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Lady Susan Knightley 1500 – 1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 22 September 1532

Death Location: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Knightley

Mother: Jane Skynnerton

Spouse(s): William Spencer

Children(s): Dorothy Spencer, Sir Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Ada Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Marie Spencer, Robert Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Michael Spencer, Gerard Spencer

The story of Lady Susan Knightley began in 1500 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England. Lady Susan Knightley married William Spencer, and had children including Dorothy Spencer, Sir John Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Ada Jane Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Marie Spencer, Robert Nicholas Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Michael Merril Spencer, Gerard Spencer. Lady Susan Knightley passed away in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Susan Knightley began in 1500 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England.
  • Lady Susan Knightley married William Spencer, and had children including Dorothy Spencer, Sir John Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Ada Jane Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Marie Spencer, Robert Nicholas Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Michael Merril Spencer, Gerard Spencer.
  • Lady Susan Knightley passed away in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Lady Knightley's Ancestors

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Lady Knightley
1500 – 1532
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Richard IV of Fawsley Knightley
1455 – 1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Skynnerton
1461 –
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Knightley's Descendants

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Lady (Susan) Knightley (1500 – 22 September 1532) m. William Spencer (1496 – 22 Jun 1532)
  1. 1. Dorothy Spencer (1521 – 14 September 1575) m. Thomas Spencer (1517 – 16 August 1576)
    1. 1. Susan Temple ( – 1614)
  2. 2. Sir (John) Spencer (1524 – 8 Nov 1586) m. Katherine Kitson
    1. 1. Sir (John) Spencer (1549 – 9 Jan 1600) m. Mary Catlyn
      1. 1. Sir (Robert William Spencer, 1st Baron Specer of Wormleighton, KG,) MP (1570 – 25 October 1627) m. Lady (Margaret Willoughby, Baroness) Spenceer (21 Oct 1571 – 17 Aug 1597)
        1. 1. William Spencer (4 Jan 1591 – 19 Dec 1636) m. Lady (Penelope) Wriothesley
  3. 3. Isabel Spencer (1515 – 2 November 1578)
  4. 4. Thomas Spencer (1517 – 16 August 1576)
  5. 5. Ada (Jane) Spencer (1519 – 2 November 1578)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Spencer (1519 – 29 September 1593)
  7. 7. Marie Spencer (1525 – 21 July 1598)
  8. 8. Robert (Nicholas) Spencer (1527 – 4 December 1620)
  9. 9. Margaret Spencer (1530 – 25 November 1625)
  10. 10. Michael (Merril) Spencer (1530 – 18 November 1599)
  11. 11. Gerard Spencer (27 May 1531 – )

Lady Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Lady Susan Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
1532
22 September 1532
Age 32
Death of Lady Susan Knightley in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1532
    Event Place: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

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