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William Bassil Brook 1557–1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Davenham, Cheshire, , England

Death Date: 1633

Death Location: St Weburgh, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland

Father: Thomas Brooke

Mother: Elizabeth Starkey

Spouse(s): Anna Leycester

Children(s): Henry Brooke

The story of William Bassil Brook began in 1557 in Davenham, Cheshire, , England. William Bassil Brook married Anna Leycester, and had children including Henry Brooke. William Bassil Brook passed away in 1633 in St Weburgh, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bassil Brook began in 1557 in Davenham, Cheshire, , England.
  • William Bassil Brook married Anna Leycester, and had children including Henry Brooke.
  • William Bassil Brook passed away in 1633 in St Weburgh, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Brooke
1498–1558
Birth Location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Starkey
1516–1563
Birth Location: Oulton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anna Leycester
1586–1656
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Henry Brooke
1612–1671
Birth Location: Brooke Hall, Brookborough, Lisburn, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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William Brook's Ancestors

Self
William Brook
1557–1633
Birth Place: Davenham, Cheshire, , England
Parents
Thomas Brooke
1498–1558
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Starkey
1516–1563
Oulton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Hugh (Starkey of) Oulton
1485–1517
Oulton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (De Wrenbury) Egerton
1487–1537
Egerton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brook's Descendants

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William (Bassil) Brook (1557–1633) m. Anna Leycester (1586–1656)
  1. 1. Henry Brooke 1612–1671 m. Ann (Elizabeth Saint) George 1631–1685
    1. 1. Elizabeth Brooke 1658–1721 m. LT. (Gen. Gustavus Hamilton 12 Ist Viscount) Boyne 1640–1723
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hamilton 1685–1762 m. Charles (Francis) Lambert 1681–1753
        1. 1. Ann (Lambert Garth) Gist 1704–1792 m. Michael (Woods) Jr. 1708–1777 m. Samuel (Woods) Sr 1710–1778

William Brook's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of William Bassil Brook in Davenham, Cheshire, , England
Davenham, Cheshire, , England
1633
1633
Age 76
Death of William Bassil Brook in St Weburgh, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
St Weburgh, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Davenham, Cheshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: St Weburgh, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
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