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Sir Richard Lewis Brooke 1526–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Norton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1593

Death Location: Norton, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Leighton

Mother: Lady Starkey

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Sir Richard Lewis Brooke was born in 1526 in Norton, Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas Brooke Of Leighton And Lady Elizabeth Starkey. Sir Richard Lewis Brooke passed away in 1593 in Norton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Lewis Brooke was born in 1526 in Norton, Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas Brooke Of Leighton And Lady Elizabeth Starkey.
  • Sir Richard Lewis Brooke passed away in 1593 in Norton, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Leighton
1498–1553
Birth Location: Newhouse, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
TL
Lady Starkey
1505–1563
Birth Location: Oulton, Cheshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Brooke's Ancestors

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Sir Brooke
1526–1593
Birth Place: Norton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Brooke, of Leighton
1498–1553
Newhouse, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Starkey
1505–1563
Oulton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Sir Richard Lewis Brooke in Norton, Cheshire, England
Norton, Cheshire, England
1593
16 Jan 1593
Age 67
Death of Sir Richard Lewis Brooke in Norton, Cheshire, England
Norton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Norton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1593
    Event Place: Norton, Cheshire, England
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