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William Cooke 1500–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1500

Birth Location: Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jan 1559

Death Location: Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: William Cocke

Mother: Elizabeth Nicholas

Spouse(s): Joan Robinson, Joan Robinson

Children(s): Thomas Cocke

William Cooke was born in 1500 in Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of William Cocke And Elizabeth Nicholas. William Cooke married Joan Robinson, and had children including Thomas Cocke. William Cooke passed away in 1559 in Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Cooke was born in 1500 in Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of William Cocke And Elizabeth Nicholas.
  • William Cooke married Joan Robinson, and had children including Thomas Cocke.
  • William Cooke passed away in 1559 in Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cocke
1456–1500
Birth Location: Giddy Hall, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Nicholas
1460–1569
Birth Location: Hope, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Robinson
1519–1596
Birth Location: Stottesden, Shropshire, England
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Joan Robinson
1502–1550
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Cocke
1543–1587
Birth Location: Stottesden, Shropshire, England
TC

William Cooke's Ancestors

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William Cooke
1500–1559
Birth Place: Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
William Cocke
1456–1500
Giddy Hall, Essex, England
Elizabeth Nicholas
1460–1569
Hope, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cooke's Descendants

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William Cooke (Feb 1500–1 Jan 1559) m. Joan Robinson (1519–28 Dec 1596) m. Joan Robinson (1502–2 Feb 1550)
  1. 1. Thomas Cocke 1543–1587 m. Annes Putnam 1547–1587 m. Agnes Putnam 1540–1607
    1. 1. John (Cocke) Cox 1569–1631 m. Elizabeth Wallfurlong 1602–1630
      1. 1. William Cox 1598–1656 m. Elizabeth Hutchins 1600–1665
        1. 1. Henry (James) Cox 1650– m. Elizabeth Fowler 1651–
      2. 2. Richard Cocke 1597–1665 m. Temperance Bailey 1617–1652
        1. 1. Richard (Cocke) Jr 1639–1706 m. Anne Bowler 1675–1705 m. Elizabeth (Amber) Hartwell 1639–1716

William Cooke's Timeline

3 Records

1500
Feb 1500
Birth of William Cooke in Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
1521
1521
Age 21
William Cooke was married in Stottesden, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Stottesden, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1559
1 Jan 1559
Age 59
Death of William Cooke in Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1500
    Event Place: Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Stottesden, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1559
    Event Place: Belenden, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
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