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Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London 1486–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 24 Aug 1550

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

Father: Lord Locke

Mother: Lady Wilcockes

Spouse(s): Lady Cooke

Children(s): Michael Locke

In 1486, Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to Lord Thomas Locke And Lady Joan Wilcockes. Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London married Lady Katherine Cooke, and had children including Michael Locke. Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London passed away in 1550 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1486, Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to Lord Thomas Locke And Lady Joan Wilcockes.
  • Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London married Lady Katherine Cooke, and had children including Michael Locke.
  • Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London passed away in 1550 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir London's Ancestors

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Sir London
1486–1550
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Locke
1435–1507
Lenn, Wiltshire, , England
Lady (Joan) Wilcockes
1440–1512
Rotherham, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Lord (John) Locke
1400–1492
Wiltshire, England
Eleanor (Neville, Duchess of Norfolk, Countess of) Northumberland
1397–1472
Raby Castle, Raby-With-Keverstone, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Locke
1351–1423
Lady Mortimer
1372–1405
Sir Westmoreland
1363–1425
Joan Garter
1375–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fleet
1328–1388
Maud Neville
1335–1379
Sir Lancaster
1340–1398
Catherine Lancaster
1350–1403

Sir London's Descendants

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Sir (William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of) London (1486–24 Aug 1550) m. Lady (Katherine) Cooke (1490–14 Oct 1537)
  1. 1. Michael Locke 1510–1580 m. Jane Locke 1520–1577
    1. 1. Samuel Locke 1554–1604 m. Joanna Blessing 1560–1609
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Lock 1580–1659 m. Sir (John) Howard 1578–1642
        1. 1. 1609–1659 m. Anne (Evans) Hall 1610–1640
        2. 2. Francis (James) Howard 1586–1623

Sir London's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1550
24 Aug 1550
Age 64
Death of Sir William Locke Lok, Sheriff of London, London merchant, Alderman of the City of London in Merton Abbey, Surrey, England
Merton Abbey, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1550
    Event Place: Merton Abbey, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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