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Sir Robert Coke or Cooke 1480 – 1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Dodington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1568

Death Location: St Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Coke

Mother: Lady Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady Woodhouse, Lady Bures

Children(s): Sir Essex, Sir Essex

In 1480, Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham entered the world in Dodington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Robert Coke and Lady Phoebe Campbell. Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham married Lady Anne Woodhouse, Lady Anne Bures, and had children including Sir Robert Cooke, Earl of Essex, Sir Robert Cooke, Earl of Essex. Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham passed away in 1568 in St Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1480, Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham entered the world in Dodington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Robert Coke and Lady Phoebe Campbell.
  • Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham married Lady Anne Woodhouse, Lady Anne Bures, and had children including Sir Robert Cooke, Earl of Essex, Sir Robert Cooke, Earl of Essex.
  • Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham passed away in 1568 in St Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England.

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Sir Cooke's Ancestors

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Sir Cooke
1480 – 1568
Birth Place: Dodington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Robert Coke
1460 – 1517
Dodington, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Phoebe) Campbell
1440 – 1588
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cooke's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Coke or) Cooke (1480 – 1568) m. Lady (Anne) Woodhouse (1495 – 1540) m. Lady (Anne) Bures (1495 – Aft. 1540)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Cooke, Earl of) Essex (1513 – 15 Nov 1561) m. Lady (Winifred) Knightly (1515 – 16 January 1569)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Edward) Cooke (1 Feb 1552 – 3 Sep 1634) m. Lady (Bridget) Paston (4 Mar 1565 – 27 Jun 1598)
      1. 1. John Cooke (9 May 1590 – 29 Jan 1649) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Pitcher (5 September 1585 – 1684)
        1. 1. Ann Cooke (27 Jan 1609 – 1710) m. Edmund (William) Pitt (13 Apr 1606 – 13 May 1685)
      2. 2. Bridget Cooke (27 Dec 1596 – AFT 26 SEP 1648) m. William Skinner (abt 1595 – 7 Aug 1627)
        1. 1. Edward Skinner (24 Jun 1624 – 13 May 1657) m. Ann (Elizabeth) Wentworth (1627 – 20 Sep 1707)

Sir Cooke's Timeline

5 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham in Dodington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Dodington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1502
1 Jan 1502
Age 22
Birth of Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham in Foulsham, Norfolk, England
Foulsham, Norfolk, England
1540
1540
Age 60
Death of Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham in Sparham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sparham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1568
1568
Age 88
Death of Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham in Sparham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sparham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1568
1568
Age 88
Death of Sir Robert Coke or Cooke , of Sparham in St Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England
St Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1502
    Event Place: Foulsham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Dodington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Sparham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Sparham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: St Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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