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Richard Brooke 1525 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 16 January 1594

Death Location: Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Thomas Brooke

Mother: Elizabeth Starkey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Twyne

Children(s): Thomas Brooke

The story of Richard Brooke began in 1525 in England. Richard Brooke married Elizabeth Twyne, and had children including Thomas Brooke. Richard Brooke passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Brooke began in 1525 in England.
  • Richard Brooke married Elizabeth Twyne, and had children including Thomas Brooke.
  • Richard Brooke passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Brooke
1505 – 1553
Birth Location: Cowling (Kent) England
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Elizabeth Starkey
1506 – 1563
Birth Location: Oulton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Twyne
1540 – 1599
Birth Location: Greater London, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Brooke
1561 – 1612
Birth Location: Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough Hampshire, England
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Richard Brooke's Ancestors

Self
Richard Brooke
1525 – 1594
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Brooke
1505 – 1553
Cowling (Kent) England
Elizabeth Starkey
1506 – 1563
Oulton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Brooke
1465 – 1529
Cowling, Kent, England
Lady (Dorothy) Heydon
1470 – 1560
Norfolk, England
Hugh Starkey
1485 – 1517
Olton (Warwickshire) England
Lady (Margaret De Wrenbury) Egerton
1487 – 1539
Egerton (Cheshire) England
Great-Grandparents
John D'Egerton
1456 – 1528
Jane\Joan Smith
1462 – 1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Cheshire
1430 – 1474
Margaret Mainwairing
Sir Smith
1445 – 1485

Richard Brooke's Descendants

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Richard Brooke (1525 – 16 January 1594) m. Elizabeth Twyne (1540 – 20 May 1599)
  1. 1. Thomas Brooke (1561 – 13 Sep 1612) m. Susan ? ( – 1612)
    1. 1. Capt. (Thomas Henry) Brooks (2 Mar 1594 – 21 May 1667) m. Grace Wheeler (14 October 1593 – 22 May 1664)
      1. 1. Joshua Brooks (1630 – 1697) m. Hannah Mason (2 Sep 1636 – )
        1. 1. Noah Brooks (14 Oct 1656 – 1 Feb 1738) m. Dorothy Potter (20 Oct 1662 – 15 Mar 1752)
      2. 2. Caleb Brooks (1632 – )
      3. 3. John Brooks
      4. 4. Hugh Brooks
      5. 5. Gershom Brooks
      6. 6. Hannah Brooks
      7. 7. Mary Brooks
      8. 8. Thomas Brooks

Richard Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Richard Brooke in England
England
1594
16 January 1594
Age 69
Death of Richard Brooke in Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1594
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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