COOKE, Sir Anthony (1505/6-76), of Gidea Hall, Essex.

Family and Education

b. 1505 /6, 1st s. of John Cooke of Gidea Hall by Alice, da. and h. of William Saunders of Banbury, Oxon. educ. I. Temple, adm. 4 Feb. 1523. m. by 1523, Anne, da. of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Gains Park, Essex and Milton, Northants., 4s. inc. Richard and William 5da. suc. fa. 1517. KB 20 Feb. 1547.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/31/6, and at death according to MI. Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 39; PCC 33 Holder.

Offices Held

J.p. Essex 1537 – 54, q. 1558/59, Warws. 1564 – d.; sheriff, Essex and Herts. 1544 – 45; gent. privy chamber by 1546 – 53; commr. heresies, Essex 1549, 1550, eccles. laws 1552; poss. tutor to Edw. VI in 1550; custos rot. Essex 1572–d.LP Hen. VIII, xii, xiii, add.; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 76, 78, 83; 1548–9, p. 406; 1549–51, p. 347; Lit. Rems. Edw. VI, p. cxli; Essex RO, Q/SR 39/10.

Parlimentarian

COOKE, Sir Anthony (1505/6-76), of Gidea Hall, Essex.

Main residence: Gidea Hall, Essex.

Author

R.J.W.S.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

COOKE, Sir Anthony (1505/6-76)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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