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Thomas Brooke 1505 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Cowling (Kent) England

Death Date: 1553

Death Location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Brooke

Mother: Lady Heydon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Starkey

Children(s): Richard Brooke, Andrew Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, John Brooke

Thomas Brooke was born in 1505 in Cowling (Kent) England, the child of Sir Thomas Brooke and Lady Dorothy Heydon. Thomas Brooke married Elizabeth Starkey, and had children including Richard Brooke, Andrew Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, John Brooke. Thomas Brooke passed away in 1553 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Brooke was born in 1505 in Cowling (Kent) England, the child of Sir Thomas Brooke and Lady Dorothy Heydon.
  • Thomas Brooke married Elizabeth Starkey, and had children including Richard Brooke, Andrew Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, John Brooke.
  • Thomas Brooke passed away in 1553 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Brooke
1465 – 1529
Birth Location: Cowling, Kent, England
SB
Lady Heydon
1470 – 1560
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Starkey
1506 – 1563
Birth Location: Oulton, Cheshire, England
ES

Children(s)

Richard Brooke
1525 – 1594
Birth Location: England
RB
Andrew Brooke
Birth Location: Kirby and Rixton (Cheshire) England
AB
Elizabeth Brooke
Birth Location: Leighton (Cheshire) England
EB
John Brooke
Birth Location: Leighton (Cheshire) England
JB

Thomas Brooke's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Brooke
1505 – 1553
Birth Place: Cowling (Kent) England
Parents
Sir Thomas Brooke
1465 – 1529
Cowling, Kent, England
Lady (Dorothy) Heydon
1470 – 1560
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Brooke's Descendants

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Thomas Brooke (1505 – 1553) m. Elizabeth Starkey (1506 – abt 1563)
  1. 1. Richard Brooke (1525 – 16 January 1594) m. Elizabeth Twyne (1540 – 20 May 1599)
    1. 1. Thomas Brooke (1561 – 13 Sep 1612) m. Susan ? ( – 1612)
      1. 1. Capt. (Thomas Henry) Brooks (2 Mar 1594 – 21 May 1667) m. Grace Wheeler (14 October 1593 – 22 May 1664)
        1. 1. Joshua Brooks (1630 – 1697) m. Hannah Mason (2 Sep 1636 – )
        2. 2. Caleb Brooks (1632 – )
        3. 3. John Brooks
        4. 4. Hugh Brooks
        5. 5. Gershom Brooks
        6. 6. Hannah Brooks
        7. 7. Mary Brooks
        8. 8. Thomas Brooks
  2. 2. Andrew Brooke
  3. 3. Elizabeth Brooke
  4. 4. John Brooke

Thomas Brooke's Timeline

11 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Thomas Brooke in Leighton, Cheshire, England
Leighton, Cheshire, England
1505
1505
Birth of Thomas Brooke in Cowling (Kent) England
Cowling (Kent) England
1505
1505
Birth of Thomas Brooke in Cowling (Kent) England
Cowling (Kent) England
1516
1516
Age 11
Thomas Brooke was married in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1520
Abt. 1520
Age 15
Thomas Brooke was married in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1523
1523
Age 18
Thomas Brooke was married in Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England
Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England
1523
Abt 1523
Age 18
Thomas Brooke was married in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1528
1528
Age 23
Thomas Brooke was married in Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England
Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England
1531
1531
Age 26
Thomas Brooke was married in Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England
Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England
1553
1553
Age 48
Death of Thomas Brooke in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
1558
29 Sep 1558
Age 53
Death of Thomas Brooke in Cobham, Kent, England
Cobham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Leighton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Cowling (Kent) England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Cowling (Kent) England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1520
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1523
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Bradley Frodesham Frodesham, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Cobham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
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