William Cooke MP (1537 - 1589)

Born 1537 in Gidea Hall, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Grey) Cooke — married 28 Aug 1569 in St Edward the Confessor, Romford, Essex, England

Descendants

Died 14 May 1589 at about age 52 in England

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Biography

William Cooke was the second surviving son of Anthony Cooke and Anne Fitzwilliam Cooke. He was born about 1530 at Gidea Hall, Essex, England. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

William married Frances Grey in 1569, in Romford, Essex. Frances was the daughter of Sir John Grey of Pirgo.^[3][4] When William married Frances, his father Sir Anthony bestowed upon him the Manor of Magdalen Laver, in the county of Essex.^[5]

His brothers Edward, and William Cooke "accompanied the Queen on her progress to Cambridge in 1564 and were made MA's of the university".^[6][7]

Pending Research

• Clerk of the faculties 1560; clerk of the liveries in ct. of wards from 3 Oct. 1562; Escheator, Essex and Herts. 1574-5; j.p.q. Mdx. from c.1583.^[8]

Notes

• In 1752 the calendar in England changed from old style to new style. Previous to 1752 the new year began on March 24th in 1752 it was changed and began January 1st. Dates prior to 1752 occurring between January 1st and March 24th will be recorded as dual years to reflect the change. The same year, they stopped using the Julian Calendar in favor of the Gregorian Calendar.

Sources

1. ↑ P.W. Hasler, 1981, 'The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603'. historyofparliamentonline.org. Accessed 15 Jul 2020. William Cooke
2. ↑ Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877; Bartlett, W. '[https://archive.org/details/historytopograph02wrig/page/436 The history and topography of the county of Essex, comprising its ancient and modern history', Pg 436. London : Geo. Virtue, 1831. archive.org, accessed 27 Nov 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634. 'The Visitations of Essex'. Vol. 13 Pg. 39. Accessed 15 Jul 2020. The Visitations of Essex
4. ↑ William Cooke, 1569. text-only preview view of marriage 1569 in ‘Romford, Essex, England. Boyd's marriage index, 1538-1850'. Accessed on findmypast.co.uk 15 Jul 2020. Marriage Transcription (subscription required to view full details)
5. ↑ "Magdalen Laver: Manor," in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4, Ongar Hundred, ed. W R Powell (London: Victoria County History, 1956), 105-107. British History Online, accessed October 12, 2021, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp105-107.
6. ↑ Alumni cantabrigienses a biographical list of all known students, graduates, and holders of office at the University of Cambridge Published 1922 by University Press in Cambridge . page 383
7. ↑ Charles Welch 1887. “Dictionary of National Biography”. MacMillan and Co. books.google.com. Pg 77. Dictionary of National Biography-William Cooke MP
8. ↑ COOKE, William I (d.1589), of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981, Available from Boydell and Brewer. Cooke, William I

• Metcalfe, Walter C. 'The Visitations of Essex', Vol 13, Pgs 39-40. Digitizing sponsor Family Search. archive.org.

• William Cooke, 1589. 'Will of William Cooke of Saint Martin in the Field, Middlesex'. PROB 11/74/523. 09 December 1589. The National Archives, Kew. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.