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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

Born in 1521 in Romford, Essex, England, Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke was the child of Sir Knight Anthony "The Scholar" Cooke and Lady Anne of Brittany Fitzwilliam. In time, Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke married Alice Caunton, and they raised a family that included Joane (Marshall) Cooke. Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke died in Gobrons, Essex, England in 1579.

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Parents

Sir Cooke
1504 – 1576
Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
SC
Lady Fitzwilliam
1492 – 1588
Birth Location: Gainspark Hall, Essex, England
LF

Spouses(s)

Alice Caunton
1548 – 1617
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, , England
AC

Children(s)

Joane Cooke
1570 – 1627
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedford, England
JC

Sources

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

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

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