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Gilbert Drake 1500–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ashe, Dorset, , England

Death Date: 4 Oct 1588

Death Location: Musbury, Devon, England

Father: Sir Sheriff

Mother: Margaret Cole

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Gilbert Drake was born in 1500 in Ashe, Dorset, , England, the child of Sir John V Esq Of Ashworth Knight Of Ashe And Exmouth Lord High Sheriff And Margaret Cole. Gilbert Drake passed away in 1588 in Musbury, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Drake was born in 1500 in Ashe, Dorset, , England, the child of Sir John V Esq Of Ashworth Knight Of Ashe And Exmouth Lord High Sheriff And Margaret Cole.
  • Gilbert Drake passed away in 1588 in Musbury, Devon, England.

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Gilbert Drake's Ancestors

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Gilbert Drake
1500–1588
Birth Place: Ashe, Dorset, , England
Parents
Sir John V, ESQ of Ashworth, Knight of Ashe and Exmouth, Lord High Sheriff
1474–1554
Otterton, Devon, England
Margaret Cole
1476–1554
Ashe, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Drake) IV
1448–1533
Otterton, Devon, , England
Agnes Kelloway-Drake
1452–1533
Otterton, Devon, , England
John Cole
1451–1476
Ashe, Dorset, England
Agnes (Fitz) Warine
1466–
Dorsets, England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1418–1449
Alice Cruwys
1422–1449
John Kelloway
1422–1452
Margaret Cole
1427–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1388–1419
Christian Antage
1392–1418
John Cruwys
1396–1424
Mrs Crewys
1400–
John Cole
1400–1462
Jane Meriot
1415–1500

Gilbert Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Gilbert Drake in Ashe, Dorset, , England
Ashe, Dorset, , England
1588
4 Oct 1588
Age 88
Death of Gilbert Drake in Musbury, Devon, England
Musbury, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ashe, Dorset, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1588
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England

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