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Elizabeth Brooke 1562 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1562

Birth Location: Cobham, Kent, England

Death Date: 24 Jan 1597

Death Location: St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Brooke

Mother: Frances Newton

Spouse(s): Robert Cecil

Children(s): William Cecil

The story of Elizabeth Brooke began in 1562 in Cobham, Kent, England. Elizabeth Brooke married Robert Cecil, and had children including William Cecil. Elizabeth Brooke passed away in 1597 in St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Brooke began in 1562 in Cobham, Kent, England.
  • Elizabeth Brooke married Robert Cecil, and had children including William Cecil.
  • Elizabeth Brooke passed away in 1597 in St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.

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Elizabeth Brooke's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Brooke
1562 – 1597
Birth Place: Cobham, Kent, England
Parents
William Brooke
1527 – 1597
Cobham, Kent, England
Frances Newton
1539 – 1592
Cobham, Kent, England
Grandparents
George Brooke
1497 – 1558
Cowling, Kent, England
Anne Braye
1501 – 1558
Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brooke
1470 – 1529
Dorothy Heydon
1465 – 1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Heydon
1440 – 1504
Ann Boleyn
1450 – 1510

Elizabeth Brooke's Descendants

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Elizabeth Brooke (1 Jan 1562 – 24 Jan 1597) m. Robert Cecil (1 Jun 1563 – 24 May 1612)
  1. 1. William Cecil (28 Mar 1591 – 3 Dec 1668) m. Catherine Howard (1588 – 27 Jan 1672)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cecil (1619 – 19 Nov 1689) m. William Cavendish (10 Oct 1617 – 23 Nov 1684)
      1. 1. William Cavendish (25 Jan 1641 – 18 Aug 1707) m. Mary Butler (1646 – 31 Jul 1710)
        1. 1. William Cavendish (18 June 1672 – 4 Jun 1729) m. Rachel Russell (29 Sep 1671 – 28 Dec 1723)

Elizabeth Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1562
1 Jan 1562
Birth of Elizabeth Brooke in Cobham, Kent, England
Cobham, Kent, England
1597
24 Jan 1597
Age 35
Death of Elizabeth Brooke in St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1562
    Event Place: Cobham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1597
    Event Place: St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

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