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Edmund Knyvett 1484–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1 May 1539

Death Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Father: Edmund Knyvett

Mother: Eleanor Tyrrell

Spouse(s): Jane Bourchier

Children(s): Elizabeth Knyvett, Anne Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Catherine Knyvett, Christian Knyvett, Alice Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, John Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Anne Knyvett, William Knyvett, Henry Knyvett

In 1484, Edmund Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, born to Edmund Knyvett And Eleanor Tyrrell. Edmund Knyvett married Jane Bourchier, and had children including Alice Knyvett, Anne Bouchier Knyvett, Anne Knyvett, Catherine Knyvett, Christian Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, John Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, William Knyvett. Edmund Knyvett passed away in 1539 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1484, Edmund Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, born to Edmund Knyvett And Eleanor Tyrrell.
  • Edmund Knyvett married Jane Bourchier, and had children including Alice Knyvett, Anne Bouchier Knyvett, Anne Knyvett, Catherine Knyvett, Christian Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvett, Henry Knyvett, John Knyvett, Rose Knyvett, Thomas Knyvett, William Knyvett.
  • Edmund Knyvett passed away in 1539 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

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Edmund Knyvett's Ancestors

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Edmund Knyvett
1484–1539
Birth Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Edmund Knyvett
1462–1529
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Eleanor Tyrrell
1466–1514
Gipping, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Knyvett
1405–1489
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Alice Lynne
1415–1490
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
William Tyrrell
1415–1461
East Horndon, Essex, England
Margaret Darcy
1425–1525
Gipping, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knyvett
1380–1445
Elizabeth Clifton
1387–1477
William Lynne
1394–1421
Alice Stokes
1397–
John Tyrrell
1382–1437
Alice Coggeshall
1382–1422
Robert Darcy
1391–1499
Alice Fitzlangley
1395–1448
2nd-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
Thomas Tyrrell
1370–1423
William Coggeshall
1358–1423
Antiocha Hawkwood
1351–1379
Thomas Darcy
1360–1405
Alice Tyrell
1364–1391
Henry FitzLangley
1369–1428
Alice
1373–1420

Edmund Knyvett's Descendants

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Edmund Knyvett (1484–1 May 1539) m. Jane Bourchier (1498–17 Feb 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–
        1. 1. William Boone 1605– m. Joan Boyse 1605–
      2. 2. Edmund (de) Bohun 1592–1658 m. Dorothy Baxter 1597–1661
        1. 1. Baxter (de) Bohun 1615–1658
        2. 2. Frances (de) Bohun 1619–1633
        3. 3. Edward (de) Bohun 1622–1635
        4. 4. Lydia (de) Bohun 1627–
      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
        1. 1. John Browne 1584–1662 m. Dorothy Beauchamp 1593–1673 m. Margaret Goodrich 1581–1674
        2. 2. Richard Browne 1576–1659
        3. 3. Lydia (Ann) Browne 1580–1686
        4. 4. Ambrose Browne 1580–1583
        5. 5. Peter Brown 1582–1633
        6. 6. Sarah Brown 1584–
        7. 7. Abraham Browne 1585–1650
        8. 8. Richard Brown 1600–1674
      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
        1. 1. Lawrence Womack 1570–1652 m. Prudence 1580–
        2. 2. Arthur Womack 1555–1602
        3. 3. Thomas Womack 1561–1627
        4. 4. William Womack 1564–1644
        5. 5. Henry Womack 1566–1627
        6. 6. George Womack 1572–1644
        7. 7. Elizabeth Womack 1601–
        8. 8. Robert Womack 1574–1627
      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

Edmund Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Edmund Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
1539
1 May 1539
Age 55
Death of Edmund Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1539
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

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