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Sir Richard John Cooke 1473 – 1516 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1473

Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, UK

Death Date: 10 October 1516

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Phillip Cooke

Mother: Elizabeth Belknap

Spouse(s): Alice Saunders

Children(s): Dorothy Cooke

The story of Sir Richard John Cooke -Knight of Gidea Hall began in 1473 in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, UK. Sir Richard John Cooke -Knight of Gidea Hall married Alice Saunders, and had children including Dorothy Mary Cooke. Sir Richard John Cooke -Knight of Gidea Hall passed away in 1516 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard John Cooke -Knight of Gidea Hall began in 1473 in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, UK.
  • Sir Richard John Cooke -Knight of Gidea Hall married Alice Saunders, and had children including Dorothy Mary Cooke.
  • Sir Richard John Cooke -Knight of Gidea Hall passed away in 1516 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Phillip Cooke
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Belknap
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Alice Saunders
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Dorothy Cooke
1500 – 1583
Birth Location: Harbridge Green, Hampshire
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Sir Cooke's Ancestors

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Sir Cooke
1473 – 1516
Birth Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, UK
Parents
Phillip Cooke
Elizabeth Belknap
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Sir Cooke's Descendants

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Sir (Richard John) Cooke (April 1473 – 10 October 1516) m. Alice Saunders
  1. 1. Dorothy (Mary) Cooke (1500 – 28 June 1583) m. Richard (De Meux Muse) Mewes (1500 – 3 Mar 1536)
    1. 1. Jane Meux (1536 – Jan 1580) m. Sir (John) Worsley (1538 – Jan 1581)
      1. 1. Thomas Worsley (1560 – 1605) m. Barbara (St) John (About 1565 – 28 Dec 1603)
        1. 1. Barbara Worslye (1585 – 21 FEB 1630)

Sir Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1473
April 1473
Birth of Sir Richard John Cooke -Knight of Gidea Hall in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, UK
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, UK
1516
10 October 1516
Age 43
Death of Sir Richard John Cooke -Knight of Gidea Hall in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1473
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1516
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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