Unknown (Allen), Margaret^[1]

Abt 1546 - 1620  (74 years)

• Name	Unknown (Allen), Margaret
  Birth	Abt 1546	Coslaney, Norwich, Norfolk, England   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Mar 1620	St Mary Coslany Parish, Norwich, Norfolk, England
  	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-1905
  Person ID	I2313	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Cocke, Christopher,   b. Abt 1536, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 25 Jan 1584, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1579	St Mary Coslane, Norwich, Norfolk, England   [2, 3]
  	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. [4]
  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

  
  

• Notes

  Christopher Cocke, widower, took for his second wife, Margaret Allen, widow of John Allen, 20 Jan 1580 at St Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England.[1] Margaret's husband John Allen, who like Christopher's wife died in the year of the great plague, left Margaret a widow with five children, two of whom were buried shortly after their father John.[1]The new combined household of the Christopher Cocke and Margaret (Unknown) (Allen) Cocke held at least seven children, and they added more children to that number, including a daughter Bridget Cocke, who married Nicholas Busby in 1605.Christopher Cocke predeceased his wife Margaret, and he was buried in the churchyard of St Mary Coslany 7 May 1610.[1] No will or administration is found in Norwich records.[1] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cocke-99

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-21250108/margaret-cocke-born-allen-in-geni-world-family-tree. Margaret Cocke (born Allen)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Apr 28 1560 - Coslaney,Norwich,Norfolk,England&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Christopher Cocke (born Cooke) - Jan 25 1579 - St Mary Coslane,Norwich,Norfolk,England&lt;br&gt;Death: 1579 - St Mary Coslany,Norwich,Norfolk,England&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Nicholas Allen</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Margaret Allen (born Englysthe)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Christopher Cocke (born Cooke)</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. [S204] Millennium File, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/108410646:7249. [S595] The American Genealogist.