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William Brooke 1581 – 1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1581

Birth Location: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , Eng

Death Date: 21 Oct 1677

Death Location: Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Brooke

Mother: Dorythe Farbarne

Spouse(s): Agnes Gill

Children(s): BRIAN BROOKE

William Brooke was born in 1581 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , Eng, the child of William Brooke and Dorythe Farbarne. William Brooke married Agnes Gill, and had children including BRIAN BROOKE. William Brooke passed away in 1677 in Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Brooke was born in 1581 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , Eng, the child of William Brooke and Dorythe Farbarne.
  • William Brooke married Agnes Gill, and had children including BRIAN BROOKE.
  • William Brooke passed away in 1677 in Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brooke
1558 – 1593
Birth Location: London, Eng
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Dorythe Farbarne
1551 – 1598
Birth Location: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Gill
1577 – 1620
Birth Location: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

BRIAN BROOKE
1613 – 1641
Birth Location: Birstall, Yorkshire, England
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William Brooke's Ancestors

Self
William Brooke
1581 – 1677
Birth Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , Eng
Parents
William Brooke
1558 – 1593
London, Eng
Dorythe Farbarne
1551 – 1598
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Cobham) Brooke
1527 – 1597
Cobham, Kent, England
John Fairbairn
1517 – 1591
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Dorithe (MAYLEY) NAYLOR
1520 – 1586
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Fairbairn
1492 –
Elisabeth Crosbie\Crosbey\Corsbie
1494 –
James Naylor
1500 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brooke's Descendants

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William Brooke (25 Dec 1581 – 21 Oct 1677) m. Agnes Gill (25 Apr 1577 – 1620)
  1. 1. BRIAN BROOKE (1613 or 1604 – 1641) m. KATHERINE SANDERSON (1606 – 1638)
    1. 1. John Brooks (Abt. 1636 – 03 Sep 1682) m. Mary Griggs (1629 – 1668)
      1. 1. Mercy Brooks (1659 – 1729) m. Edward Scott (1648 – 1715)
        1. 1. Henry Scott (1701 – ) m. Mary Richards (1704 – 1749)

William Brooke's Timeline

3 Records

1581
25 Dec 1581
Birth of William Brooke in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , Eng
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , Eng
1677
21 Oct 1677
Age 96
Death of William Brooke in Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England
Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England
1677
23 Oct 1677
Age 96
Burial of William Brooke in Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England
Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1581
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , Eng

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1677
    Event Place: Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1677
    Event Place: Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England
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