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Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett 1563–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1563

Birth Location: Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 8 September 1638

Death Location: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Sir Charlton

Mother: Lady Stumpe

Spouse(s): Lord Howard

Children(s): Lord Howard

Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett was born in 1563 in Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Knight Henry Esq Knyvett Of Charlton And Lady Elizabeth Of Malmesbury Wiltshire Stumpe. Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett married Lord Thomas 1St Earl Of Suffolk Baron Of Walden Howard, and had children including Lord Theophilus 2Nd Earl Of Suffolk Howard. Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett passed away in 1638 in Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett was born in 1563 in Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Knight Henry Esq Knyvett Of Charlton And Lady Elizabeth Of Malmesbury Wiltshire Stumpe.
  • Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett married Lord Thomas 1St Earl Of Suffolk Baron Of Walden Howard, and had children including Lord Theophilus 2Nd Earl Of Suffolk Howard.
  • Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett passed away in 1638 in Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Charlton
1537–1598
Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
SC
Lady Stumpe
1524–1585
Birth Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
LS

Spouses(s)

Lord Howard
1561–1626
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
LH

Children(s)

Lord Howard
1584–1640
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LH

Catherine Knyvett's Ancestors

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Catherine Knyvett
1563–1638
Birth Place: Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton
1537–1598
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth of Malmesbury, Wiltshire) Stumpe
1524–1585
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Knyvett's Descendants

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Catherine (Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady) Knyvett (Abt 1563–8 September 1638) m. Lord (Thomas 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden) Howard (24 Aug 1561–28 May 1626)
  1. 1. Lord (Theophilus 2nd Earl Of Suffolk) Howard 1584–1640 m. Elizabeth (Countess of Suffolk Home) Howard 1599–1633
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Howard 1623–1689 m. Sir (Roger 1St Earl Orrery) Boyle 1621–1679
      1. 1. Sir (Roger 2nd Earl van Orrery) Boyle 1646–1682 m. Lady (Mary) Sackville 1647–1710
        1. 1. Charles Boyle 1674–1731
        2. 2. Lionel Boyle 1670–1703
      2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Boyle 1643–1683 m. William O'Brien 1638–1691
        1. 1. Henry O'Brien 1670–1670
        2. 2. James O'Brien 1677–1693
        3. 3. Margaret O'Brien 1661–1688
        4. 4. Mary O'Brien 1668–
        5. 5. Willem O'Brien 1666–1719
    2. 2. Jaume Howard 1620–1688
    3. 3. George (Howard, 4th Earl of) Suffolk 1625–1691
    4. 4. Henry Howard 1627–1709
    5. 5. Francesca Howard 1633–1677 m. Sir (Edward Viscount Grandison van Limerick van Villiers) II 1620–1689
      1. 1. Elisabeth (Countess of Orkney de Villiers Former Mistress of William III & II, King of England\Scotland,) 1680-1695 1666–1733 m. William Harcott 1650–1702 m. General (George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran) Hamilton 1666–1737
        1. 1. Anne (Duchess of Hamilton 2nd Countess of Orkney) Hamilton-Douglas 1694–1756
        2. 2. Henrietta (Countess of Cork) Hamilton 1698–1732
        3. 3. John (Douglas) Hamilton 1687–1752
        4. 4. George (Douglas Arran) Hampilton 1691–1756
      2. 2. Edward (1st Earl of Jersey Villiers van) Hoo 1656–1711
      3. 3. Mary (van) Villiers 1660–
      4. 4. Lady (Barbara) Villiers 1654–1708 m. John (4th Viscount Fitzharding and Baron Berkeley of Rathdowne) Berkeley 1650–1712
        1. 1. Katherine Berkeley –1719
        2. 2. Mary Berkeley 1680–1736
      5. 5. Frances Villers 1654–1688
    6. 6. Caterina Howard 1618–1670
    7. 7. Elisabet Howard 1624–1705
    8. 8. Jordi Howard 1625–1691
    9. 9. Lady (Anne) Howard 1610–1695 m. Thomas Walsingham 1617–1691
      1. 1. Frances Wallsingham 1651–1728
      2. 2. Arabella Walsingham 1658–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Walsingham 1647–
      4. 4. Anne Walsingham 1649–1680
      5. 5. Barbara Walsingham 1648–1734
      6. 6. Dorothy Walsingham 1653–1663
      7. 7. James Walsingham 1646–1728
      8. 8. Katherine Walsingham 1660–
      9. 9. Mary Walsingham 1653–
      10. 10. Osmond Walsingham 1659–1659
      11. 11. Thomas Walsingham 1651–
    10. 10. Thomas Howard 1621–1682

Catherine Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1563
Abt 1563
Birth of Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett in Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
1638
8 September 1638
Age 75
Death of Catherine Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1563
    Event Place: Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    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: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1638
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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