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Lady Catherine Carey Knollys 1524–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1524

Birth Location: Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 15 January 1568

Death Location: Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Carey

Mother: Mary Boleyn

Spouse(s): Sir Knollys

Children(s): Sir Knollys

Lady Catherine Carey Knollys was born in 1524 in Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir William Carey And Mary Boleyn. Lady Catherine Carey Knollys married Sir Francis Bart Knollys, and had children including Sir Richard Knollys. Lady Catherine Carey Knollys passed away in 1568 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Catherine Carey Knollys was born in 1524 in Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir William Carey And Mary Boleyn.
  • Lady Catherine Carey Knollys married Sir Francis Bart Knollys, and had children including Sir Richard Knollys.
  • Lady Catherine Carey Knollys passed away in 1568 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Lady Knollys
1524–1568
Birth Place: Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir William Carey
1495–1528
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Mary Boleyn
1504–1534
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Carey
1465–1548
Clovelly, Devon, England
Margaret Spencer
1472–1501
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Sir (Thomas Boleyn Earl Of) Wiltshire
1477–1539
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Howard
1486–1537
Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Carey
1437–1471
Alice Fulford
1443–1460
William Boleyn
1484–1505
Margaret Butler
1465–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Carye
1406–1437
Christopher Orchard
1406–
Sir Boleyn
1429–1462
Anne Hoo
1410–1484
Thomas Butler
1425–

Lady Knollys's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine Carey) Knollys (June 1524–15 January 1568) m. Sir (Francis Bart) Knollys (1514–18 Aug 1596)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard) Knollys 1550–1610 m. Joan Heigham 1548–1633
    1. 1. Richard Knowles 1565–1622 m. Margaret Hopkinson 1575–1622
      1. 1. James Knowles 1616–1677 m. Elizabeth Isherwood 1616–
        1. 1. Thomas Knowles 1643–1684 m. Agnes Hoarth 1661–1684

Lady Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1524
June 1524
Birth of Lady Catherine Carey Knollys in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1568
15 January 1568
Age 44
Death of Lady Catherine Carey Knollys in East Molesey, Surrey, England
East Molesey, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1524
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1568
    Event Place: General, England
    Record Source: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Scotland, England
    Record Source: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1568
    Event Place: East Molesey, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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