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George Brooke 1497 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1497

Birth Location: Cowling, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 Sep 1558

Death Location: Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Brooke

Mother: Dorothy Heydon

Spouse(s): Anne Braye

Children(s): William Brooke

In 1497, George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham entered the world in Cowling, Kent, England, born to Thomas Brooke and Dorothy Heydon. George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham married Anne Braye, and had children including William Brooke. George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham passed away in 1558 in Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1497, George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham entered the world in Cowling, Kent, England, born to Thomas Brooke and Dorothy Heydon.
  • George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham married Anne Braye, and had children including William Brooke.
  • George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham passed away in 1558 in Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Brooke
1470 – 1529
Birth Location: Cobham Hall, Cowling, Kent, England
TB
Dorothy Heydon
1465 – 1507
Birth Location: Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
DH

Spouses(s)

Anne Braye
1501 – 1558
Birth Location: Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
AB

Children(s)

William Brooke
1527 – 1597
Birth Location: Cobham, Kent, England
WB

George Brooke's Ancestors

Self
George Brooke
1497 – 1558
Birth Place: Cowling, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Brooke
1470 – 1529
Cobham Hall, Cowling, Kent, England
Dorothy Heydon
1465 – 1507
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Henry Heydon
1440 – 1504
Baconsthorpe, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Ann (Elizabeth) Boleyn
1450 – 1510
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1406 – 1463
Anne Hoo
1424 – 1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1380 – 1440
Alice Bracton
1385 – 1410
Thomas Hoo
1396 – 1455
Elizabeth Wychingham
1404 – 1445

George Brooke's Descendants

1.
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George Brooke (Abt. 1497 – 29 Sep 1558) m. Anne Braye (21 Mar 1501 – 1 Nov 1558)
  1. 1. William Brooke (1 Nov 1527 – 6 Mar 1597) m. Frances Newton (1539 – 17 Oct 1592)
    1. 1. 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)

George Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1497
Abt. 1497
Birth of George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham in Cowling, Kent, England
Cowling, Kent, England
1558
29 Sep 1558
Age 61
Death of George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham in Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent, England
Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1497
    Event Place: Cowling, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent, England
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