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Christopher Blount 1555–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 18 March 1601

Death Location: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: James Blount

Mother: Catherine Leigh

Spouse(s): Letitice Knolles

Children(s): James Blounts, Sir Blount

Christopher Blount was born in 1555 in Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England, the child of James 6Th Baron Mountjoy Blount And Catherine Leigh. Christopher Blount married Letitice Knolles, and had children including James Blount Of The Astley Blounts, Sir Charles Blount. Christopher Blount passed away in 1601 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Blount was born in 1555 in Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England, the child of James 6Th Baron Mountjoy Blount And Catherine Leigh.
  • Christopher Blount married Letitice Knolles, and had children including James Blount Of The Astley Blounts, Sir Charles Blount.
  • Christopher Blount passed away in 1601 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Blount
1533–1581
Birth Location: Newport, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Leigh
1539–1576
Birth Location: St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Letitice Knolles
1543–1634
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Blounts
1591–1651
Birth Location: Astley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Blount
1589–1589
Birth Location: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Christopher Blount's Ancestors

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Christopher Blount
1555–1601
Birth Place: Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
Parents
James 6th Baron Mountjoy Blount
1533–1581
Newport, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Leigh
1539–1576
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Leigh
1490–1545
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Leigh) Chaloner
1499–1557
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1477–1519
Margaret Colepepper
1481–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Blount's Descendants

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Christopher Blount (1555–18 March 1601) m. Letitice Knolles (8 November 1543–25 December 1634)
  1. 1. James (Blount of The Astley) Blounts 1591–1651
  2. 2. Sir (Charles) Blount 1589–1589

Christopher Blount's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Christopher Blount in Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
1601
18 March 1601
Age 46
Death of Christopher Blount in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1601
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
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