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Richard Sir Knight Brooke 1530–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Madeley, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 16 January 1594

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

Father: Sir Banneret

Mother: Lady Cobham

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Twyne

Children(s): Thomas Brooke

The story of Richard Sir Knight Brooke began in 1530 in Madeley, Shropshire, England. Richard Sir Knight Brooke married Elizabeth Twyne, and had children including Thomas Brooke. Richard Sir Knight Brooke passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Sir Knight Brooke began in 1530 in Madeley, Shropshire, England.
  • Richard Sir Knight Brooke married Elizabeth Twyne, and had children including Thomas Brooke.
  • Richard Sir Knight Brooke passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Banneret
1465–1529
Birth Location: Cowling, Kent, England
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Lady Cobham
1500–1560
Birth Location: Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Twyne
1540–1599
Birth Location: Longparish, Hampshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Brooke
1561–1612
Birth Location: Whitechurch, Hampshire, England
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Richard Brooke's Ancestors

Self
Richard Brooke
1530–1594
Birth Place: Madeley, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron of Cobham, Knight Banneret
1465–1529
Cowling, Kent, England
Lady (Dorothy Heydon Baroness of) Cobham
1500–1560
Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Brooke
1474–1522
England
Margaret Neville
–1506
Throwley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Brooke's Descendants

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Richard (Sir Knight) Brooke (1530–16 January 1594) m. Elizabeth Twyne (1540–20 May 1599)
  1. 1. Thomas Brooke 1561–1612 m. Susan Foster 1570–1612
    1. 1. Richard Ibrook 1583–1651 m. Margaret Clarke 1589–1644
      1. 1. Margaret Ibrook 1620–1700 m. John (Tower) Sr. 1609–1701
        1. 1. Jeremiah TOWER 1645–1676 m. Elizabeth Goodale 1645–1723
        2. 2. Ibrook Tower 1644–1732
        3. 3. Benjamin Tower 1654–1722
        4. 4. Hannah Tower 1652–1722
        5. 5. Samuel Tower 1662–1723
        6. 6. Jemima Tower 1660–1705
        7. 7. Sarah Tower 1650–1722
        8. 8. Jonathan Tower 1641–1701
        9. 9. Elizabeth Tower 1648–1673
      2. 2. Rebecca Ibrook 1621–1693
      3. 3. Ellen Ibrook –1700

Richard Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Richard Sir Knight Brooke in Madeley, Shropshire, England
Madeley, Shropshire, England
1594
16 January 1594
Age 64
Death of Richard Sir Knight Brooke in Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Madeley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1594
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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