He was the only son of Major James Rooke and his wife, Jane, daughter and heiress of Tracy Catchmay of Bigsweir House, Monmouthshire. He inherited large estates in Monmouthshire from his mother.
Rooke had married Elizabeth Brown of St Briavels. Their son, Lieutenant-Colonel James Rooke, died of his wounds in Colombia fighting for independence in 1819. Their daughter, Eleanor, married Thomas Probyn, Governor of St Kitts.
Rooke died at age 63 and was buried in St Briavels, Gloucestershire in 1805.
ReferencesEdit
^"ROOKE, James (C.1742-1805), of Bigsweir House, Mon. | History of Parliament Online".
^ abcBrooke, John (1964). L. Namier; J. Brooke (eds.). "ROOKE, James (c.1740-1805), of Ifton and Bigsweir House, Mon". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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