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Sir Richard Cooke 1521–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 October 1579

Death Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England

Father: Sir E

Mother: Lady (COOKE)

Spouse(s): Anne Cawnton

Children(s):

The story of Sir Richard Cooke began in 1521 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom. Sir Richard Cooke married Anne Cawnton. Sir Richard Cooke passed away in 1579 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Cooke began in 1521 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Richard Cooke married Anne Cawnton.
  • Sir Richard Cooke passed away in 1579 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir E
1504–1576
Birth Location: Gidea Hall or Giddy Hall, Romford, Essex, England, or Romfor, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lady (COOKE)
1504–1588
Birth Location: Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Cawnton
1555–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sir Cooke's Ancestors

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Sir Cooke
1521–1579
Birth Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Anthony. the Scholar Cooke , Knight of The Bath, Sheriff of E
1504–1576
Gidea Hall or Giddy Hall, Romford, Essex, England, or Romfor, London, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne of Brittany Fitzwilliam) (COOKE)
1504–1588
Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Cooke
–1516
Essex, England
Alice Saunders
1478–1517
Sir (Knight William Earl of South Hampton Fitzwilliam, Alderman and Sheriff of) Lon
1460–1534
Theydon Garnon, Epping Forest District, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Countess (Anne (Fitzwilliam)) Hawis
1462–1579
Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Sir Richard Cooke in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
1579
3 October 1579
Age 58
Death of Sir Richard Cooke in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 1579
    Event Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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