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William Cowper Cooper 1514–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Michael Sr

Mother: Margaret Challenger

Spouse(s): Mary Spencer, Margaret Spencer

Children(s): William Cowper, Isabell Cowper, Anthony Cowper, John London., Edwarde Cooper, Marshall Cooper, John Cowper

In 1514, William Cowper Cooper entered the world in Hingham, Norfolk, England, born to Michael Cooper Cowper Sr And Margaret Challenger. William Cowper Cooper married Annes Rishworth, Margaret Spencer, Mary Margaret Spencer, and had children including Anthony Cowper, Edwarde Cowper Cooper, Isabell Cowper, John Cowper, John Cowper Of St Michael S In Cornhill Alderman Of London, Marshall Cooper, William Cowper, Willm Cooper. William Cowper Cooper passed away in 1593 in London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1514, William Cowper Cooper entered the world in Hingham, Norfolk, England, born to Michael Cooper Cowper Sr And Margaret Challenger.
  • William Cowper Cooper married Annes Rishworth, Margaret Spencer, Mary Margaret Spencer, and had children including Anthony Cowper, Edwarde Cowper Cooper, Isabell Cowper, John Cowper, John Cowper Of St Michael S In Cornhill Alderman Of London, Marshall Cooper, William Cowper, Willm Cooper.
  • William Cowper Cooper passed away in 1593 in London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

William Cooper's Ancestors

Self
William Cooper
1514–1593
Birth Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Michael Cooper (Cowper) Sr
1480–1539
Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Challenger
1485–1539
Arlessey, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cooper's Descendants

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William (Cowper) Cooper (1514–1593) m. Mary (Margaret) Spencer (1518–Apr 1583) m. Margaret Spencer (1518–13 Nov 1583)
  1. 1. William Cowper 1546– m. Judith (Agnes) Carey 1547–1572 m. Elizabeth (Cowper) Ironsides 1550–1626
    1. 1. JUDITH COWPER 1582–1660
    2. 2. Willm. Cooper 1580–
  2. 2. Isabell Cowper 1550–1617
  3. 3. Anthony Cowper 1584–1636
  4. 4. John (Cowper of St. Michael's in Cornhill,Alderman of) London. 1540–1609
  5. 5. Edwarde (Cowper) Cooper 1539–1613 m. Isabell Walker 1554–1588
    1. 1. Henry Cooper 1806–
  6. 6. Marshall Cooper 1535–1620
  7. 7. John Cowper –1746

William Cooper's Timeline

8 Records

1514
1514
Birth of William Cowper Cooper in St Michaels, Cornhill, London, England
St Michaels, Cornhill, London, England
1514
1514
Birth of William Cowper Cooper in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England
1515
1515
Age 1
Birth of William Cowper Cooper in Londen
Londen
1515
1515
Age 1
Birth of William Cowper Cooper in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England
1515
1515
Age 1
Birth of William Cowper Cooper in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Hingham, Norfolk, England
1538
1538
Age 24
William Cowper Cooper was married in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1583
abt 1583
Age 69
Death of William Cowper Cooper in St Michaels, London, England
St Michaels, London, England
1593
1593
Age 79
Death of William Cowper Cooper in London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Londen
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: St Michaels, Cornhill, London, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Hingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 May
    Event Place: Sandbach, co. Chester Birchton Sandbach, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 73

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1583
    Event Place: St Michaels, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 73
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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