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Lady Katherine Brooke 1526 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 May 1586

Death Location: Birkat, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Sir Brooke

Mother: Lady Westby

Spouse(s): Christopher Holmes

Children(s): John Holmes

The story of Lady Katherine Brooke began in 1526 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lady Katherine Brooke married Christopher Holmes, and had children including John Thomas Holmes. Lady Katherine Brooke passed away in 1586 in Birkat, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Katherine Brooke began in 1526 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Katherine Brooke married Christopher Holmes, and had children including John Thomas Holmes.
  • Lady Katherine Brooke passed away in 1586 in Birkat, Stirling, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Brooke's Ancestors

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Lady Brooke
1526 – 1586
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Knight Robert Anthony Brooke
1497 – 1551
of London, London, England, Great Britain
Lady (Katherine Burley) Westby
1501 – 1563
London, London, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Thomas) Brooke
1465 – 1529
of, Chorley, Shropshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Grosvenor
1500 – 1558
Bushbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Fitzjohn) Westby
1463 – 1516
Gravesend, Kent, England
Lady (Johanna "Joan") Burley
1425 – 1505
Bromscroft Castle, Bromscroft, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Brooke's Descendants

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Lady (Katherine) Brooke (1526 – 23 May 1586) m. Christopher Holmes (abt 1550 – 13 Apr 1611)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Holmes (1567 – 8 Jan 1618) m. Katherine Warde (23 Nov 1575 – 13 Apr 1612)
    1. 1. Francis Holmes (ABT 1599 – 03 Mar 1675) m. Ann Greenwood (1605 – abt 1777)
      1. 1. Ann Holmes (1634 – 27 Dec 1703) m. John (Andrew) Key (26 June 1653 – abt 1669)
        1. 1. William Key (7 MAR 1671 – 28 NOV 1715) m. Dorothy (Anna) Lowe (26 Jan 1664 – 28 AUG 1730)

Lady Brooke's Timeline

5 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Lady Katherine Brooke in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1551
01 Jun 1551
Age 25
Lady Katherine Brooke was married in St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
1573
05 Nov 1573
Age 47
Lady Katherine Brooke was married in London, London, England
London, London, England
1586
23 May 1586
Age 60
Death of Lady Katherine Brooke in Birkat, Stirling, Scotland
Birkat, Stirling, Scotland
1586
23 Jan 1586
Age 60
Burial of Lady Katherine Brooke in Bexley, Kent, England
Bexley, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1551
    Event Place: St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1573
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1586
    Event Place: Birkat, Stirling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1586
    Event Place: Bexley, Kent, England
    Record Source: Bexley, Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1558-1812, Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre; Bexleyheath, London, England; Bexley Parish Registers; Reference Number: PA 23/1/A/1

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