Surname: Weelkes Forename(s): Thomas d. 1 December 1623. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and composer. Baptized in 1576. Probably the son of John Weeke and his wife,
Johanne. Educated at Winchester College and University of Oxford. Worked as an organist
and a clerk. Married Elizabeth Sandham on 20 February 1603. Author of several volumes
of songs and madrigals, the first of which being Madrigals to 3, 4, 5, & 6 Voices (1597). Biographical information: ODNB. (BGL)