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Francis Knowles 1514–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 Jul 1596

Death Location: rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Robert Knollys

Mother: Lettice Penyston

Spouse(s): Catherine Carey

Children(s): Sir MP

The story of Francis Knowles began in 1514 in Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Francis Knowles married Catherine Carey, and had children including Sir Robert Knowles Mp. Francis Knowles passed away in 1596 in rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Knowles began in 1514 in Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Francis Knowles married Catherine Carey, and had children including Sir Robert Knowles Mp.
  • Francis Knowles passed away in 1596 in rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Francis Knowles's Ancestors

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Francis Knowles
1514–1596
Birth Place: Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Knollys
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lettice (Tresham) Penyston
1481–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
*Lady (Alice) Bulstrode
1451–1557
Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Knowles's Descendants

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Francis Knowles (1514–19 Jul 1596) m. Catherine Carey (1524–1569)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Knowles,) MP 1547–1596
    1. 1. Sir (Richard Knowles, Knight of the) Garter 1565–1669 m. Joan Heigham 1548–1633
      1. 1. Anne Knowles 1588–1673 m. John (Revell, of Wooley, Derbyshire (d) c1632) 1580–1632 m. Robert (Revell, of Woolley, Co. Derbyshire; 2nd son 1611; d. Abt) 1632 1580–1642
        1. 1. William Revell 1635–1704 m. Alice (\ Alicia) Stacye 1639–

Francis Knowles's Timeline

3 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Francis Knowles in Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1565
1565
Age 51
Francis Knowles was married in Hampshire, or, Hereford, Herefordshire, or, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Hampshire, or, Hereford, Herefordshire, or, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1596
19 Jul 1596
Age 82
Death of Francis Knowles in rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England
rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Hampshire, or, Hereford, Herefordshire, or, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1596
    Event Place: rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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