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William Brooke 1556–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 October 1556

Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain

Death Date: 17 December 1593

Death Location: Bromhill, Miles End, London, Middlesex, St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord England

Mother: Elizabeth Whetman

Spouse(s): Dorthy Fairbairne

Children(s): John Brooke, William Ll

The story of William Brooke began in 1556 in Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain. William Brooke married Dorthy Fairbairne, and had children including John Ralph Raphe Brooke, William Brooke Ll. William Brooke passed away in 1593 in Bromhill, Miles End, London, Middlesex, St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Brooke began in 1556 in Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain.
  • William Brooke married Dorthy Fairbairne, and had children including John Ralph Raphe Brooke, William Brooke Ll.
  • William Brooke passed away in 1593 in Bromhill, Miles End, London, Middlesex, St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England, United Kingdom.

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William Brooke's Ancestors

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William Brooke
1556–1593
Birth Place: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
Parents
Lord John Brooke Chancellor Of England
1525–1559
Athelhampton, Dorset, England
Elizabeth Whetman
1544–1599
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Brooke
1495–1551
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Katheryn (Burley) Westby
1501–1565
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brooke's Descendants

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William Brooke (9 October 1556–17 December 1593) m. Dorthy Fairbairne (23 August 1551–1610)
  1. 1. John ((Ralph) (Raphe)) Brooke 1585–1642
  2. 2. William (Brooke) Ll 1576–1677

William Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1556
9 October 1556
Birth of William Brooke in Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
1593
17 December 1593
Age 37
Death of William Brooke in Bromhill, Miles End, London, Middlesex, St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England, United Kingdom
Bromhill, Miles End, London, Middlesex, St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 October 1556
    Event Place: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1593
    Event Place: Bromhill, Miles End, London, Middlesex, St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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