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Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I 1549–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1549

Birth Location: Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1601

Death Location: Watton, Norfolk, England

Father: Francis Hampshire,

Mother: Katherine Bedchamber

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The story of Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I began in 1549 in Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England. Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I passed away in 1601 in Watton, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I began in 1549 in Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I passed away in 1601 in Watton, Norfolk, England.

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Cecilia I's Ancestors

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Cecilia I
1549–1601
Birth Place: Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Francis I, Sir Knollys Knowles of Rotherfield Grey, son of Robert II, 2nd Lord de La War KG, PC, MP, Knight, Oxford U, Cambridge U Vice Chamberlain of Queen Elizabeth I's Household, Sheriff of Hampshire,
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Katherine (Catherine, Lady Cary Carey, daughter of Sir William, married Sir Francis Knollys I known as The Illegitimate Tudor, Lady of the Queen's Privy Chamber and) Bedchamber
1524–1568
Newry, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert (II 2, Sir Knollys Knolles Knowles of Rotherford Greys) PC
1481–1520
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Katherine (Lettice, Lady Pennyston Peniston, daughter of Sir Thomas I, married Knollys, Tresham and) Lee
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
William Carey
1498–
Lady (Mary) Boleyn
1499–1543
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Elizabeth Wiltshire
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Margaret Boleyn
1454–1539

Cecilia I's Timeline

2 Records

1549
15 Jun 1549
Birth of Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I in Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England
1601
24 Mar 1601
Age 52
Death of Cecilia Cecily Elizabeth Knollys Knowles, daughter of Sir Francis I in Watton, Norfolk, England
Watton, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1549
    Event Place: Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1601
    Event Place: Watton, Norfolk, England

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