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Robert Cooke 1520 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England

Father: John COOKE

Mother: Mary Newton

Spouse(s): Joan Sydney

Children(s): Thomas Cooke

The story of Robert Cooke began in 1520 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England. Robert Cooke married Joan Elizabeth Sydney, and had children including Thomas Cooke. Robert Cooke passed away in 1559 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Cooke began in 1520 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.
  • Robert Cooke married Joan Elizabeth Sydney, and had children including Thomas Cooke.
  • Robert Cooke passed away in 1559 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John COOKE
1500 – 1526
Birth Location: Horkesley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JC
Mary Newton
1500 – 1523
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Sydney
1522 – 1561
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Cooke
1543 – 1621
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England
TC

Robert Cooke's Ancestors

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Robert Cooke
1520 – 1559
Birth Place: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
Parents
John Humphrey Carewe COOKE
1500 – 1526
Horkesley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Matilda) Newton
1500 – 1523
Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Cooke's Descendants

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Robert Cooke (1520 – 1559) m. Joan (Elizabeth) Sydney (Feb 1522 – 17 Nov 1561)
  1. 1. Thomas Cooke (1543 – 3 Aug 1621)
    1. 1. Thomas (Butcher Cooke) II (1570 – 20 May 1614) m. Joane (Joanna Cooke) Netherbury (1562 – 16 Feb the 1626)
      1. 1. Thomas Cook (1628 – 04 Feb 1677) m. Thomasin Borden (13 Jan 1626 – Oct 1670)
        1. 1. Sarah Cook (1642 – 11 JUN 1683) m. Gov. (Rev. James) Barker (1617 – 1702)

Robert Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Robert Cooke in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
1559
1559
Age 39
Death of Robert Cooke in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
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