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Katherine Cooke 1530 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1583

Death Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England

Father: Sir VI),

Mother: Lady FitzWilliam

Spouse(s): Sir Killegrew

Children(s): Lady Killegrew, Anne Killigrew, Dorothy Killegrew, Henry Killigrew

Katherine Cooke was born in 1530 in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, the child of Sir Anthony 'The Scholar' Cooke (tutor to King Edward VI), and Lady Anne FitzWilliam. Katherine Cooke married Sir Henry Killegrew, and had children including Lady Dorothy Killegrew, Anne Killigrew, Dorothy Killegrew, Henry Killigrew. Katherine Cooke passed away in 1583 in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine Cooke was born in 1530 in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, the child of Sir Anthony 'The Scholar' Cooke (tutor to King Edward VI), and Lady Anne FitzWilliam.
  • Katherine Cooke married Sir Henry Killegrew, and had children including Lady Dorothy Killegrew, Anne Killigrew, Dorothy Killegrew, Henry Killigrew.
  • Katherine Cooke passed away in 1583 in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir VI),
1504 – 1576
Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
SV
Lady FitzWilliam
1504 – 1588
Birth Location: Gainspark Hall, Romford, Essex, England
LF

Spouses(s)

Sir Killegrew
1530 – 1602
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Lady Killegrew
1561 – 1643
Birth Location: London, London, England
LK
Anne Killigrew
1568 – 1628
Birth Location: Lothbury, London, , England
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Dorothy Killegrew
1583 – 1643
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Henry Killigrew
– 1646
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Cooke's Ancestors

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Katherine Cooke
1530 – 1583
Birth Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Anthony 'The Scholar' Cooke (tutor to King Edward VI),
1504 – 1576
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Lady (Anne) FitzWilliam
1504 – 1588
Gainspark Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John "The Obscure") Cooke,
1475 – 1516
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Lady (Alice) Saunders
1478 – 1517
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Sir (William) FitzWilliam,
1440 – 1534
Gainspark Hall, Essex, England
Anne Hawes
1475 – 1509
Milton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooke
1448 – 1497
Lady Belknap
1452 – 1517
Sir Saunders,
1461 – 1525
Jane Spencer
1465 – 1525
Sir Yorkshire
1415 – 1505
Lady Villers
1411 – 1461
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooke,
1422 – 1478
Lady Malpas
1426 – 1484
Sir Saunders,
1415 – 1481
Lady Carew,
1420 – 1470
Sir Spencer,
1437 – 1552
Lady Empson
1442 – 1475
Sir William,
1377 – 1417
Eleanor Greene
1366 – 1420
Sir Villiers,
1397 – 1442
Lady Bellers
1400 – 1475

Katherine Cooke's Descendants

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Katherine Cooke (1530 – 27 Dec 1583) m. Sir (Henry) Killegrew (1530 – 16 Mar 1602)
  1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Killegrew (1561 – 1643)
  2. 2. Anne Killigrew (1568 – 1628)
  3. 3. Dorothy Killegrew (30 JUN 1583 – 30 Jun 1643)
  4. 4. Henry Killigrew ( – 1646)

Katherine Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Katherine Cooke in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
1583
27 Dec 1583
Age 53
Death of Katherine Cooke in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1583
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
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