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Sir Edward Coke 1552–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Feb 1552

Birth Location: Mileham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 03 Sep 1634

Death Location: Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: Robert Coke

Mother: Winifred Knightley-Coke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cecil, Bridget Paston

Children(s): Sir Coke, Clement Coke, Lady Villiers, John Coke, Arthur Coke, Henry Thorington

Sir Edward Coke was born in 1552 in Mileham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of Robert Coke And Winifred Knightley Coke. Sir Edward Coke married Bridget Paston, Elizabeth Cecil, and had children including Arthur Coke, Clement Coke, Henry Coke Of Thorington, John Coke, Lady Frances Viscountess Purbeck Coke Villiers, Sir Robert Coke. Sir Edward Coke passed away in 1634 in Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Edward Coke was born in 1552 in Mileham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of Robert Coke And Winifred Knightley Coke.
  • Sir Edward Coke married Bridget Paston, Elizabeth Cecil, and had children including Arthur Coke, Clement Coke, Henry Coke Of Thorington, John Coke, Lady Frances Viscountess Purbeck Coke Villiers, Sir Robert Coke.
  • Sir Edward Coke passed away in 1634 in Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Sir Coke's Ancestors

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Sir Coke
1552–1634
Birth Place: Mileham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
Robert Coke
–1561
Winifred Knightley-Coke
1515–1562
Marsham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
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Sir Coke's Descendants

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Sir (Edward) Coke (01 Feb 1552–03 Sep 1634) m. Elizabeth Cecil (1578–03 Jan 1646) m. Bridget Paston (–1598)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Coke 1587–1653 m. Lady (Theophila) Berkeley 1596–1643
  2. 2. Clement Coke 1594–1630
  3. 3. Lady (Frances Viscountess Purbeck Coke) Villiers 1600–1645 m. John (Vicount Purbeck De) Villiers 1591–1657
    1. 1. Robert (de) Villiers 1624–1675
    2. 2. Andrea Villiers 1618–1674
    3. 3. Lady (Anna Annie Lady Dalkeith) Villiers 1616–1654
  4. 4. John Coke 1590–1661
  5. 5. Arthur Coke 1588–1629
  6. 6. Henry (Coke of) Thorington 1591–1661

Sir Coke's Timeline

2 Records

1552
01 Feb 1552
Birth of Sir Edward Coke in Mileham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Mileham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
1634
03 Sep 1634
Age 82
Death of Sir Edward Coke in Stoke Poges, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England
Stoke Poges, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1552
    Event Place: Mileham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1634
    Event Place: Stoke Poges, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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