Katherine (Cooke) Killigrew (abt. 1532 - 1583)

Born about 1532 in Gidea Hall, Essex, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Killigrew MP — married 4 Nov 1565 in St. Peter-le-Poor, London, England

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1583 at about age 51 in Barnet, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Katherine Cooke was the daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke and Anne FitzWilliam, she was born in Essex. Her father, Sir Anthony was persistent in educating his daughters. Anne became one of the most learned women of her time. She was educated in Latin, Greek, and other Humanist subjects. It was her father's belief that women should be educated as well as men and that it would make his daughters more desirable choices as wives. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

She married Sir Henry Killigrew, son of John Killigrew of Arwenack and Elizabeth Trewenard, on 4 November 1565 at St. Peter-le-Poor, London, England. ^{[4] [5]}

Katherine, and Sir Henry Killigrew had four daughters.^[6]

Dorothy Killigrew d. 1643

Anne Killigrew

Elizabeth Killigrew

Mary Killigrew

Katherine died during childbirth on 27 Dec 1583. She was living at Hendon in the Borough of Barnet in Middlesex. She had written her own epitaph which was mostly in Latin. She was entered at St Thomas the Apostle in London. ^{[5] [7]}

Notes

• In 1752 the calendar in England changed from old style to new style. Previous to 1752 the new year began on March 25th in 1752 it was changed and began January 1st. Dates prior to 1752 occurring between January 1st and March 25th will be recorded as dual years to reflect the change.

• Hendon was an estate located in the Borough of Barnet, Middlesex. It became a part of Greater London in 1965. ^[8]

• St Thomas the Apostle in London burnt down during the great fire of 1666. Several of the inscriptions were transcribed from her memorial including one by her sister Elizabeth. They were recorded in both Latin and Greek. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Friedman, Alice T. 'The Influence of Humanism on the Education of Girls and Boys in Tudor England'. History of Education Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1/2, 1985, pp. 57–70. jstor.org. Accessed 3 Sept. 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/368891 (subscription required to view)
2. ↑ Martyr, Peter, and Marvin W. Anderson. 'Peter Martyr, Reformed Theologian (1542-1562): His Letters to Heinrich Bullinger and John Calvin'. The Sixteenth Century Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 1973, pp. 41–64. jstor.org. Accessed 1 Sept. 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/2539767 (subscription required to view)
3. ↑ Hoffman, C. Fenno. 'Catherine Parr as a Woman of Letters'. Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 4, 1960, pp. 349–367. jstor.org. Accessed 22 Sept 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/3816512 (subscription required to view)
4. ↑ Chatlaina Coke, text-only preview view of marriage 1565 in ‘London, England'. Accessed on findmypast.co.uk 30 Sep 2020. Marriage Transcript
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Wikisource contributors, "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Killigrew, Catherine," Wikisource , https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Killigrew,_Catherine&oldid=10545538 (accessed December 10, 2020).
6. ↑ Caroline M. K. Bowden. Killigrew (née Cooke), Katherine (c. 1542–1583). Published 3 January 2008, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. (subscription required to view)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Caroline M. K. Bowden, 2004. 'Killigrew (née Cooke), Katherine' (c. 1542–1583). Published by Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. accessed 9 Dec 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/15531
8. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Hendon," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hendon&oldid=991217959 (accessed December 10, 2020).

• Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877; Bartlett, W. 'The history and topography of the county of Essex, comprising its ancient and modern history', Vol 2, Pg 436. London : Geo. Virtue, 1831. archive.org Accessed 4 Nov 2020. The history and topography of the county of Essex, comprising its ancient and modern history

See Also

• Katherine (Cooke) Killigrew. the peerage.com.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231198186/katherine-killigrew : accessed 25 August 2021), memorial page for Katherine Cooke Killigrew (1532–27 Dec 1583), Find a Grave Memorial ID 231198186, citing St. Thomas the Apostle Churchyard, London, City of London, Greater London, England. Find A Grave: Memorial #231198186