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Catherine Knollys 1524–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: City of London, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1569

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

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Mother: Mary Stafford

Spouse(s): Richard Kent, Francis I

Children(s): Richard Knollys, Henry Knollys, Lettice Dudley, William Banbury, Francis II, Katharine Boteler, Robert Knollys, Anne West

Catherine Knollys was born in 1524 in City of London, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Carey And Mary Carey Stafford. Catherine Knollys married Francis Knollys I, Richard Cheney Of Kent, and had children including Anne West, Francis Knollys Ii, Henry Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Lettice Dudley, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, William Knollys Earl Of Banbury. Catherine Knollys passed away in 1569 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Catherine Knollys was born in 1524 in City of London, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Carey And Mary Carey Stafford.
  • Catherine Knollys married Francis Knollys I, Richard Cheney Of Kent, and had children including Anne West, Francis Knollys Ii, Henry Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Lettice Dudley, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, William Knollys Earl Of Banbury.
  • Catherine Knollys passed away in 1569 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Catherine Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Knollys
1524–1569
Birth Place: City of London, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Mary (Carey) Stafford
1499–1543
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Knollys's Descendants

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Catherine Knollys (1524–1569) m. Richard (Cheney, of) Kent (1524–13 July 1591) m. Francis (Knollys) I (1514–19 July 1596)
  1. 1. Richard Knollys 1548–1625 m. Elizabeth Cheney 1570–1615
    1. 1. Richard Cheney 1595–1633 m. Anne Ellinor 1598–1641
      1. 1. Richard ((The Planter)) Cheney 1616–1685 m. Eleanor Chaney 1650–1709 m. Charity Woodward 1628–1668
        1. 1. Charles Cheney 1673–1744 m. Elisabeth Cheney –1718 m. Ann Jones 1665–1713
        2. 2. Thomas Cheney 1669–1738
        3. 3. Richard Cheney 1649–1704
        4. 4. Mary Chaney 1650–1717
        5. 5. Thomas Chaney 1669–1738
        6. 6. Anne Cheney 1645–1700
        7. 7. Anne Cheney 1661–1730
        8. 8. Anne Cheney 1656–1701
        9. 9. Charity Cheney 1681–1683
        10. 10. Elizabeth Cheney 1652–1730
        11. 11. John Cheney 1684–1764
        12. 12. Joseph Cheney 1649–
        13. 13. Katherine Cheney 1679–1713
        14. 14. Mary Cheney 1654–1717
        15. 15. Mary Cheney 1656–1656
        16. 16. Mary Cheney 1667–1717
        17. 17. Richard Cheney 1684–1759
        18. 18. Sarah Cheney 1677–1679
    2. 2. Anne Chaney 1600–
    3. 3. John Chaney 1604–1631
    4. 4. Suzan Chaney 1599–
    5. 5. Thomas Chaney 1597–
    6. 6. William Chaney 1592–1683
    7. 7. Ann Cheney 1618–
    8. 8. Joseph Cheyney 1594–
  2. 2. Henry Knollys 1542–1582
  3. 3. Lettice Dudley 1543–1634
  4. 4. William (Knollys Earl of) Banbury 1547–1632 m. Agnes Garner 1548– m. Joan Heigham 1549–1631 m. Dorothy Bray 1524–1605 m. Katherine Vaughan 1547– m. Lady (Elizabeth Vaux Howard, Baroness Knollys of Greys,) Count 1586–1658
  5. 5. Francis (Knollys) II 1550–1648
  6. 6. Katharine Boteler 1560–1632
  7. 7. Robert Knollys 1547–1619
  8. 8. Anne West 1555–1608

Catherine Knollys's Timeline

3 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Catherine Knollys in City of London, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
City of London, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
1558
1558
Age 34
Catherine Knollys was married in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1569
1569
Age 45
Death of Catherine Knollys in Arbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Arbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: City of London, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Arbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

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