt. Chichele had it. In 1452 Thomas Cooke bought the estate. London Borough of Havering
Giddea (Giddy) Hall, near Romford, Havering-atte-Bower Parish (historic), Essex (historic), England -'Gydihall by Ramford'. A manor house in 1250. By 1410 Robt. Chichele had it. In 1452 Thomas Cooke bought the estate. London Borough of Havering
1504
May 1504
Birth of Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
1505
1505
Age 1
Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir was married in Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1522
1522
Age 18
Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir was married in Giddy Hall, Kent, England, or Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Giddy Hall, Kent, England, or Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1523
1523
Age 19
Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir was married in Romford, Essex, , England
Romford, Essex, , England
1576
12 June 1576
Age 72
Death of Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
1576
10 June 1576
Age 72
Death of Anthony Cooke Sheriff of Essex, The Scholar Sir in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1504
    Event Place: Giddea (Giddy) Hall, near Romford, Havering-atte-Bower Parish (historic), Essex (historic), England -'Gydihall by Ramford'. A manor house in 1250. By 1410 Robt. Chichele had it. In 1452 Thomas Cooke bought the estate. London Borough of Havering

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1504
    Event Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Giddy Hall, Kent, England, or Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Romford, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1576
    Event Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1576
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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