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John Brooke 1531–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Greater London, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1584

Death Location: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Father: Robert Brooke

Mother: Katheryn Westby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whitman

Children(s): Joan Brooke

The story of John Brooke began in 1531 in Greater London, England. John Brooke married Elizabeth Whitman, and had children including Joan Brooke. John Brooke passed away in 1584 in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Brooke began in 1531 in Greater London, England.
  • John Brooke married Elizabeth Whitman, and had children including Joan Brooke.
  • John Brooke passed away in 1584 in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

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John Brooke's Ancestors

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John Brooke
1531–1584
Birth Place: Greater London, England
Parents
Robert Brooke
1495–1551
London, Middlesex, England
Katheryn Westby
1501–1566
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Robert Brooke
1463–1494
London, Middlesex, England
Ursula Offley
1470–1495
London, Middlesex, England
END Westby
1480–
England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Offley
1444–1469
Bracken
1448–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Offley
1425–1454

John Brooke's Descendants

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John Brooke (1531–8 Jul 1584) m. Elizabeth Whitman (1535–15 June 1599)
  1. 1. Joan Brooke 1560–1634 m. Sir (Robert) Foote 1553–1608
    1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1593–1644 m. Elizabeth Deming 1595–1683
      1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1620–1655 m. Elizabeth Smith 1627–1668 m. Elizabeth Smith 1627–1711
        1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1647–1703 m. Margaret Bliss 1649–1745

John Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of John Brooke in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1584
8 Jul 1584
Age 53
Death of John Brooke in St Leonards, London, Middlesex, England
St Leonards, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1584
    Event Place: St Leonards, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Worcestershire, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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