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Henry Knollys 1542–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 December 1582

Death Location: Netherlands

Father: Sir Elizabeth

Mother: Mary Carey

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The story of Henry Knollys began in 1542 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England. Henry Knollys passed away in 1582 in Netherlands.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Knollys began in 1542 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Henry Knollys passed away in 1582 in Netherlands.

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Henry Knollys's Ancestors

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Henry Knollys
1542–1582
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Bart Knollys\Knowles, MP, KG, of Rotherfield Grey, Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth
1514–1596
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Katherine) Carey
1524–1569
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Knollys - Father of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys of Greys) Court
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine Lettice Pennyston (Peniston) - Mother of Sir Francis 'The Elder' Knollys of Greys) Court
1481–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
William Carey
1500–1529
Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Mary Boleyn
1499–1543
Hever Castle, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Garter
–1500
Lady Spencer
1472–1501
*Thomas Kent
1477–1539
Lady Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kent
1451–1505
Lady Butler
1454–1539

Henry Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Henry Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1582
21 December 1582
Age 40
Death of Henry Knollys in Netherlands
Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1582
    Event Place: Netherlands

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