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John Brooke 1483–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Leighton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1529

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Brooke

Mother: Anne Venables

Spouse(s): Jane Meverell

Children(s): Thomas Brooke

In 1483, John Brooke entered the world in Leighton, Cheshire, England, born to Thomas Brooke And Anne Venables. John Brooke married Jane Meverell, and had children including Thomas Brooke. John Brooke passed away in 1529 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1483, John Brooke entered the world in Leighton, Cheshire, England, born to Thomas Brooke And Anne Venables.
  • John Brooke married Jane Meverell, and had children including Thomas Brooke.
  • John Brooke passed away in 1529 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Brooke's Ancestors

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John Brooke
1483–1529
Birth Place: Leighton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Brooke
1447–1503
of Stradbroke, Suffolk, England
Anne Venables
1453–1491
Leighton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Brooke of) Leighton
1425–1529
Leighton, Shropshire, England
Agnes (de) Venables
1427–1491
Leighton by Neston, Cheshire, England
William (de) Venables
1439–1493
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Catherine (Ann De) Grosvenor
1477–1558
Winnington, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John II
1400–1425
Joane Aylesbury
1400–
William Venables
1400–1427
Ellen Daniels
1400–1465
Thomas Venables
1403–1438
Margaretha Stanley
1408–1510
Ralph Grosvenor
1407–1476
Joan Fitton
1399–1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Brookes
1375–1400
Agnes Bulkeley
1375–1440
Thomas Venables
1368–
Blanche Arderne
1375–1459
Thomas III
1380–1440
Isabel Rixton
1380–1440
William Bollen
1376–1459
Johanna Massey
1375–1420
Sir Stanley
1372–1425
Margaret Dutton
1352–1428
Thomas Hulme
1377–1429
Joan Venables
1385–1432
Lawrence Fitton
1375–1456
Agnes Hesketh
1374–1442

John Brooke's Descendants

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John Brooke (1483–1529) m. Jane Meverell (1482–1514)
  1. 1. Thomas Brooke 1498–1553 m. Elizabeth Starkey 1505–1553
    1. 1. Richard (Brooke) Esquire 1530–1593 m. Elizabeth Twyne 1540–1599
      1. 1. Thomas Brooke 1561–1612 m. Susan Forster 1565–1614
        1. 1. John Brooke 1605–1677 m. Judith Winsmore 1606–
        2. 2. Thomas Brooke 1599–1665
        3. 3. Richard Brooke 1601–
        4. 4. Robert (Brooke) Sr. 1602–1655 m. Mary Baker 1607–1634 m. Mary Mainwaring 1606–1663
        5. 5. Susan Brooke 1603–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Brooke 1606–
        7. 7. William Brooke 1607–
        8. 8. Frances Brooke 1608–
        9. 9. Humphrey Brooke 1609–
        10. 10. Charles Brooke 1610–
        11. 11. Benjamin Brooke 1612–
      2. 2. Richard (Brooke) Jr. 1560–1606 m. Sarah 1588–1606
      3. 3. Elizabeth Brooke 1565– m. Warren 1565–
      4. 4. Dorothy Brooke 1568–1612 m. Richard Venables 1565–1621
      5. 5. Barbara Brooke 1570– m. William (Baldwyne of Elsich or) Elsick 1570–
      6. 6. Robert Brooke 1572–1613 m. Blanche Lawrence –1599 m. Mary Duncomb 1580–1610
      7. 7. Christopher Brooke 1565–1604

John Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1483
1483
Birth of John Brooke in Leighton, Cheshire, England
Leighton, Cheshire, England
1529
1529
Age 46
Death of John Brooke in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Leighton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John Brooke, person ID GLQ8-XPY.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John Brooke, person ID GLQ8-XPY.

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