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Edmund Knyvett 1462–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1462

Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1529

Death Location: At Sea

Father: John Knyvett

Mother: Alice Lynne

Spouse(s): Eleanor Tyrrell

Children(s): Edmund Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, Anthony Knyvett, James Knyvett, William Knyvett, Anne Knyvett

In 1462, Edmund Knyvett entered the world in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, born to John Knyvett And Alice Lynne. Edmund Knyvett married Eleanor Tyrrell, and had children including Anne Knyvett, Anthony Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, James Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, William Knyvett. Edmund Knyvett passed away in 1529 in At Sea.

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Biography

  • In 1462, Edmund Knyvett entered the world in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, born to John Knyvett And Alice Lynne.
  • Edmund Knyvett married Eleanor Tyrrell, and had children including Anne Knyvett, Anthony Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, James Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, William Knyvett.
  • Edmund Knyvett passed away in 1529 in At Sea.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knyvett
1405–1489
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
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Alice Lynne
1415–1490
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Tyrrell
1466–1514
Birth Location: Gipping, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Edmund Knyvett
1484–1539
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Thomas Knyvett
1482–1512
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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Anthony Knyvett
1486–1549
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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James Knyvett
1488–1487
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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William Knyvett
1490–1491
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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Anne Knyvett
1492–1558
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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Edmund Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Knyvett
1462–1529
Birth Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Knyvett
1405–1489
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Alice Lynne
1415–1490
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John Knyvett
1380–1445
Southwick, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth (de) Clifton
1387–1477
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
William Lynne
1394–1421
Southwick, Northamptonshire, England
Alice Stokes
1397–
Southwick, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knyvett
1358–1419
Joan Botetourt
1356–1417
Constantine Clifton
1372–1395
Margaret Howard
1368–1433
William Lynne
1366–
Sandresse Candrey
1371–1391
Richard Stokes
1350–1442
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kynvett
1322–1381
Alianore Basset
1325–1388
John Botetourt
1333–1377
Katherine Weyland
1334–1377
John Clifton
1356–1403
Elizabeth Cromwell
1374–1394
Robert Howard
1336–1388
Margaret Scales
1345–1416
Thomas Stokes
1320–
Eleanor Luton
1320–

Edmund Knyvett's Descendants

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Edmund Knyvett (abt 1462–1529) m. Eleanor Tyrrell (1466–1514)
  1. 1. Edmund Knyvett 1484–1539 m. Jane Bourchier 1498–1561
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knyvett 1527–1560 m. Francis (de) Bohun 1525–1607
      1. 1. Nicholas (de) Bohun 1559–1602 m. Audrey Coke 1551–1630
        1. 1. Nicholas (de) Bohun 1580– m. Mary Elgate 1580–
        2. 2. Edmund (de) Bohun 1592–1658 m. Dorothy Baxter 1597–1661
        3. 3. Anne (de) Bohun 1570–
    2. 2. Anne (Bouchier) Knyvett 1509–1595 m. Richard Sears 1508–1540
      1. 1. John (Bouchier) Sears 1528–1561 m. Elizabeth Hawkins 1530–1595
        1. 1. Joan Sears 1552–1610 m. John Browne 1555–1662
        2. 2. Henry Sears 1563–
        3. 3. William Sears 1565–
        4. 4. Richard Sears 1567–
    3. 3. Rose Knyvett 1515–1588
    4. 4. Catherine Knyvett 1516–1596 m. Thomas (Alpheyade) Scarlett 1495–1592 m. John Walpole 1510–1557
      1. 1. Agnes Scarlett 1516–1574 m. William Womocke 1510–1585
        1. 1. Hugh Womack 1538–1585 m. Joan Randell 1535–1636
        2. 2. Arthur Womack 1528–1607
      2. 2. William Walpole 1544–1587
      3. 3. Bridget Walpole 1563–1600
    5. 5. Christian Knyvett 1519–1560
    6. 6. Alice Knyvett 1519–1560
    7. 7. Thomas Knyvett 1523–
    8. 8. John Knyvett 1524–1560
    9. 9. Edmund Knyvett 1525–1567
    10. 10. Elizabeth Knyvett 1527–1515
    11. 11. Anne Knyvett 1529–1561
    12. 12. William Knyvett 1531–1612
    13. 13. Henry Knyvett 1533–1576
  2. 2. Thomas Knyvett 1482–1512
  3. 3. Anthony Knyvett 1486–1549
  4. 4. James Knyvett 1488–1487
  5. 5. William Knyvett 1490–1491
  6. 6. Anne Knyvett 1492–1558

Edmund Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1462
abt 1462
Birth of Edmund Knyvett in Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
1529
1529
Age 67
Death of Edmund Knyvett in At Sea
At Sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1462
    Event Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: At Sea
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