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Sir William Cooke 1537–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 May 1589

Death Location: St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir E

Mother: Lady (COOKE)

Spouse(s): Lady Gray

Children(s): William Cooke

Sir William Cooke was born in 1537 in Gidea Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Anthony The Scholar Cooke Knight Of The Bath Sheriff Of E And Lady Anne Of Brittany Fitzwilliam Cooke. Sir William Cooke married Lady Frances Gray, and had children including William Cooke. Sir William Cooke passed away in 1589 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir William Cooke was born in 1537 in Gidea Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Anthony The Scholar Cooke Knight Of The Bath Sheriff Of E And Lady Anne Of Brittany Fitzwilliam Cooke.
  • Sir William Cooke married Lady Frances Gray, and had children including William Cooke.
  • Sir William Cooke passed away in 1589 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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)

Lady Gray
1541–1608
Birth Location: Pirgo, Havering, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LG

Children(s)

William Cooke
1572–1619
Birth Location: England, Highnam, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Cooke's Ancestors

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Sir Cooke
1537–1589
Birth Place: Gidea Hall, Essex, 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 Descendants

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Sir (William) Cooke (1537–14 May 1589) m. Lady (Frances) Gray (1541–30 January 1608)
  1. 1. William Cooke 1572–1619 m. Joyce Lucy 1578–1635
    1. 1. John Cooke 1602–1625
    2. 2. Sir (Robert) Cooke 1598–1643
    3. 3. Thomas Cooke 1600–1677
    4. 4. Anne Cooke 1533–1610

Sir Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir William Cooke in Gidea Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Gidea Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1589
14 May 1589
Age 52
Death of Sir William Cooke in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Gidea Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1589
    Event Place: St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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