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Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke 1521 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Romford, Essex, England

Death Date: 3 October 1579

Death Location: Gobrons, Essex, England

Father: Sir Cooke

Mother: Lady Fitzwilliam

Spouse(s): Alice Caunton

Children(s): Joane Cooke

Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke was born in 1521 in Romford, Essex, England, the child of Sir Knight Anthony "The Scholar" Cooke and Lady Anne of Brittany Fitzwilliam. Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke married Alice Caunton, and had children including Joane (Marshall) Cooke. Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke passed away in 1579 in Gobrons, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke was born in 1521 in Romford, Essex, England, the child of Sir Knight Anthony "The Scholar" Cooke and Lady Anne of Brittany Fitzwilliam.
  • Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke married Alice Caunton, and had children including Joane (Marshall) Cooke.
  • Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke passed away in 1579 in Gobrons, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cooke
1504 – 1576
Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
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Lady Fitzwilliam
1492 – 1588
Birth Location: Gainspark Hall, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Caunton
1548 – 1617
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
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Children(s)

Joane Cooke
1570 – 1627
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedford, England
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Richard Cooke's Ancestors

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Richard Cooke
1521 – 1579
Birth Place: Romford, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Knight Anthony "The Scholar" Cooke
1504 – 1576
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Lady (Anne of Brittany) Fitzwilliam
1492 – 1588
Gainspark Hall, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cooke's Descendants

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Richard (Edward Woodstocke) Cooke (1521 – 3 October 1579) m. Alice Caunton (1548 – 25 Sep 1617)
  1. 1. Joane ((Marshall)) Cooke (1570 – 1627) m. JOHN MARSHALL (1560 – 1633)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Marshall (1592 – 26 July 1666) m. John Holgrave (1580 – 26 Jul 1666)
      1. 1. Joshua Holgrave (Abt. 1615 – 1643) m. Jane Conant (16 Jun 1611 – 09 Nov 1661)
        1. 1. Love Holgrave (17 APR 1642 – 07 DEC 1675) m. Lieut (John) Stevens (20 Jun 1639 – 26 Nov 1690)

Richard Cooke's Timeline

3 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke in Romford, Essex, England
Romford, Essex, England
1579
3 October 1579
Age 58
Death of Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke in Gobrons, Essex, England
Gobrons, Essex, England
1579
22 Nov 1579
Age 58
Burial of Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Romford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 1579
    Event Place: Gobrons, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1579
    Event Place: St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
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