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Richard Brooke 1540–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Death Date: 5 Aug 1607

Death Location: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Father: John Brooke

Mother: Elizabeth (Brooke)

Spouse(s): Dorothy (Brooke)

Children(s): Richard Brooke, Henry Brooke, John Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke, Robert Brooke, Anne Brooke, Nicholas Brooke

Richard Brooke was born in 1540 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, the child of John Brooke And Elizabeth Wightman Brooke. Richard Brooke married Dorothy Turner Brooke, and had children including Anne Brooke, Henry Brooke, John Brooke, Nicholas Brooke, Richard Brooke, Robert Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke. Richard Brooke passed away in 1607 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Brooke was born in 1540 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, the child of John Brooke And Elizabeth Wightman Brooke.
  • Richard Brooke married Dorothy Turner Brooke, and had children including Anne Brooke, Henry Brooke, John Brooke, Nicholas Brooke, Richard Brooke, Robert Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke.
  • Richard Brooke passed away in 1607 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

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Children(s)

Richard Brooke's Ancestors

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Richard Brooke
1540–1607
Birth Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Parents
John Brooke
1518–1588
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Wightman) (Brooke)
1518–1607
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Grandparents
William Brooke
1495–
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Sarah (Avison) (Brooke)
1495–
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Thomas Wightman
1503–1550
Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England
Lady (Elizabeth Purcell) (Wightman)
1500–1531
Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wightman
–1578
Scissely (Wightman)
–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wightman
1480–1559
Thomas Wodam
1480–1560
Lady Trussel
1480–1560

Richard Brooke's Descendants

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Richard Brooke (1540–5 Aug 1607) m. Dorothy (Turner) (Brooke) (1543–1607)
  1. 1. Richard Brooke 1575–1635 m. Jane (Halliwell) (Brooke) 1575–1661
    1. 1. Gyles Brooke 1590–1629 m. Elizabeth (Ramsden) (Brooke) 1588–
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Brooke) (Tildesley) 1612–1667 m. Ralph Tildesley 1604–1659
        1. 1. Elizabeth Tildesley 1648–1710 m. Richard Nuttall 1641–1702
        2. 2. Dorothy Tildesley 1633–
        3. 3. Richard Tildesley 1640–
        4. 4. Mary Tildesley 1636–1673
        5. 5. Ralph Tildesley 1634–
        6. 6. Richard Tildesley 1639–1639
        7. 7. Thomas Tildesley 1630–
  2. 2. Henry Brooke 1573–1605
  3. 3. John Brooke 1568–1607
  4. 4. Thomas Brooke 1565–1667
  5. 5. William Brooke 1580–1583
  6. 6. Robert Brooke 1575–
  7. 7. Anne Brooke 1575–
  8. 8. Nicholas Brooke 1573–1573

Richard Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Richard Brooke in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
1607
5 Aug 1607
Age 67
Death of Richard Brooke in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1607
    Event Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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