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Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight 1425–1466 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1425

Birth Location: Barton, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 1466

Death Location: Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Rede\Read\Reed

Mother: CHRISTINA JAMES

Spouse(s): Isadoer Stanley

Children(s): Robert Read

In 1425, Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight entered the world in Barton, Berkshire, England, born to Sir Edward Edmund De Rede Read Reed And Christina James. Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight married Isadoer Stanley, and had children including Robert Read. Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight passed away in 1466 in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1425, Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight entered the world in Barton, Berkshire, England, born to Sir Edward Edmund De Rede Read Reed And Christina James.
  • Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight married Isadoer Stanley, and had children including Robert Read.
  • Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight passed away in 1466 in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Bishop Knight's Ancestors

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Bishop Knight
1425–1466
Birth Place: Barton, Berkshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward\Edmund de Rede\Read\Reed
1400–1430
Morpeth, County Northumberland, England
CHRISTINA JAMES
1401–1435
Boarstall, Glamorganshire, Wales
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Bishop Knight's Descendants

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Bishop (Sir William James Reade) Knight (1425–1466) m. Isadoer Stanley (1402–1452)
  1. 1. Robert Read 1440–1519 m. Margaret Alphege 1455–1503
    1. 1. Alice (Reed) (12) 1460–1482 m. John Throwbridge 1456–1482
      1. 1. Alice Throwbridge 1481–1510 m. John GEERE 1480–1510
        1. 1. John Geere 1510–1560 m. Beatrix (Eleanor) Jermyn 1510–1560

Bishop Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1425
1425
Birth of Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight in Barton, Berkshire, England
Barton, Berkshire, England
1466
1466
Age 41
Death of Bishop Sir William James Reade Knight in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England
Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Barton, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1466
    Event Place: Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England

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