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(15) Sir Edmund Knyvett 1484–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1 May 1546

Death Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Knyvett

Mother: Eleanor Tyrrell

Spouse(s): Jane Bourchier

Children(s): Anne Knyvett

In 1484, (15) Sir Edmund Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Knyvett And Eleanor Tyrrell. (15) Sir Edmund Knyvett married Jane Bourchier, and had children including Anne Bouchier Knyvett. (15) Sir Edmund Knyvett passed away in 1546 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

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  • In 1484, (15) Sir Edmund Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Knyvett And Eleanor Tyrrell.
  • (15) Sir Edmund Knyvett married Jane Bourchier, and had children including Anne Bouchier Knyvett.
  • (15) Sir Edmund Knyvett passed away in 1546 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

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(15) Knyvett's Ancestors

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(15) Knyvett
1484–1546
Birth Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Knyvett
1460–1504
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Eleanor (*) Tyrrell
1466–1514
Gipping, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Knyvett
1440–1515
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Alice Grey
1450–1474
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Sir (Knight William) Tyrell*
1415–1461
East Horndon, Essex, England
Margaret DARCY
1425–1475
Gipping, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knyvet
1412–1491
Lady Lynne
1416–1474
2nd-Great-Grandparents

(15) Knyvett's Descendants

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(15) (Sir Edmund) Knyvett (1484–1 May 1546) m. Jane Bourchier (1490–17 Feb 1562)
  1. 1. Anne (Bouchier) Knyvett 1519–1595 m. Richard Sears 1508–1540 m. Richard Sayer 1508–1540
    1. 1. John (Bouchier) Sears 1528–1561 m. Elizabeth Hawkins 1539–1595
      1. 1. Joan Gabb 1552–1610 m. Thomas Browne 1533–1590 m. Thomas Brown 1557–1590
        1. 1. John Browne 1574–1616 m. Joan Sayer 1552–1610
        2. 2. Elizabeth Browne 1518–

(15) Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of (15) Sir Edmund Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
1546
1 May 1546
Age 62
Death of (15) Sir Edmund Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1546
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

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