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Ralph Brooks 1549 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Bobbington, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Father: ^(Sir) -

Mother: ^(Lady) Whitman\Whiteman\Wightman\Weightman

Spouse(s): Christian Duke, Emma Warren

Children(s): John Brooks, James BROOKS

The story of Ralph Brooks began in 1549 in Bobbington, Staffordshire, England, with parents ^(Sir) John\Jon Richard\Richarde Brooke\Brookes\Brook\Brooks\Brock\Broke - and ^(Lady) Elizabeth\Elizabethe\Elisabeth\Elisabethe Whitman\Whiteman\Wightman\Weightman. As an adult, Ralph Brooks wed Christian (Christina) Duke and Emma Warren. Their household included John Brooks and James BROOKS. Ralph Brooks's life came to an end in 1581 in Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

^(Sir) -
1529 – 1584
Birth Location: St Leonards, London, England
^-
^(Lady) Whitman\Whiteman\Wightman\Weightman
1533 – 1599
Birth Location: Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England
^W

Spouses(s)

Christian Duke
1535 – 1609
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
CD
Emma Warren
1553 – 1571
Birth Location: England
EW

Children(s)

John Brooks
1561 – 1590
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
JB
James BROOKS
1580 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1549
    Event Place: Bobbington, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1581
    Event Place: Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
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