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William Cocke 1470–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1470

Birth Location: Shropshire, England

Death Date: NOV 1582

Death Location: Shropshire, England

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Spouse(s): Elizabeth None

Children(s): William Cooke

William Cocke was born in 1470 in Shropshire, England, the child of Edward Cooke And Edward Cooke. William Cocke married Elizabeth, and had children including Bryan Cooke, William Thomas Cockecook Cooke. William Cocke passed away in 1582 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Cocke was born in 1470 in Shropshire, England, the child of Edward Cooke And Edward Cooke.
  • William Cocke married Elizabeth, and had children including Bryan Cooke, William Thomas Cockecook Cooke.
  • William Cocke passed away in 1582 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth None
1460–1569
Birth Location: Hope, Essex, England
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Children(s)

William Cooke
1500–1559
Birth Location: Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, EN
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William Cocke's Ancestors

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William Cocke
1470–1582
Birth Place: Shropshire, England
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William Cocke's Descendants

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William Cocke (ABT 1470–NOV 1582) m. Elizabeth (1460–30 DEC 1569)
  1. 1. William (Thomas CockeCook) Cooke 1500–1559 m. Juliana (Estaday) Esedaye 1499–1560 m. Johan ((Joan)) Robinson 1502–1550
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Cocke 1543–1587
    2. 2. Isabel Cocke 1530–1558
    3. 3. Joan Cocke 1532–1558
    4. 4. WILLIAM (Edmund) Cocke 1520–1582 m. Welthyan Merycke 1523–1565 m. Elizabeth Carter 1519–1596
      1. 1. Thomas Cocke 1543–1630
      2. 2. William Cocke 1543–1558
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cocke 1547–1585
      4. 4. Richard Cocke –1583
      5. 5. Agnes Cocke 1532–1558
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cocke 1547–1596 m. Robert Poythress 1540–1565
        1. 1. WILLIAM POYTHRESS 1565–1588
    5. 5. Robert Cock 1528–1554

William Cocke's Timeline

2 Records

1470
ABT 1470
Birth of William Cocke in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1582
NOV 1582
Age 112
Death of William Cocke in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1470
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: NOV 1582
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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