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Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Knollys, Maid of Honor (Eliz I), Lady Leighton 1549–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1549

Birth Location: Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1634

Death Location: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England

Father: Sir Sheriff

Mother: Lady Chamber,

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In 1549, Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Knollys, Maid of Honor (Eliz I), Lady Leighton entered the world in Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber. Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Knollys, Maid of Honor (Eliz I), Lady Leighton passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Knollys, Maid of Honor (Eliz I), Lady Leighton entered the world in Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber.
  • Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Knollys, Maid of Honor (Eliz I), Lady Leighton passed away in 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sheriff
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
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Lady Chamber,
1524–1569
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cecilia Leighton's Ancestors

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Cecilia Leighton
1549–1634
Birth Place: Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I, The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber,
1524–1569
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
William (Willm E. Cary, Carey Sir, Sir Knight William Baron of Clovelly, Sheriff & Mayor of Bristol, Sir) Lord
1491–1528
Clovelly, Torridge District, District Devonshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, Royal Mistress to King Henry VIII) Stafford
1499–1543
Hever Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
*Thomas Kent
1477–1539
*Lady (Bristow)
1486–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cecilia Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1549
15 Jun 1549
Birth of Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Knollys, Maid of Honor (Eliz I), Lady Leighton in Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire, England
1634
25 Dec 1634
Age 85
Death of Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Knollys, Maid of Honor (Eliz I), Lady Leighton in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , 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: 25 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England
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