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Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham 1465–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1465

Birth Location: Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1560

Death Location: Cobham Hall, Kent, England

Father: Sir Baconsthorpe

Mother: Lady Boylen

Spouse(s): Richard Cobham

Children(s): Richard Brooke

The story of Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham began in 1465 in Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England. Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham married Richard Thomas Brooke Lord Cobham, and had children including Richard Thomas Brooke. Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham passed away in 1560 in Cobham Hall, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham began in 1465 in Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England.
  • Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham married Richard Thomas Brooke Lord Cobham, and had children including Richard Thomas Brooke.
  • Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham passed away in 1560 in Cobham Hall, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Baconsthorpe
1425–1503
Birth Location: –
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Lady Boylen
1440–1510
Birth Location: /
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Spouses(s)

Richard Cobham
1465–1529
Birth Location: Cowling, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Richard Brooke
1525–1594
Birth Location: Norton, Cheshire, England
RB

Lady Cobham's Ancestors

Self
Lady Cobham
1465–1560
Birth Place: Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry Heydon, Baconsthorpe
1425–1503
Lady (Anne Elizabeth) Boylen
1440–1510
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Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cobham's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Dorothy Heydon, Baroness) Cobham (Jan 1465–27 Aug 1560) m. Richard (Thomas Brooke Lord) Cobham (Jan. 1465–19 Jul 1529)
  1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Brooke 1525–1594 m. Elizabeth Twyne 1540–1599 m. Elizabeth (cj* Twyne) 12thGGM 1540–1599
    1. 1. Thomas (Brooke, Rev, Sir (M.Susan) Foster) 1561–1612 m. Susan Foster 1570–1612
      1. 1. Robert Brooke 1602–1655 m. Mary (Mainwaring) Baker 1606–1633
        1. 1. John Brooke 1640–1675 m. Francis Brookes 1650–1750
        2. 2. Elizabeth Brooke 1655–1686
        3. 3. Thomas (III) Brooke 1632–1676
        4. 4. Anne Brooke 1655–
      2. 2. Henry (Thomas) Brooks 1592–1683
      3. 3. Thomas Foster 1588–1660

Lady Cobham's Timeline

2 Records

1465
Jan 1465
Birth of Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham in Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England
Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England
1560
27 Aug 1560
Age 95
Death of Lady Dorothy Heydon, Baroness Cobham in Cobham Hall, Kent, England
Cobham Hall, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1465
    Event Place: Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1560
    Event Place: Cobham Hall, Kent, England
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