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Edmund Knyvett 1462–1504 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Old Buckenham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1504

Death Location: Hilborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: William Castle

Mother: Alice Grey

Spouse(s): Eleanor Tyrell

Children(s): Anne Leger, Edmund Knyvett, Sir Knyvett

In 1462, Edmund Knyvett entered the world in Old Buckenham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England, born to William Knyvett Sheriff Of Norfolk Suffolk Burgess Of Melcombe Bletchingley Grantham Constable Of Rising Castle And Alice Lynn De Grey. Edmund Knyvett married Eleanor Duchess Bourchier Tyrell, and had children including Anne St Leger, Edmund Knyvett, Sir Thomas Knyvett. Edmund Knyvett passed away in 1504 in Hilborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1462, Edmund Knyvett entered the world in Old Buckenham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England, born to William Knyvett Sheriff Of Norfolk Suffolk Burgess Of Melcombe Bletchingley Grantham Constable Of Rising Castle And Alice Lynn De Grey.
  • Edmund Knyvett married Eleanor Duchess Bourchier Tyrell, and had children including Anne St Leger, Edmund Knyvett, Sir Thomas Knyvett.
  • Edmund Knyvett passed away in 1504 in Hilborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Edmund Knyvett's Ancestors

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Edmund Knyvett
1462–1504
Birth Place: Old Buckenham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle
1441–1515
Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
Alice (Lynn de) Grey
1442–1474
Barwell, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
John Knyvett
1395–1445
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Clifton
1392–1441
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knyvett
1394–1418
Joan Bottetourte
1356–1417
Constantine Clifton
1372–1395
Margaret Howard
1376–1434
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Howard
1336–1389
Margaret Scales
1339–1416

Edmund Knyvett's Descendants

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Edmund Knyvett (1462–1504) m. Eleanor (Duchess Bourchier) Tyrell (1461–April 1514)
  1. 1. Anne (St) Leger 1475–1559
  2. 2. Edmund Knyvett 1490–1546 m. Sarah (Ann) Shelton 1497–1563
    1. 1. Thomas Knyvet 1528–1569
      1. 1. Thomas Knyvet 1558–1594
      2. 2. Henry Knyvett 1566–1594
      3. 3. John Knyvett 1568–1594
  3. 3. Sir (Thomas) Knyvett 1485–1512

Edmund Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1462
1462
Birth of Edmund Knyvett in Old Buckenham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Old Buckenham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
1504
1504
Age 42
Death of Edmund Knyvett in Hilborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Hilborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Old Buckenham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Hilborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hilborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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