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Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke 1504–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1504

Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England

Death Date: 10 June 1576

Death Location: Romford, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Cooke

Mother: Lady Saunders

Spouse(s): Anne Fitzwilliam

Children(s): Robert Cooke, Edward Cooke, Katherine Cooke, Richard Cooke, William Cooke, Katherine Cooke, Lady COOKE, Rose Cooke, Richard Cooke, Thomas Cooke, John Cook, Sir Cooke, Lady Cooke, John Cooke, Anne Cooke, Anne Cook, Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cecil, Margaret Rowlett, Anthony brother, Anne Bacon, Elizabeth Cooke

In 1504, Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke entered the world in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, born to Sir Knight John Cooke And Lady Alice Saunders. Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke married Anne Fitzwilliam, and had children including Anne Cook, Anne Cooke, Anne Cooke Bacon, Anthony Cooke Ii Anne Wrote Of Him As Brother, Edward Cooke, Elizabeth Cooke, Henry Cook, John Anthony Cooke, John Cook, Katherine Cooke, Katherine Cooke, Lady Alice Cooke, Lady Margaret Cooke, Margaret Cooke Rowlett, Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cooke Cecil, Richard Cooke, Robert Cooke, Rose Cooke, Sir Anthony Cooke, Thomas Cooke, William Cooke. Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke passed away in 1576 in Romford, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1504, Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke entered the world in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England, born to Sir Knight John Cooke And Lady Alice Saunders.
  • Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke married Anne Fitzwilliam, and had children including Anne Cook, Anne Cooke, Anne Cooke Bacon, Anthony Cooke Ii Anne Wrote Of Him As Brother, Edward Cooke, Elizabeth Cooke, Henry Cook, John Anthony Cooke, John Cook, Katherine Cooke, Katherine Cooke, Lady Alice Cooke, Lady Margaret Cooke, Margaret Cooke Rowlett, Mildred Cooke, Mildred Cooke Cecil, Richard Cooke, Robert Cooke, Rose Cooke, Sir Anthony Cooke, Thomas Cooke, William Cooke.
  • Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke passed away in 1576 in Romford, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cooke
1504–1576
Birth Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Knight John Cooke
1473–1516
Gidea Hall, Essex, England
Lady (Alice) Saunders
1478–1517
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Phillip John III Cooke, Sheriff \ Mayor of Vintry) Ward,
1448–1497
Giddy Hall, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Belknap
1452–1517
Giddy Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Sir (William Saunders of Banbury,) Oxfordshire
1460–1487
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Jane Spencer of Hodnett,) Warwickshire
1458–1525
Southmylles, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas 15-12
1434–1507
Alice Cox
1434–1507
Sir Belknap
1428–1488
Lady Knolles
1432–1488
William Saunders
1435–1525
Isabelle Wells
1440–1497
Sir SPENCER
1437–1552
lady Empson
1448–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cocke
1408–1470
Elizabeth Willey
1402–1470
Hamon Belknap
1400–1429
Joan Boteler
1395–
Richard London
1405–1485
Margaret Doyley
1415–1449
Lady Beddington
1420–1470
Sir Welles
1420–1461
Anne Barnewall
1420–1501
Sir Spencer
1418–1479
Lady Warsted
1417–1445
Sir Empson
1414–1473
Lady Joseph
1418–1475

Sir Cooke's Descendants

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Sir (Anthony "the Scholar") Cooke (May 1504–10 June 1576) m. Anne Fitzwilliam (Apr 1504–5 Jun 1588)
  1. 1. Robert Cooke 1520–1559 m. Joan (Elizabeth Sydney (m.) Cooke) 1522–1561 m. Joan Sidney 1522–1561
    1. 1. Thomas Cooke 1543–1621 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Brand 1550–1621
      1. 1. Naomi Cook 1570–1618 m. James Hubbard 1555–1655
        1. 1. Rachel Hubbard 1611–1648 m. John Brundage 1593–1639
      2. 2. Joseph Cooke 1574–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cooke 1578–1637
      4. 4. Joanna Cook 1570–1626
      5. 5. Thomas Cooke 1570–1614
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cooke 1545–1640
      7. 7. Annis Cook 1585–
      8. 8. Thomasine (m Wallenger) Cooke 1563–1592
      9. 9. Aaron Cooke 1585–1615
    2. 2. Lawrence Cooke 1531–1621
    3. 3. Margery Cooke 1537–1622
    4. 4. (Helen ((or Ellen)) Cooke 1535–1621
    5. 5. Thomas (Cooke The) Elder 1541–1621
    6. 6. Younger (John) Cooke 1533–1621
    7. 7. Robert Cooke 1546–1621
    8. 8. Elene Cooke 1545–
    9. 9. Katherine Cooke –1599
    10. 10. Lawrence Cooke 1545–
  2. 2. Edward Cooke 1539–1576
  3. 3. Katherine Cooke 1530–1583
  4. 4. Richard Cooke 1531–1579
  5. 5. William Cooke 1533–1589
  6. 6. Katherine Cooke 1526–1609
  7. 7. Lady (Margaret) COOKE 1530–1551
  8. 8. Rose Cooke 1520–1555
  9. 9. Richard Cooke 1525–1529
  10. 10. Thomas Cooke 1531–1576
  11. 11. John Cook 1518–
  12. 12. Sir (Anthony) Cooke 1535–1604
  13. 13. Lady (Alice) Cooke 1533–1605
  14. 14. John (Anthony) Cooke 1531–1529
  15. 15. Anne Cooke 1533–1610
  16. 16. Anne Cook 1526–1526
  17. 17. Mildred Cooke 1524–1589
  18. 18. Mildred (Cooke) Cecil 1524–1589
  19. 19. Margaret (Cooke) Rowlett 1541–1558
  20. 20. Anthony (Cooke II * Anne wrote of him as) brother 1535–1555
  21. 21. Anne (Cooke) Bacon 1533–1610
  22. 22. Elizabeth Cooke 1555–

Sir Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1504
May 1504
Birth of Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke in Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
1576
10 June 1576
Age 72
Death of Sir Anthony "the Scholar" Cooke in Gidea (Giddy) Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Gidea (Giddy) Hall, Romford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1504
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1576
    Event Place: Gidea (Giddy) Hall, Romford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Romford, Greater London, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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