Talk:Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet

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Origins[edit]

According to Brewer (Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894) he was from Bentley: " Worcester College (Oxford), founded by Sir Thomas Cookes, of Bentley, Worcestershire. Created a baronet by Charles II." Rich Farmbrough, 21:13, 4 August 2009 (UTC).[reply]