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Catherine Knollys 1524–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1524

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 Jan 1568

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father:

Mother: Mary Stafford

Spouse(s): Sir O

Children(s): Lady Knollys, Henry Knollys, Lettice Dudley, William Knollys, Richard Knollys, Francis Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Robert Knollys

Catherine Knollys was born in 1524 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Carey And Mary Carey Stafford. Catherine Knollys married Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O, and had children including Francis Knollys, Henry Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys, Lettice Dudley, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, William Knollys. Catherine Knollys passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Catherine Knollys was born in 1524 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Carey And Mary Carey Stafford.
  • Catherine Knollys married Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O, and had children including Francis Knollys, Henry Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys, Lettice Dudley, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, William Knollys.
  • Catherine Knollys passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Catherine Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Knollys
1524–1568
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Mary (Carey) Stafford
1499–1543
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Boleyn
1480–1538
Arundel, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Margaret Boleyn
1454–1539
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Howard
1445–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Knollys's Descendants

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Catherine Knollys (19 June 1524–15 Jan 1568) m. Sir (Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff) O (1514–19 July 1596)
  1. 1. Lady (Cecilia Anne) Knollys 1555–1608 m. Thomas West 1555–
    1. 1. Gov. (Sir Thomas Richard West II) (Plantagenet) 1577–1618 m. Rachel ("Matachanna" Powhatan (West,Croshaw), First cousin to) Pocahontas 1600–1669
      1. 1. Thomas ("Toby" West, Chief Totopomoi Totopotomy of the Pamunkey Indians (d. Battle of Bloody) Run) 1616–1656
        1. 1. Susannah Swann 1643–1724 m. Cornelius Dabney 1631–1694
      2. 2. Benjamin Croshaw 1640–1667
      3. 3. Betty Croshaw 1636–1637
      4. 4. Joseph Croshaw 1642–1642
      5. 5. Mary (Powhatan) Croshaw 1632–1687
      6. 6. Rachel Croshaw 1630–1669
      7. 7. Richard Croshaw 1633–1669
      8. 8. Ursala Croshaw 1636–1689
    2. 2. Elizabeth (West) Pelham 1573–1633
    3. 3. Anne West 1581–1628
    4. 4. Catherine West 1583–1650
    5. 5. Francis West 1586–1633
    6. 6. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West 1593–1607
    7. 7. Frances West –1633
    8. 8. Governor (John) West 1590–1659
    9. 9. Helena West 1587–1602
    10. 10. Jane West 1588–1606
    11. 11. Letitia West 1579–1612
    12. 12. Lettice (Leticce) West 1589–1645
    13. 13. Lt. (Col. Nathaniel) West 1592–1623
    14. 14. Lucy West 1572–1633
    15. 15. Margaret West 1576–1633
    16. 16. Penelope West 1582–1619
    17. 17. Robert West 1585–1604
    18. 18. Robert West 1574–1604
    19. 19. Walsingham West 1579–1583
  2. 2. Henry Knollys 1542–1582
  3. 3. Lettice Dudley 1543–1634
  4. 4. William Knollys 1545–1632
  5. 5. Richard Knollys 1548–1596
  6. 6. Francis Knollys 1550–1648
  7. 7. Katharine Boteler 1560–1632
  8. 8. Robert Knollys 1547–1619

Catherine Knollys's Timeline

3 Records

1524
19 June 1524
Birth of Catherine Knollys in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1568
15 Jan 1568
Age 44
Death of Catherine Knollys in Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1871
17 Oct 1871
Age 347
Catherine Knollys was baptized in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1524
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1871
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1568
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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