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Eleanor Knightley 1457 – 1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1457

Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1520

Death Location: Finedon, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Knightley

Mother: Eleanor Throckmorton

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The story of Eleanor Knightley (Cotton) began in 1457 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England. Eleanor Knightley (Cotton) passed away in 1520 in Finedon, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Knightley (Cotton) began in 1457 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Eleanor Knightley (Cotton) passed away in 1520 in Finedon, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Eleanor Knightley's Ancestors

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Eleanor Knightley
1457 – 1520
Birth Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Knightley
1427 – 1476
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424 – 1502
Coughton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Knightley
1395 – 1442
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Margaret Purefoy
1395 – 1450
Fenny Drayton, Warwickshire, England
Sir (John) Throckmorton,
1380 – 1445
Throckmorton, Warwickshire, England
Eleanor (Alainore de la Spineto Spine) Spinney
1385 – 1467
Coughton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1364 – 1415
Johanna Giffard
1370 –
Sir Throckmorton,
1355 – 1412
Agnes Besford
1350 – 1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knightley
1339 – 1414
Elizabeth Burgh,
1332 – 1363
John Throckmorton
Agnes Abberbery

Eleanor Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1457
1457
Birth of Eleanor Knightley (Cotton) in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1520
1520
Age 63
Death of Eleanor Knightley (Cotton) in Finedon, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Finedon, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1457
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Finedon, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Finedon, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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