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Edward Knightley 1593 – 1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1593

Birth Location: Burgh Hall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 20 May 1674

Death Location: East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Knightley

Mother: Elizabeth Shuckburg

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Knightley

Children(s): Elizabeth (Newse), Richard Knightley, Martha (Chapman)

Edward Knightley was born in 1593 in Burgh Hall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Knightley and Elizabeth Shuckburg. Edward Knightley married Elizabeth Knightley, and had children including Elizabeth Knightley (Newse), Richard Knightley, Martha Knightley (Chapman). Edward Knightley passed away in 1674 in East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Knightley was born in 1593 in Burgh Hall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Knightley and Elizabeth Shuckburg.
  • Edward Knightley married Elizabeth Knightley, and had children including Elizabeth Knightley (Newse), Richard Knightley, Martha Knightley (Chapman).
  • Edward Knightley passed away in 1674 in East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Knightley's Ancestors

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Edward Knightley
1593 – 1674
Birth Place: Burgh Hall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Knightley
1541 – 1621
Fawsley Hall, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Shuckburg
1554 – 1594
Navesby, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Valentine) Knightley
1501 – 1566
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Ferrer
1510 – 1554
Baddesley Clinton, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knightley,
1455 – 1534
Lady Skenard
1461 – 1539
Sir Ferrers,
1470 – 1535
Constance Brome
1485 – 1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knightley
1427 – 1476
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424 – 1502
Sir Ferrers,
1432 – 1498
Lady Heckstall
1450 – 1486

Edward Knightley's Descendants

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Edward Knightley (5 Aug 1593 – 20 May 1674) m. Elizabeth Knightley (1598 – 1659)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Knightley) (Newse) (2 April 1631 – )
  2. 2. Richard Knightley (25 Aug 1634 – 23 Nov 1644)
  3. 3. Martha (Knightley) (Chapman) (15 Sep 1638 – 13 Oct 1681)

Edward Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1593
5 Aug 1593
Birth of Edward Knightley in Burgh Hall, Staffordshire, England
Burgh Hall, Staffordshire, England
1674
20 May 1674
Age 81
Death of Edward Knightley in East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England
East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1593
    Event Place: Burgh Hall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1674
    Event Place: East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Haddon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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