Henry
Cheke
MP
aka Cheeke
Born about in Pirgo, Essex, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Cheke MP
and Mary (Hill) Cheke
Brother of
John Cheke, Edward Cheke, Margaret MacWilliams [half], Susan (Macwilliam) Ireland [half] and Henry (MacWilliam) Macwilliam [half]
Husband of
Frances (Radcliffe) Cheke
— married
1569 in Pirgo, Essex, England
Husband of
Frances (Constable) Rodes
— married
7 Jan 1585 (to 23 Jun 1586) in St Michael le Belfrey, York, Yorkshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Cheke
Died before
before about age 38
in York, Yorkshire, England
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
Henry Cheke MP is Notable.
Born about 1548, Henry Cheke was son and heir of Sir John Cheke, tutor to Edward VI and secretary of state, and his wife, Mary Hill, daughter of Richard Hill or Hilles of London. [1]He succeeded his father in 1557 and was educated at Cambridge University, emerging with a Master of Arts degree in 1568. [1]
His first wife, whom he married in 1569, was Frances Radcliffe, daughter of Sir Humphrey Radcliffe of Elstow [1] and his wife, Isabell Harvey. She bore him 3 sons and 2 daughters. [1]
Henry first entered Parliament as member for Bedford in 1571 having been chosen along with Robert Hatley by the burgesses at a council meeting in accordance with the borough charter.[2] The following year he was returned again but this time the other member was Michael Hawtrey. [2]
In January 1585, he married Frances Constable,[3] at St Michael le Belfrey in York.[4] daughter of Marmaduke Constable of York, step-daughter of William More, lawyer of York. No children were born to the marriage.
Cheke died intestate, and was buried in York minster on the 23rd of June 1586.[5] He was succeeded by his son, Thomas.
Research notes
According to the HOP reference, "Cheke had broken his neck by falling downstairs a few hours after he had ‘openly derided and scoffed at the Catholic martyr Francis Ingleby." The dates of their respective demises do not, however, line up exactly.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 History of Parliament online: CHEKE, Henry (c.1548-86), of Elstow, Beds.; later of the Manor, York
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of Parliament online: Bedford
- ↑ Marriage record St Michael le Belfrey (7 January 1584 (OS) Henrye Cheeke Esquyer Secretary to the Queen's most honourable Council in the North and Mrs Fraunces Constable were maryed together)
- ↑
Marriage:
"York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PR/Y/MB/1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62230 #1582630 (accessed 31 October 2022)
Henrye Cheeke marriage to Frannce Constable on 7 Jan 1584 in York, St Michael le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England. - ↑
Burial:
"York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PR/Y/MB/1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62230 #1582821 (accessed 31 October 2022)
Henrie Cheeke burial (died in about 1586) on 23 Jun 1586 in York, St Michael le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England.
Acknowledgements
This profile was created through the import of Reba Family Tree_2011-03-12.ged on 13 March 2011.
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