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Edmund Knightley 1534 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 18 Jun 1596

Death Location: Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Knightley

Mother: Anne Ferrer

Spouse(s): Alice Bury

Children(s): Richard Knightley, George Knightley, Anne Knightley, Ursula Knightley

Edmund Knightley was born in 1534 in Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Valentine Knightley and Anne Ferrer. Edmund Knightley married Alice Bury, and had children including Richard Knightley, George Knightley, Anne Knightley, Ursula Knightley. Edmund Knightley passed away in 1596 in Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edmund Knightley was born in 1534 in Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Valentine Knightley and Anne Ferrer.
  • Edmund Knightley married Alice Bury, and had children including Richard Knightley, George Knightley, Anne Knightley, Ursula Knightley.
  • Edmund Knightley passed away in 1596 in Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edmund Knightley's Ancestors

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Edmund Knightley
1534 – 1596
Birth Place: Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Valentine Knightley
1501 – 1566
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Ferrer
1510 – 1554
Baddesley Clinton, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Knightley,
1455 – 1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Jane) Skenard
1461 – 1539
Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
Sir (Edward) Ferrers,
1470 – 1535
Peckham, Warwickshire, England
Constance Brome
1485 – 1551
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knightley
1427 – 1476
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424 – 1502
Sir Ferrers,
1432 – 1498
Lady Heckstall
1450 – 1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knightley
1395 – 1442
Margaret Purefoy
1395 – 1450
Sir Throckmorton,
1380 – 1445
Eleanor Spinney
1385 – 1467
Thomas Ferrers,
1394 – 1459
Lady Freville,
1398 – 1468

Edmund Knightley's Descendants

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Edmund Knightley (1534 – 18 Jun 1596) m. Alice Bury (ABT 1545 – 1612)
  1. 1. Richard Knightley (1569 – 1610)
  2. 2. George Knightley (ABT 1571 – 1596)
  3. 3. Anne Knightley (ABT 1575 – )
  4. 4. Ursula Knightley (ABT 1577 – ABT MAY 1606)

Edmund Knightley's Timeline

3 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Edmund Knightley in Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1596
18 Jun 1596
Age 62
Death of Edmund Knightley in Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England
Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England
1596
18 Jun 1596
Age 62
Burial of Edmund Knightley in Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England
Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1041; Document Reference: DRO 111
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Grandborough, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1041; Document Reference: DRO 111
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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