When Thomas Coore was born in April 1582, in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Coor of Gill, was 27 and his mother, Mary Cowper, was 47. He married Margaret Thornbarr on 21 February 1602, in Gisburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons.
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English: from Middle English co(o)te ‘coot’, applied as a nickname for a bald or foolish man. The bird was regarded as bald because of the large white patch, an extension of the bill, on its head.
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