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Winifred Knightley Cooke 1515–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Milcham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 Nov 1562

Death Location: Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: WILLIAM KNIGHTLY

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sir Essex

Children(s): Sir Coke\Cooke(Pitts), Audrey Coke, Dorothy Coke

In 1515, Winifred Knightley Cooke entered the world in Milcham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to William Wymer Knightly And Coke. Winifred Knightley Cooke married Sir Robert Cooke Earl Of Essex, and had children including Audrey Coke, Dorothy Deborah Coke, Sir Edward Coke Cooke Pitts. Winifred Knightley Cooke passed away in 1562 in Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Winifred Knightley Cooke entered the world in Milcham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to William Wymer Knightly And Coke.
  • Winifred Knightley Cooke married Sir Robert Cooke Earl Of Essex, and had children including Audrey Coke, Dorothy Deborah Coke, Sir Edward Coke Cooke Pitts.
  • Winifred Knightley Cooke passed away in 1562 in Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Winifred Cooke's Ancestors

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Winifred Cooke
1515–1562
Birth Place: Milcham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
WILLIAM WYMER KNIGHTLY
1500–1542
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Knightley IV, Sheriff of) Northamptonshir
1455–1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Jane Joan Johanna Lady) Skenard
1461–1539
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Winifred Cooke's Descendants

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Winifred (Knightley) Cooke (1515–13 Nov 1562) m. Sir (Robert Cooke, Earl of) Essex (1513–15 Nov 1561)
  1. 1. Sir (Edward) Coke\Cooke(Pitts) 1552–1634 m. Lady (Bridget) Paston-Cooke 1565–1598
    1. 1. Elizabeth Pitts 1596–1655 m. William (Pitts) 10gf 1592–1668
      1. 1. Edmund Pitts 1606–1685 m. Anna Cooke 1610–1710
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Pitts-Moon-Holman 1641–1714 m. Abraham (Holman) Sr 1634–1711
      2. 2. Elizabeth Pitts 1624–1696
      3. 3. Leonard Pitts 1608–1638
  2. 2. Audrey Coke 1551–1630
  3. 3. Dorothy (Deborah) Coke 1543–

Winifred Cooke's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Winifred Knightley Cooke in Milcham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Milcham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1562
13 Nov 1562
Age 47
Burial of Winifred Knightley Cooke in Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
1569
16 January 1569
Age 54
Death of Winifred Knightley Cooke in Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Milcham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1569
    Event Place: Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21020; Document Reference: DRO 59
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1562
    Event Place: Tittleshall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21020; Document Reference: DRO 59
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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