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Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke 1480–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 24 August 1550

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Thomas Locke

Mother: Joan Wilcock

Spouse(s): Lady Cooke

Children(s): Michael Locke

The story of Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke began in 1480 in London, Middlesex, England. Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke married Lady Katherine Cooke, and had children including Michael Locke. Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke passed away in 1550 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke began in 1480 in London, Middlesex, England.
  • Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke married Lady Katherine Cooke, and had children including Michael Locke.
  • Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke passed away in 1550 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Locke's Ancestors

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Sir Locke
1480–1550
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Thomas Locke
1450–1507
London, Middlesex, , England
Joan Wilcock
1455–1512
, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
William (( John)) Locke
1418–1463
London, , England
William Wilcockes
1410–1461
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Jean Beaufort
1410–1445
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1392–1455
Elizabeth York
1420–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1364–1403
Elizabeth Mortimer
1371–1417

Sir Locke's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William, Sheriff of London,) Locke (1480–24 August 1550) m. Lady (Katherine) Cooke (1490–14 Oct 1537)
  1. 1. Michael Locke 1510–1580 m. Jane Wilkinson 1520–1577
    1. 1. Samuel Locke 1554–1604 m. Joanna (Lady Barker,) Locke 1560–1609
      1. 1. Jane Locke 1588–1660 m. Thaddeus (John) Hermins 1584–1650
        1. 1. Jane (Locke) Hermins 1619–1687 m. William Berry 1610–1684

Sir Locke's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1550
24 August 1550
Age 70
Death of Sir Knight William, Sheriff of London, Locke in Cheapside, London, England (At his home in Cheapside, at the sign of the Padlock’ on 24 August 1550, and was buried in the Mercers Chapel, St Thomas, Acres Nook, Staffordshire, England.)
Cheapside, London, England (At his home in Cheapside, at the sign of the Padlock’ on 24 August 1550, and was buried in the Mercers Chapel, St Thomas, Acres Nook, Staffordshire, England.)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1550
    Event Place: Cheapside, London, England (At his home in Cheapside, at the sign of the Padlock’ on 24 August 1550, and was buried in the Mercers Chapel, St Thomas, Acres Nook, Staffordshire, England.)
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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