Around 1540 John Brocket was born to John Brocket [aged 27].
Before 18th April 1552 John Brocket [aged 12] and Helen Lytton [aged 17] were married. His younger brother Thomas Brocket [aged 11] had married, or would marry, her sister Anne Lytton; marriage of two sets of siblings.
In 1558 [his father] John Brocket [aged 45] died.
On 3rd May 1562 Gabriel Fowler and [his future wife] Elizabeth Moore [aged 18] were married at St Peter le Poer Church, Broad Street.
In 1566 John Brocket [aged 26] was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
1568. Unknown Painter. Portrait of John Brocket [aged 28] possibly by George Barret, after Anthonis Mor.
In 1572 John Brocket [aged 32] was elected MP Hertfordshire.
Around 1574 [his daughter] Elinora Brocket was born to John Brocket [aged 34] and [his wife] Helen Lytton [aged 39]. She married in or before 1590 Richard Spencer and had issue.
In 1577 John Brocket [aged 37] was knighted.
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In or before 1583 John Brocket [aged 42] and Elizabeth Moore [aged 38] were married.
Around 28th November 1583 [his daughter] Frances Brocket was born to John Brocket [aged 43] and [his wife] Elizabeth Moore [aged 39]. She married before 1602 Dudley North 3rd Baron North and had issue.
In or before 1590 [his son-in-law] Richard Spencer [aged 40] and [his daughter] Elinora Brocket [aged 15] were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years.
In 1598 [his wife] Helen Lytton [aged 63] died.
In March 1598 [his son-in-law] Thomas Reade [aged 23] and [his daughter] Mary Brocket were married.
On 2nd October 1598 John Brocket [aged 58] died. He was buried at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map]. His daughter Mary Brocket and her husband Thomas Reade [aged 23] inherited Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire [Map].
Mary Brocket: she was born to John Brocket and Helen Lytton. In March 1598 Thomas Reade and she were married.
On 24th June 1612 [his former wife] Elizabeth Moore [aged 68] died.
Thomas Brocket and Anne Lytton were married. His older brother John Brocket had married, or would marry, her sister Helen Lytton; marriage of two sets of siblings.
Gabriel Fowler and Helen Lytton were married.
[his daughter] Mary Brocket was born to John Brocket and Helen Lytton. She married March 1598 Thomas Reade and had issue.