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Christopher Cooke 1540 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Thorne, Devon, England

Death Date: 1618

Death Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Father: William Cooke,

Mother: Mary Kellaway

Spouse(s): Margaret Garland

Children(s): Sir Cooke

Christopher Cooke was born in 1540 in Thorne, Devon, England, the child of William Cooke, and Mary Kellaway. Christopher Cooke married Margaret Garland, and had children including Sir Edward Cooke. Christopher Cooke passed away in 1618 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Cooke was born in 1540 in Thorne, Devon, England, the child of William Cooke, and Mary Kellaway.
  • Christopher Cooke married Margaret Garland, and had children including Sir Edward Cooke.
  • Christopher Cooke passed away in 1618 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cooke,
1514 – 1555
Birth Location: Thorne, Devonshire, England
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Mary Kellaway
1520 – 1615
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Garland
1541 – 1616
Birth Location: Marwood, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Sir Cooke
1560 – 1642
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Dorset, England
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Christopher Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Cooke
1540 – 1618
Birth Place: Thorne, Devon, England
Parents
William Cooke,
1514 – 1555
Thorne, Devonshire, England
Mary Kellaway
1520 – 1615
Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Humphrey "Carewe") Cooke,
1485 – 1545
Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Lady (Matilda Marta Clarke) Carewe
1487 – 1545
Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooke
1448 – 1497
Lady Belknap
1452 – 1517
Edmund Carewe
Agnes Bohun
1479 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooke,
1422 – 1478
Lady Malpas
1426 – 1484
Edmond Bohun
1453 – 1501
Agnes Dade
1455 – 1500

Christopher Cooke's Descendants

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Christopher Cooke (1540 – 1618) m. Margaret Garland (1541 – 29 Apr 1616)
  1. 1. Sir (Edward) Cooke (1560 – 1642) m. Chritian (Francis) Clements (1564 – 1638)
    1. 1. Aaron Cooke (1571 – 26 Dec 1615) m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Charde (23 April 1589 – 16 Apr 1643)
      1. 1. Maj (Aaron Cook) Jr, (20 Mar 1613 – 5 Sep 1690) m. Mary (Miriam) Ford, (18 Aug 1612 – 16 Nov 1645) m. Rebecca Foote (3 Sep 1634 – 6 Apr 1701)
        1. 1. Capt (Aaron) Cook, (21 Feb 1641 – 16 Sep 1716) m. Sarah Westwood (1644 – 24 Mar 1730)

Christopher Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Christopher Cooke in Thorne, Devon, England
Thorne, Devon, England
1618
1618
Age 78
Death of Christopher Cooke in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Thorne, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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