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Katherine Cooke 1542 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Essex, England

Death Date: DEC 1583

Death Location: London, England

Father: Anthony Cooke

Mother: Anne Fitzwilliam

Spouse(s): Henry Killigrew

Children(s): Dorothy Killigrew, Anne Killigrew, Elizabeth Killigrew, Mary Killegrew

Katherine Cooke was born in 1542 in Gidea Hall, Essex, England, the child of Anthony Cooke and Anne Fitzwilliam. Katherine Cooke married Henry Killigrew, and had children including Dorothy Killigrew, Anne Killigrew, Elizabeth Killigrew, Mary Killegrew. Katherine Cooke passed away in 1583 in London, England.

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Biography

  • Katherine Cooke was born in 1542 in Gidea Hall, Essex, England, the child of Anthony Cooke and Anne Fitzwilliam.
  • Katherine Cooke married Henry Killigrew, and had children including Dorothy Killigrew, Anne Killigrew, Elizabeth Killigrew, Mary Killegrew.
  • Katherine Cooke passed away in 1583 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Cooke
1500 – 1576
Birth Location: Essex, England
AC
Anne Fitzwilliam
1504 – 1588
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, England
AF

Spouses(s)

Henry Killigrew
1535 – 1603
Birth Location: Penryn, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Dorothy Killigrew
1580 – 1643
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
DK
Anne Killigrew
1568 – 1628
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
AK
Elizabeth Killigrew
1571 – 1638
Birth Location: Liskeard, Cornwall, England
EK
Mary Killegrew
1573 –
Birth Location: Boconnoc, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Cooke's Ancestors

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Katherine Cooke
1542 – 1583
Birth Place: Gidea Hall, Essex, England
Parents
Anthony Cooke
1500 – 1576
Essex, England
Anne Fitzwilliam
1504 – 1588
Romford, Essex, England
Grandparents
John Cooke
1473 – 1516
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Alice Saunders
1482 – 1517
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
William (Fitz) William
1455 – 1534
Northamptonshire, England
Anne Hawes
1460 – 1512
Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Cooke's Descendants

1.
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Katherine Cooke (1542 – DEC 1583) m. Henry Killigrew (1535 – 2 MAR 1603)
  1. 1. Dorothy Killigrew (1580 – 30 JUN 1643) m. Edward Seymour (1580 – 5 OCT 1659)
    1. 1. Edward Seymour (9 SEP 1610 – 4 DEC 1688) m. Anne Portman (21 MAY 1610 – 1695)
      1. 1. Jeremiah Seymour (1630 – 21 SEP 1683) m. Ann Kennedy (ABT 1632 – 8 OCT 1694)
        1. 1. Ann Seymour (1652 – 21 SEP 1693) m. Richard York ( – 6 MAR 1695)
        2. 2. John Seymour (1656 – 13 NOV 1722) m. Johanna Kennedy (1659 – 1709)
        3. 3. Thomas Seymour (ABT 1660 – ) m. Jane Coward (ABT 1665 – )
        4. 4. John Seymour (1675 – 30 JUL 1709) m. Johanna Kennedy (1659 – 1709)
      2. 2. John Seymour (ABT 1632 – 30 JUL 1709) m. Ann Kenneday (ABT 1636 – 8 OCT 1694)
      3. 3. Edward Seymour (1633 – 17 FEB 1708) m. Margaret Wale (1640 – BEF 1674) m. Letitia Popham ( – 16 MAR 1714)
      4. 4. Jane Seymour (1634 – 1690) m. William (James) Edwards (5 AUG 1634 – 13 AUG 1696)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Seymour (1634 – 1730) m. Joseph Tredenham (ABT 1640 – 25 APR 1707)
      6. 6. William Seymour (ABT 1634 – )
      7. 7. Hugh Seymour (1636 – )
      8. 8. Henry (Portman) Seymour (1637 – 1728) m. Penelope Haselwood (ABT 1665 – 1708) m. Melior Fytche (1 APR 1681 – AFT 1714)
      9. 9. Charles Seymour (1642 – 23 JUN 1651)
      10. 10. Charles Seymour (1642 – 1728) m. Catherine Barham (1642 – )
    2. 2. Katherine Seymour (1605 – 5 MAR 1680) m. Sir (Thomas) Hall (22 JUL 1610 – 13 APR 1665)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Seymour (1607 – 3 SEP 1669) m. Francis Courtenay (ABT 1576 – 5 JUN 1638) m. Amos Meredith ( – 5 DEC 1669)
    4. 4. Henry Seymour (ABT 1612 – 9 MAR 1686) m. Elizabeth Killigrew (1614 – 1671) m. Ursula Austen (JAN 1643 – 28 JAN 1681)
    5. 5. Thomas Seymour (ABT 1614 – 7 DEC 1688) m. Anne Anderson (ABT 1614 – ) m. Elizabeth Wildman (1632 – 1730)
    6. 6. Joseph Seymour (ABT 1617 – 7 DEC 1688) m. Bridget (Anderson) Seymour (ABT 1618 – )
    7. 7. Margaret Seymour (1618 – ) m. Francis Trelawney (ABT 1628 – )
    8. 8. Mary Seymour (1619 – MAR 1680) m. Jonathan Trelawny (ABT 1622 – 5 MAR 1681)
  2. 2. Anne Killigrew (1568 – 1628) m. Henry Neville (1564 – 10 JUL 1615)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Killigrew (1571 – 6 JUN 1638) m. Jonathan Trelawny (17 DEC 1568 – 21 JUN 1604) m. Thomas Reynell (1553 – 8 APR 1621) m. Nicholas Lower (ABT 1573 – 17 MAY 1655)
  4. 4. Mary Killegrew (1573 – ) m. Reginald Mohun (ABT 1564 – 26 DEC 1639)

Katherine Cooke's Timeline

3 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Katherine Cooke in Gidea Hall, Essex, England
Gidea Hall, Essex, England
1583
DEC 1583
Age 41
Death of Katherine Cooke in London, England
London, England
1583
27 DEC 1583
Age 41
Burial of Katherine Cooke in London St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, Middlesex, England
London St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 1583
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1583
    Event Place: London St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, Middlesex, England
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