Before 1648 [his father] William Cookes 1st Baronet [aged 29] and [his mother] Mercy Dinely Lady Courten Aldington were married.
In 1648 Thomas Cookes 2nd Baronet was born to William Cookes 1st Baronet [aged 30] and Mercy Dinely Lady Courten Aldington.
In July 1672 [his father] William Cookes 1st Baronet [aged 54] died. His son Thomas [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Baronet Cookes of Norgrove in Worcestershire.
On 28th August 1672, a month after his father died, Thomas Cookes 2nd Baronet [aged 24] and Mary Windsor Lady Cookes [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Lady Cookes of Norgrove in Worcestershire. She the daughter of Thomas Hickman Windsor 1st Earl Plymouth [aged 45] and Anne Savile [aged 38].
Before 1680. Peter Lely [aged 61]. Portrait of Thomas Cookes 2nd Baronet [aged 31].
On 3rd January 1695 [his wife] Mary Windsor Lady Cookes [aged 37] died.
On 6th December 1695 Thomas Cookes 2nd Baronet [aged 47] and Lucy Whalley Lady Cookes were married. She by marriage Lady Cookes of Norgrove in Worcestershire.
On 08 or 10th June 1701 Thomas Cookes 2nd Baronet [aged 53] was buried in St Bartholomew's Church, Tardebigge.
On 8th June 1701 Thomas Cookes 2nd Baronet [aged 53] died. Baronet Cookes of Norgrove in Worcestershire extinct.
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Before 1726. Michael Dahl [aged 66]. Portrait of Thomas Cookes 2nd Baronet.