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Richard Cooke 1520–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Rustington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Feb 1597

Death Location: London, England

Father: Thomas Wickham)

Mother: Eleanor Rokesley

Spouse(s): Margared Brasfeld, Alice Stamford

Children(s): William Cooke, Elizabeth None

The story of Richard Cooke began in 1520 in Rustington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Richard Cooke married Alice Joan Stamford, Margared Brasfeld, and had children including Elizabeth, Richard Cooke, William Cooke. Richard Cooke passed away in 1597 in London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Cooke began in 1520 in Rustington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Cooke married Alice Joan Stamford, Margared Brasfeld, and had children including Elizabeth, Richard Cooke, William Cooke.
  • Richard Cooke passed away in 1597 in London, England.

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Richard Cooke's Ancestors

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Richard Cooke
1520–1597
Birth Place: Rustington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Cooke (of Heene Wickham)
1472–1544
Wicham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Rokesley
1474–
Heene, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cooke's Descendants

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Richard Cooke (1520–3 Feb 1597) m. Margared Brasfeld (1534–20 Feb 1566) m. Alice (Joan) Stamford (1516–)
  1. 1. William Cooke 1551–1598 m. Elizabeth (Cooke) (Hooker) 1568–1617
    1. 1. William (Wright) Cooke 1596–1650 m. Sarah (Ann) Watersfield 1589–1632
      1. 1. Capt. (William John Cooke, Privateer Had estate in) Barbadoes 1628–1692
        1. 1. Abraham (Cooke) (CON) 1661–1748
  2. 2. Elizabeth –1589

Richard Cooke's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Richard Cooke in Rustington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Rustington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1597
27 January 1597
Age 77
Death of Richard Cooke in Oving, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Oving, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1597
3 Feb 1597
Age 77
Burial of Richard Cooke in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Rustington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1597
    Event Place: Oving, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [3] East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1597
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [3] East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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