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Jane Bourchier 1486–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 17 February 1562

Death Location: Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Father: John Berners

Mother: Lady Howard

Spouse(s): Edmund Knyvett

Children(s): John Knyvett

Jane Bourchier was born in 1486 in England, the child of John Bourchier 2Nd Baron Berners And Lady Catherine Howard. Jane Bourchier married Edmund Knyvett, and had children including John Knyvett. Jane Bourchier passed away in 1562 in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Jane Bourchier was born in 1486 in England, the child of John Bourchier 2Nd Baron Berners And Lady Catherine Howard.
  • Jane Bourchier married Edmund Knyvett, and had children including John Knyvett.
  • Jane Bourchier passed away in 1562 in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Bourchier's Ancestors

Self
Jane Bourchier
1486–1562
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Bourchier - 2nd Baron Berners
1467–1533
, Devon, , England
Lady (Catherine) Howard
1447–1535
Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Humphrey (Bouchier) Knight
1435–1471
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth Agnes Tilney Duchess) Norfolk
1446–1497
Ashwellthorpe Manor, Norfolk, England
John ((Duke of Norfolk)) Howard
1419–1485
Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret Chedworth Duchess of) Norfolk
1430–1494
Bray, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ferrers
1415–1474
Margery Berners
1418–1475
Sir England
1420–1478
Elizabeth Say
1424–1473
Sir Garter
1386–1437
Margaret Mowbray
1399–1459
Sir Wiverton
1385–1459
Isabel Aylesbury
1409–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bourchier
1374–1420
Anne, Plantagenet
1383–1438
Sir England
1384–1453
Isabel Thorpe
1395–1436
Lawrence Cheyney
1436–1461
Elizabeth Cockayne
1397–
John Howard
1366–1437
Alice Tendring
1405–1467
Thomas Segrave
1366–1399
Elizabeth Norfolk
1372–1425
Sir Wiverton
1352–1398
Alice Caltoft
1352–1400
Thomas Aylesbury
1369–1485
Elizabeth Stafford
1386–1422

Jane Bourchier's Descendants

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Jane Bourchier (1486–17 February 1562) m. Edmund Knyvett (1490–1 May 1539)
  1. 1. John Knyvett 1517–1552 m. Agnes Harcourt 1513–1579
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Berners High Sheriff of) Norfolk 1539–1618 m. Muriel (Parry, Baroness) Berners 1548–1616
      1. 1. Lady (Muriel) Knyvett 1581–1605 m. Sir (Edmund) Bell 1562–1607
        1. 1. Richard Bell 1605–1700 m. Sarah Young 1605–1700
        2. 2. Edmund Bell 1606–1636
        3. 3. Dorothy Bell 1605–1586
      2. 2. Katherine Knyvett 1578–1629
      3. 3. Abigail Knyvett 1576–1650
      4. 4. Thomas (the younger knight) Knyvet 1560–1605
      5. 5. Nathaniel Knyvett 1560–1658
      6. 6. Elizabeth Knyvett 1573–1638
      7. 7. Edmund Knyvett 1572–1618
    2. 2. Rose Knyvett 1540–1590
    3. 3. Anthony Knyvett 1539–1554
    4. 4. Abigail Knyvett 1541–1623 m. Martine Sedley 1531–1609
    5. 5. Henry Knyvett 1540–1618
    6. 6. Elizabeth Knyvett 1541–1623

Jane Bourchier's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Jane Bourchier in England
England
1562
17 February 1562
Age 76
Death of Jane Bourchier in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1562
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

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