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Edmund Knightley 1487–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 DEC 1542

Death Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Knightley

Mother: Jane Skenard

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In 1487, Edmund Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard De Knightley And Jane Skenard. Edmund Knightley passed away in 1542 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1487, Edmund Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard De Knightley And Jane Skenard.
  • Edmund Knightley passed away in 1542 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Edmund Knightley's Ancestors

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Edmund Knightley
1487–1542
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard de Knightley
1455–1534
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Jane Skenard
1461–1539
Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Knightly
1427–1476
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424–1502
Throckmorton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Henry Skenard
1420–1480
Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
Margery Harwedon
1439–1492
Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1395–1442
Elizabeth Purefoy
1400–1474
Sir Throckmorton
1382–1445
Eleanor Spine
1385–1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1365–1415
Joan Gifford
1368–1395
William Purefoy
1398–1466
Thomas Purefoy
1350–
Thomas Throckmorton
1355–1412
Agnes Besford
1350–1428
Guy Spine
1350–1427
Katherine Holt
1354–1401

Edmund Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Edmund Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1542
15 DEC 1542
Age 55
Death of Edmund Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1542
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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