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Mildred Mary Cooke 1524–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1524

Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 April 1589

Death Location: Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Chamber"

Mother: Lady Fitzwilliam

Spouse(s): William Cecil

Children(s): Thomas Cecil, Lady Cecil

In 1524, Mildred Mary Cooke entered the world in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Anthony Cooke Knight Of The Bath Sheriff Of Essex And Hertford Companion Tutor To King Edward Vi Gent Of The Privy Chamber And Lady Anne Ann Brittany Fitzwilliam. Mildred Mary Cooke married William Cecil, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Goushill Cecil, Thomas Cecil. Mildred Mary Cooke passed away in 1589 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Mildred Mary Cooke entered the world in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Anthony Cooke Knight Of The Bath Sheriff Of Essex And Hertford Companion Tutor To King Edward Vi Gent Of The Privy Chamber And Lady Anne Ann Brittany Fitzwilliam.
  • Mildred Mary Cooke married William Cecil, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Goushill Cecil, Thomas Cecil.
  • Mildred Mary Cooke passed away in 1589 in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Mildred Cooke's Ancestors

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Mildred Cooke
1524–1589
Birth Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Anthony Cooke "Knight of the Bath; Sheriff of Essex and Hertford; Companion Tutor to King Edward VI; Gent of the Privy Chamber"
1504–1576
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Lady (Anne "Ann" Brittany) Fitzwilliam
1504–1588
Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Clarke
1474–1545
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Louisa) Dunstan
1478–
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooke
1448–1503
Lady Belknap
1452–1504
William Saunders
1460–1487
Jane Spencer
1465–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir London
1426–1478
Lady Malpas
1426–1484

Mildred Cooke's Descendants

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Mildred (Mary) Cooke (24 Aug 1524–5 April 1589) m. William Cecil (13 September 1521–5 August 1598)
  1. 1. Thomas Cecil 1542–1623 m. Dorothy 1548–1608
    1. 1. Lord (Edward Cecil , 1st Viscount) Wimbledon 1572–1638 m. Lady (Theodosia Noel , Viscountess) Wimbledon 1584–1615
      1. 1. Lady (Albinia) Cecil 1601–1660 m. Lord (Christopher Wray , Baronet of Glentworth, Chief Justice of United) Kingdom 1602–1646
        1. 1. Lady (Frances) Wray 1623–1679 m. Henry (Vane , the) younger 1612–1662
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth Goushill) Cecil 1525–1611 m. Lord (Sir Knight Roger Cave ,) Baron 1543–1595

Mildred Cooke's Timeline

6 Records

1524
24 Aug 1524
Birth of Mildred Mary Cooke in St Marys, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
St Marys, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1524
24 August 1524
Birth of Mildred Mary Cooke in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
1524
24 Aug 1524
Birth of Mildred Mary Cooke in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1580
18 Feb 1580
Age 56
Mildred Mary Cooke was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England
1589
5 Apr 1589
Age 65
Death of Mildred Mary Cooke in Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1589
5 April 1589
Age 65
Death of Mildred Mary Cooke in Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1524
    Event Place: St Marys, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1524
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1524
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1580
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1589
    Event Place: Burghley House, Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1589
    Event Place: Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

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