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Catherine Knyvett 1543–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 20 Dec 1622

Death Location: Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Henry Plot

Mother: Anne Pickering

Spouse(s): Edward Sir

Children(s): Elizabeth Carey

In 1543, Catherine Knyvett entered the world in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, born to Henry Knyvett Son Thomas Foiled The Gunpowder Plot And Anne Pickering. Catherine Knyvett married Edward Carey Sir, and had children including Elizabeth Carey. Catherine Knyvett passed away in 1622 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Catherine Knyvett entered the world in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, born to Henry Knyvett Son Thomas Foiled The Gunpowder Plot And Anne Pickering.
  • Catherine Knyvett married Edward Carey Sir, and had children including Elizabeth Carey.
  • Catherine Knyvett passed away in 1622 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Plot
1510–1547
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
HP
Anne Pickering
1515–1582
Birth Location: Risbridge, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Edward Sir
1540–1618
Birth Location: Cockingham, Devonshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Carey
1565–1634
Birth Location: Cockington, Devonshire, England
EC

Catherine Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Knyvett
1543–1622
Birth Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Henry Knyvett Son Thomas Foiled the Gunpowder Plot
1510–1547
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Anne Pickering
1515–1582
Risbridge, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Knyvett
1480–1512
Buckingham Castle, Norfolk, England
Muriel Howard
1485–1512
Norfolk, England
Christopher Pickering
1488–1516
Risbridge, Suffolk, England
Jane Lewknor
1496–1540
Trotton, Chichester District, West Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Knyvett
1462–1528
Eleanor Tyrell
1466–1514
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1444–1497
James Pickering
1445–1519
Hannah Moresby
1445–1523
Roger Lewknor
1460–1510
Eleanor Touchet
1470–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knyvett
1412–1489
Alice Grey
1415–1474
William Tyrell
1415–1462
Eleanor Darcy
1425–1476
John Howard
1420–1485
Catherine Moleyns
1424–1465
Frederick Tilney
1420–1495
Elizabeth Cheney
1422–1473
James Pickering
1419–1497
Margaret Lascelles
1415–1499
Christopher Moresby
1431–1499
Elizabeth Parr
1432–1513
Roger Lewknor
1428–1478
Eleanor Camoys
1428–1479
John Touchet
1423–1490
Anne Echingham
1421–1498

Catherine Knyvett's Descendants

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Catherine Knyvett (1543–20 Dec 1622) m. Edward (Carey) Sir (1540–18 Jul 1618)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Carey 1565–1634 m. Cordell Saville 1558–1630 m. John Savinelle 1576–1630
    1. 1. Jane Saville 1583–1650 m. George Wibsey 1575–1644
      1. 1. Ellina Wibsey 1601–1635 m. James (Michael) Fearnley 1603–1675
        1. 1. Agnes Fearnley 1632–1690 m. Wendel Rucker 1624–1672
    2. 2. Anne Savinelle 1611–1657 m. Jean Menard 1597–1657
      1. 1. Pierre Mesnard 1634–1694 m. Marguerite Deshayes 1651–1709
        1. 1. Marie (Madeleine) Menard 1674–1758 m. Pierre (Labbe) Chevalier 1665–1710
        2. 2. Suzanne Menard 1682–1757 m. Gabriel Giard 1675–1753

Catherine Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Catherine Knyvett in Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
1622
20 Dec 1622
Age 79
Death of Catherine Knyvett in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England
Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1622
    Event Place: Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England
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