Cocke, Christopher^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Abt 1536 - 1584  (48 years)

• Name	Cocke, Christopher
  Birth	Abt 1536	Norwich, Norfolk, England   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jan 1584	Norwich, Norfolk, England   [4]
  Burial	Aft 25 Jan 1584	Norwich, Norfolk, England   [4]
  Person ID	I2312	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Cocke, John,   b. Abt 1510, Norwich, England d. Aft 1570, Norwich, England (Age > 61 years)
  Mother	Unknown, Margaret,   b. Abt 1510, Norwich, England d. Aft 1570, Norwich, England (Age > 61 years)
  Family ID	F1346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown (Allen), Margaret,   b. Abt 1546, Coslaney, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 2 Mar 1620, St Mary Coslany Parish, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1579	St Mary Coslane, Norwich, Norfolk, England   [2, 6]
  	Spouse: Margaret Cocke (born Allen)
  Notes	Lost first husband, John Allen, during "the year of a great plague." https://nickersonassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/TAG-article.pdf The American Genealogist Vol. 85 No. 4 - Pg. 243. [7]
  Children	1. Cocke (Cooke), Bridget,   b. Abt 1584, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Between 1 Jul 1660 and 3 Jul 1660, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Wigman, Ellen,   b. 1550   d. 1579 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1567	Chruch of Saint John Timberhill - Norwich, Norfolk, England   [8]
  Children	1. Cocke, Thomas,   b. Abt 7 Sep 1571, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown   2. Cocke, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 22 Aug 1574, Norwich, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Cocke, Anne,   b. Abt 14 Apr 1577, Norwich, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Lost first wife, Ellen Wigman, during "the year of a great plague." https://nickersonassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/TAG-article.pdf The American Genealogist Vol. 85 No. 4 - Pg. 243.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-21250106/christopher-cocke-born-cooke-in-geni-world-family-tree. Christopher Cocke (born Cooke)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1552 - Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Margaret Cocke (born Allen) - Jan 25 1579 - St Mary Coslane,Norwich,Norfolk,England&lt;br&gt;Death: Jan 25 1579 - St Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Richard Cocke</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Margaret Cocke (born Darweke)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Margaret Cocke (born Allen)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Bridget Busby (born Cocke)</a>, <a>Blythe (born Cocke)</a>, <a>Anne (born Cocke)</a> [S595] The American Genealogist, https://nickersonassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/TAG-article.pdf Pg. 243. [S597] British Chancery Records, 1386-1558. [S598] Origins of the Cocke Families of Virginia James P. C. Southall.. The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan., 1929), pp. 49-59 (11 pages) Published By: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. [S595] The American Genealogist, https://nickersonassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/TAG-article.pdf Pg. Pg's 243-244, 252-253. [S204] Millennium File, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/108410646:7249. [S595] The American Genealogist. [S595] The American Genealogist, Pg. 243.