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John Brooke 1531–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Greater London, England

Death Date: Jul 1584

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

Father: Robert Brooke

Mother: Katheryn Brooke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whatman

Children(s): Joane Foote, Benjamin Brooke, Mary Brooke, John Brooke, William Brooke, John Brooke, Nathaniel Brooke, Rebecca Brooke, Robert Brooke, Martha Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Margaret Brooke, Joan Brooke, Thomas Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Sarah Brooke, Susan Brooke

The story of John Brooke began in 1531 in Greater London, England. John Brooke married Elizabeth Whatman, and had children including Benjamin Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Joan Brooke, Joane Foote, John Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Margaret Brooke, Martha Brooke, Mary Brooke, Nathaniel Brooke, Rebecca Brooke, Robert Brooke, Sarah Brooke, Susan Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke. John Brooke passed away in 1584 in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • The story of John Brooke began in 1531 in Greater London, England.
  • John Brooke married Elizabeth Whatman, and had children including Benjamin Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Joan Brooke, Joane Foote, John Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Margaret Brooke, Martha Brooke, Mary Brooke, Nathaniel Brooke, Rebecca Brooke, Robert Brooke, Sarah Brooke, Susan Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke.
  • John Brooke passed away in 1584 in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Brooke
1500–1551
Birth Location: Greater London, England
RB
Katheryn Brooke
1501–1565
Birth Location: Greater London, England
KB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Whatman
1534–1599
Birth Location: Bletchingley, Surrey, England, Great Britain
EW

Children(s)

Joane Foote
1555–1608
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
JF
Benjamin Brooke
1579–
Birth Location: of London, London, England, Great Britain
BB
Mary Brooke
1564–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
MB
John Brooke
1563–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
JB
William Brooke
1556–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
WB
John Brooke
1557–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
JB
Nathaniel Brooke
1567–1634
Birth Location: of London, London, England, Great Britain
NB
Rebecca Brooke
1575–
Birth Location: of London, London, England, Great Britain
RB
Robert Brooke
1566–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
RB
Martha Brooke
1577–
Birth Location: of London, London, England, Great Britain
MB
Katherine Brooke
1567–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
KB
Margaret Brooke
1560–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
MB
Joan Brooke
1564–
Birth Location: of London, London, England, Great Britain
JB
Thomas Brooke
1568–1625
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
TB
Elizabeth Brooke
1562–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
EB
Sarah Brooke
1570–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
SB
Susan Brooke
1559–
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
SB

John Brooke's Ancestors

Self
John Brooke
1531–1584
Birth Place: Greater London, England
Parents
Robert Brooke
1500–1551
Greater London, England
Katheryn (Burley) Brooke
1501–1565
Greater London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Brooke's Descendants

1.
JB
John Brooke (1531–Jul 1584) m. Elizabeth Whatman (1534–18 Jun 1599)
  1. 1. Joane Foote 1555–1608 m. Robert Foote 1553–1608
    1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1592–1644 m. Elizabeth Deming 1595–1683
      1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1620–1655 m. Elizabeth Smith 1627–1702
        1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1647–1703 m. Margaret Bliss 1649–1745
      2. 2. Elizabeth Churchill 1616–1700
      3. 3. Mary Foote 1623–1685
      4. 4. Rebecca (Smith) Cooke 1634–1701
      5. 5. Robert Foote 1627–1681
      6. 6. Sarah Judson 1632–1673
      7. 7. Frances (Dickinson) Barnard 1629–1678
    2. 2. Elizabeth Foote 1587–
    3. 3. Francis Foote 1595–
    4. 4. Daniel Foote 1598–
    5. 5. Joseph Foote 1601–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Foote 1599–
    7. 7. Mary Foote 1603–
    8. 8. Daniel Foote 1590–
    9. 9. James Foote 1591–
    10. 10. Robert Foote 1583–1646
    11. 11. Joseph Foote 1589–1639
    12. 12. Mary Foote 1584–
    13. 13. Joshua Foote 1600–1655
    14. 14. Susan Cutt 1581–1616
  2. 2. Benjamin Brooke 1579–
  3. 3. Mary Brooke 1564–
  4. 4. John Brooke 1563–
  5. 5. William Brooke 1556–
  6. 6. John Brooke 1557–
  7. 7. Nathaniel Brooke 1567–1634
  8. 8. Rebecca Brooke 1575–
  9. 9. Robert Brooke 1566–
  10. 10. Martha Brooke 1577–
  11. 11. Katherine Brooke 1567–
  12. 12. Margaret Brooke 1560–
  13. 13. Joan Brooke 1564–
  14. 14. Thomas Brooke 1568–1625
  15. 15. Elizabeth Brooke 1562–
  16. 16. Sarah Brooke 1570–
  17. 17. Susan Brooke 1559–

John Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of John Brooke in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1584
Jul 1584
Age 53
Death of John Brooke in Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 67

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1584
    Event Place: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 67
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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