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James Knightley 1459–1534 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 18 Dec 1534

Death Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Northamptonshire

Mother: Lady Throckmorton

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James Knightley was born in 1459 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England, the child of Sir Richard Ii Knightly Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Lady Eleanor Throckmorton. James Knightley passed away in 1534 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Knightley was born in 1459 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England, the child of Sir Richard Ii Knightly Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Lady Eleanor Throckmorton.
  • James Knightley passed away in 1534 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.

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James Knightley's Ancestors

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James Knightley
1459–1534
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Sir Richard II Knightly, Sheriff of Northamptonshire
1427–1476
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Eleanor) Throckmorton
1424–1502
Coughton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Knightly
1390–1442
Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Purefoy
1400–1474
Drayton, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1364–1415
Johanna Giffard
1368–
Willem Purefoy
1380–
Margaretha Knightley
1390–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of James Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
1534
18 Dec 1534
Age 75
Death of James Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1534
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

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