William Cooke, b: 1566 - Broome, Norfolk.

^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}
^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}

^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}

^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}
^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}


^{William Cooke}^b.1592 d.

^{Richard Cooke}^{b.1593 Broome, Norfolk. d.1647}		^{Nicholas Cooke}^{b. d.}

^Mary Cooke^{b.1594 Broome, Norfolk. d.1647}	^{William Cooke}^{b.1566 Broome, Norfolk. d.1647}

^{Christopher Cooke}^{b.1595 Broome, Norfolk. d.}		^Lettice Lee^{b. d.}

^{Catherine Cooke}^{b.1596 Brome, Suffolk. d.1663}			^{Ralph Shelton}^{b.1478 Shelton, Norfolk. d.1538 Brome, Suffolk.}

^Ralph Cooke^{b.1597 Broome, Norfolk. d.1647}		^{Ralph Shelton}^{b.1520 Brome, Suffolk. d.1592}	^Mary Brome^{b.1490 Brome, Suffolk. d.1540}

^Anne Cooke^{b.1598 Brome, Suffolk. d.1662}	^{Mary Shelton}^{b.1568 Broome, Suffolk. d.1646}

^{Audrey Cooke}^{b.1603 Broome, Norfolk. d.1680 Bedingham, Norfolk.}		^{Mary Steward}^{b. d.}

^{Elizabeth Cooke}^{b.1608 Broome, Norfolk. d.1664}