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Francis Knollys 1550–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1648

Death Location: Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Francis Garter

Mother: Lady I

Spouse(s): Lettice Barrett

Children(s): Lettice Knollys, Anne Knowles, Frances Knowles, Thomas Knollys, Elizabeth Knowles, Robert Knowles, Francis Knollys

In 1550, Francis Knollys entered the world in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Francis Knollys I Knight Of The Garter And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Knollys Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber To Queen Elizabeth I. Francis Knollys married Lettice Barrett, and had children including Anne Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, Frances Knowles, Francis Knollys, Lettice Or Letitia Knollys, Robert Knowles, Thomas Knollys. Francis Knollys passed away in 1648 in Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Francis Knollys entered the world in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Francis Knollys I Knight Of The Garter And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Knollys Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber To Queen Elizabeth I.
  • Francis Knollys married Lettice Barrett, and had children including Anne Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, Frances Knowles, Francis Knollys, Lettice Or Letitia Knollys, Robert Knowles, Thomas Knollys.
  • Francis Knollys passed away in 1648 in Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Francis Knollys's Ancestors

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Francis Knollys
1550–1648
Birth Place: Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Francis Knollys I Knight Of The Garter
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine 'Kate, The Illegitimate Tudor,' Knollys Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth) I
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Mary Boleyn
1499–1543
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Carey
1458–1501
Margaret (Spencer)
1472–1536
Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Elizabeth Wiltshire
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Carey
1437–1471
Alice Fulford
1443–1465
Eleanor Beaufort
1431–1501
Sir Kent
1449–1505
Margaret Boleyn
1455–1540
Thomas Norfolk
1443–1524
Elizabeth Surrey
–1497

Francis Knollys's Descendants

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Francis Knollys (1550–1648) m. Lettice Barrett (1541–25 December 1634)
  1. 1. Lettice (Or Letitia) Knollys 1603–1666
  2. 2. Anne Knowles 1592–
  3. 3. Frances Knowles 1600–
  4. 4. Thomas Knollys 1610–1678
  5. 5. Elizabeth Knowles 1595–
  6. 6. Robert Knowles 1588–
  7. 7. Francis Knollys 1592–1643

Francis Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Francis Knollys in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1648
1648
Age 98
Death of Francis Knollys in Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Battle Manor, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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