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Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England 1530–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England

Death Date: 16 January 1594

Death Location: Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir Leighton

Mother: Lady STARKEY

Spouse(s): Lady Brooke, Christiana Carew

Children(s): Sir. Brook, Robert Brooke, Eleanor Brooke, John Brooke, Richard Broke, Sir Brook\Broke\Brokes\Brookes\Brooks, Mary Brooke, Martha Brooke, Katherine Brooke, William Brooke

In 1530, Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England entered the world in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England, born to Sir Thomas Brok Brooke Of Leighton And Lady Elizabeth Starkey. Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England married Christiana Carew, Lady Elizabeth Twyne Brooke, and had children including Eleanor Brooke, John Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Martha Brooke, Mary Brooke, Richard Broke, Robert Brooke, Sir Christopher Brook, Sir Rev Thomas Richard Brooke Brook Broke Brokes Brookes Brooks, William Brooke. Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England entered the world in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England, born to Sir Thomas Brok Brooke Of Leighton And Lady Elizabeth Starkey.
  • Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England married Christiana Carew, Lady Elizabeth Twyne Brooke, and had children including Eleanor Brooke, John Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Martha Brooke, Mary Brooke, Richard Broke, Robert Brooke, Sir Christopher Brook, Sir Rev Thomas Richard Brooke Brook Broke Brokes Brookes Brooks, William Brooke.
  • Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leighton
1505–1553
Birth Location: Leighton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
SL
Lady STARKEY
1505–1563
Birth Location: Oulton, Cheshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Lady Brooke
1540–1599
Birth Location: Longparish, Hampshire or Bletchingley, Surrey, England _
LB
Christiana Carew
1526–1610
Birth Location: Haccombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
CC

Children(s)

Sir. Brook
1561–1631
Birth Location: England
SB
Robert Brooke
1567–
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
RB
Eleanor Brooke
1550–1620
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
EB
John Brooke
1557–1558
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Richard Broke
–1629
Birth Location: –
RB
Sir Brook\Broke\Brokes\Brookes\Brooks
1561–1612
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
SB
Mary Brooke
1561–
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
MB
Martha Brooke
1553–1631
Birth Location: Norton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
MB
Katherine Brooke
1560–1601
Birth Location: Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
KB
William Brooke
1556–1593
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
WB

Sir England's Ancestors

Self
Sir England
1530–1594
Birth Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
Parents
Sir Thomas (Brok) Brooke, of Leighton
1505–1553
Leighton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) STARKEY
1505–1563
Oulton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Brooke of Cobham, Knight) Banneret
1465–1529
Cowling, Kent, England
Lady (Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of) Cobham
1470–1560
Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England
Hugh Starkey
1485–1517
Oulton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Egerton
1500–1539
Oulton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ii
1447–1512
Margaret Neville
1450–1506
Sir Attorney
1440–1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward correct
1415–1464

Sir England's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of) England (1530–16 January 1594) m. Lady (Elizabeth Twyne) Brooke (1540–20 May 1599) m. Christiana Carew (1526–November 1610)
  1. 1. Sir. (Christopher) Brook 1561–1631 m. Isabela (WHYLE ???) LN 1582–1621 m. Rebecca Wyhle 1580–1610
    1. 1. *Peter (Brookes) * 1610–1703 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hutchings 1610–1699
      1. 1. William (Richard (Hutchings)) Brookes 1658–1708
  2. 2. Robert Brooke 1567–
  3. 3. Eleanor Brooke 1550–1620
  4. 4. John Brooke 1557–1558
  5. 5. Richard Broke –1629
  6. 6. Sir (Rev. Thomas Richard Brooke ^*) Brook\Broke\Brokes\Brookes\Brooks 1561–1612
  7. 7. Mary Brooke 1561–
  8. 8. Martha Brooke 1553–1631
  9. 9. Katherine Brooke 1560–1601
  10. 10. William Brooke 1556–1593

Sir England's Timeline

8 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
1542
1542
Age 12
Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England was married
None
1548
JUN 1548
Age 18
Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England was married in Haccomb, Devonshire, England
Haccomb, Devonshire, England
1560
18 Nov 1560
Age 30
Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England was married in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1579
1579
Age 49
Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England was married in London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, England, United Kingdom
1592
5 Oct 1592
Age 62
Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England was married in Dunster, Somerset, England
Dunster, Somerset, England
1593
16 Jan 1593
Age 63
Death of Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
1594
16 January 1594
Age 64
Death of Sir Knight Richard BROOKE of NORTON, Vice Admiral of England in Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1542

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: JUN 1548
    Event Place: Haccomb, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1560
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1592
    Event Place: Dunster, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1593
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1594
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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