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John Richard Brooke 1531 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1584

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Robert Brooks

Mother: Katherine Westby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Whetman)

Children(s): Joane Brooke

John Richard Brooke was born in 1531 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Robert Brooks and Katherine Westby. John Richard Brooke married Elizabeth Whitman (Whetman), and had children including Joane Brooke. John Richard Brooke passed away in 1584 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • John Richard Brooke was born in 1531 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Robert Brooks and Katherine Westby.
  • John Richard Brooke married Elizabeth Whitman (Whetman), and had children including Joane Brooke.
  • John Richard Brooke passed away in 1584 in London, London, England.

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John Brooke's Ancestors

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John Brooke
1531 – 1584
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Robert Brooks
1495 – 1551
London, Middlesex, England
Katherine Westby
1500 – 1566
Middlesex, Kent, England
Grandparents
Henry Westby
1475 – 1530
Gravesend, Kent, , England
Margaret Southworth
1475 – 1509
Samlesbury, Lancashire, , England,
Great-Grandparents
John Westby
1443 – 1497
Eliza Ridenour
1445 –
Sir Southworth
1443 – 1502
Lady Dutton
1445 – 1487
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Westby
1421 – 1516
Joane Burley
1425 – 1505
John Ridenour
1395 –
Margaret
1400 –
Sir Southworth
1420 – 1467
Lady Molineux
1424 – 1518
Richard Bere
1434 – 1514
Anne Audley
1422 – 1503

John Brooke's Descendants

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John (Richard) Brooke (1531 – 8 Jul 1584) m. Elizabeth (Whitman) (Whetman) (1535 – 18 Jun 1599)
  1. 1. Joane Brooke (18 Jun 1559 – 10 Oct 1634) m. Robert Foote (1553 – 27 Jan 1608)
    1. 1. Robert Foote (1578 – 4 Sep 1646) m. Elizabeth ("Miles") Childe (Abt 1576 – Abt 1680)
      1. 1. John Foote (18 November 1610 – 1648) m. Cheston Tom (1600 – 1650)
        1. 1. Richard Foote (10 Aug 1632 – 21 Mar 1727) m. Hester Hayward (24 Mar 1640 – 20 Oct 1692)

John Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1584
    Event Place: London, London, England

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