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Edmund Bell Knight 1520–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 14 Dec 1603

Death Location: Surrey, England

Father: Thomas Bell

Mother: Margaret Peterson

Spouse(s): Roese Smythe

Children(s): Edmund Bell, John Bell, Robert Knight, Marguerite Bell

The story of Edmund Bell Knight began in 1520 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. Edmund Bell Knight married Roese Smythe, and had children including Edmund Bell, John Bell, Marguerite Bell, Robert Bell Hon Knight. Edmund Bell Knight passed away in 1603 in Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Bell Knight began in 1520 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.
  • Edmund Bell Knight married Roese Smythe, and had children including Edmund Bell, John Bell, Marguerite Bell, Robert Bell Hon Knight.
  • Edmund Bell Knight passed away in 1603 in Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edmund Knight's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Knight
1520–1603
Birth Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Bell
1500–1585
Margaret Peterson
1500–
Grandparents
Sir (William Fergus Serjeant) Bell
1460–1500
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1420–1503
Lady Hillary
1434–1502
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bealle
1400–1461
Lady Manor
1404–1450

Edmund Knight's Descendants

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Edmund (Bell) Knight (1520–14 Dec 1603) m. Roese Smythe (abt 1520–1558)
  1. 1. Edmund Bell 1545–1624 m. Lady (Ellis Bell) Ashmore 1538–1616
    1. 1. Robert Bell 1575– m. Jonet Huntar 1580–
      1. 1. Margaret Bell 1601– m. Johnne (Bartleman) (TBC) 1597–
        1. 1. Bessie (Wilkie) Bartleman 1623– m. William BROWN\BROWNE\BOUN\BRUN 1620–
        2. 2. Jonet Bartleman 1641–
      2. 2. Robert Bell 1609–
      3. 3. Thomas Bell 1608–
      4. 4. Johne Bell 1613–
    2. 2. Dorothea Bell 1572–1641
  2. 2. John Bell 1547–
  3. 3. Robert (Bell Hon) Knight 1542–1577
  4. 4. Marguerite Bell 1546–

Edmund Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Edmund Bell Knight in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
1603
Nov 1603
Age 83
Death of Edmund Bell Knight in Southacre, Norfolk, England
Southacre, Norfolk, England
1603
14 Dec 1603
Age 83
Burial of Edmund Bell Knight in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barningham norwood, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1603
    Event Place: Southacre, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P71OLA009

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1603
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P71OLA009

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