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James Knightley 1461 – 1462 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1461

Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: Bet. 1462–1551

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Knightley

Mother: Eleanor Throckmorton

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In 1461, James Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Richard Knightley and Eleanor Throckmorton. James Knightley passed away in 1462 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1461, James Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Richard Knightley and Eleanor Throckmorton.
  • James Knightley passed away in 1462 in England.

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James Knightley's Ancestors

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James Knightley
1461 – 1462
Birth Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Knightley
1427 – 1476
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424 – 1502
Coughton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Knightley
1395 – 1442
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Margaret Purefoy
1395 – 1450
Fenny Drayton, Warwickshire, England
Sir (John) Throckmorton,
1380 – 1445
Throckmorton, Warwickshire, England
Eleanor (Alainore de la Spineto Spine) Spinney
1385 – 1467
Coughton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1364 – 1415
Johanna Giffard
1370 –
Sir Throckmorton,
1355 – 1412
Agnes Besford
1350 – 1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knightley
1339 – 1414
Elizabeth Burgh,
1332 – 1363
John Throckmorton
Agnes Abberbery

James Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1461
1461
Birth of James Knightley in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1462
Bet. 1462–1551
Age 1
Death of James Knightley in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1462–1551
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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