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Francis Knollys 1550–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1648

Death Location: Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Sir O

Mother: Lady Carey

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In 1550, Francis Knollys entered the world in England, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O And Lady Mary Catherine Carey. 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 England, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O And Lady Mary Catherine Carey.
  • 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: England
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff O
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
* (Robert II 2, Sir Knollys 14xggf Knolles Knowles of Rotherford Greys) Ii
1481–1521
Rotherfield Grey Castle, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine Lettice) Pennyston
1481–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Boleyn Carey) Stafford
1504–1543
Chilton, Witshire, England (or Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England)
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knolles
1440–1521
*Lady Gruffud
1459–1485
Henry (Boleyn)
1464–1583
Margaret Cave
1470–1518
Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1486–1538
Sir Esquire
1458–1536
Lady SPENCER
1472–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knolls
1390–1445
Isabel Knollys
–1655
Sir Troutbeck
1432–1510
Mabel Troutbeck
1887–
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Lady 20ggm
1455–1537
Sir Norfolk
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1445–1497

Francis Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Francis Knollys in England
England
1648
1648
Age 98
Death of Francis Knollys in Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England
Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    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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