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Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys 1555–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1555

Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 August 1608

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir O

Mother: Catherine Knollys

Spouse(s): Thomas West

Children(s): Gov. (Plantagenet), Elizabeth Pelham, Anne West, Catherine West, Francis West, Eleanor West, Frances West, Governor West, Helena West, Jane West, Letitia West, Lettice West, Lt. West, Lucy West, Margaret West, Penelope West, Robert West, Robert West, Walsingham West

In 1555, Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys entered the world in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O And Catherine Knollys. Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys married Thomas West, and had children including Anne West, Catherine West, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Elizabeth West Pelham, Frances West, Francis West, Gov Sir Thomas Richard West Ii Plantagenet, Governor John West, Helena West, Jane West, Letitia West, Lettice Leticce West, Lt Col Nathaniel West, Lucy West, Margaret West, Penelope West, Robert West, Walsingham West. Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys passed away in 1608 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1555, Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys entered the world in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff O And Catherine Knollys.
  • Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys married Thomas West, and had children including Anne West, Catherine West, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Elizabeth West Pelham, Frances West, Francis West, Gov Sir Thomas Richard West Ii Plantagenet, Governor John West, Helena West, Jane West, Letitia West, Lettice Leticce West, Lt Col Nathaniel West, Lucy West, Margaret West, Penelope West, Robert West, Walsingham West.
  • Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys passed away in 1608 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Knollys's Ancestors

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Lady Knollys
1555–1608
Birth Place: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff O
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Knollys
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Mary (Carey) Stafford
1499–1543
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Boleyn
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Margaret Boleyn
1454–1539
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Howard
1445–1497

Lady Knollys's Descendants

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Lady (Cecilia Anne) Knollys (19 July 1555–30 August 1608) m. Thomas West (9 July 1555–)
  1. 1. Gov. (Sir Thomas Richard West II) (Plantagenet) 1577–1618 m. Rachel ("Matachanna" Powhatan (West,Croshaw), First cousin to) Pocahontas 1600–1669
    1. 1. Thomas ("Toby" West, Chief Totopomoi Totopotomy of the Pamunkey Indians (d. Battle of Bloody) Run) 1616–1656
      1. 1. Susannah Swann 1643–1724 m. Cornelius Dabney 1631–1694
        1. 1. Dorothy Dabney 1683–1742 m. William Anderson 1680–1719
    2. 2. Benjamin Croshaw 1640–1667
    3. 3. Betty Croshaw 1636–1637
    4. 4. Joseph Croshaw 1642–1642
    5. 5. Mary (Powhatan) Croshaw 1632–1687
    6. 6. Rachel Croshaw 1630–1669
    7. 7. Richard Croshaw 1633–1669
    8. 8. Ursala Croshaw 1636–1689
  2. 2. Elizabeth (West) Pelham 1573–1633
  3. 3. Anne West 1581–1628
  4. 4. Catherine West 1583–1650
  5. 5. Francis West 1586–1633
  6. 6. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West 1593–1607
  7. 7. Frances West –1633
  8. 8. Governor (John) West 1590–1659
  9. 9. Helena West 1587–1602
  10. 10. Jane West 1588–1606
  11. 11. Letitia West 1579–1612
  12. 12. Lettice (Leticce) West 1589–1645
  13. 13. Lt. (Col. Nathaniel) West 1592–1623
  14. 14. Lucy West 1572–1633
  15. 15. Margaret West 1576–1633
  16. 16. Penelope West 1582–1619
  17. 17. Robert West 1585–1604
  18. 18. Robert West 1574–1604
  19. 19. Walsingham West 1579–1583

Lady Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1555
19 July 1555
Birth of Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys in Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1608
30 August 1608
Age 53
Death of Lady Cecilia Anne Knollys in Lasham, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Lasham, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1555
    Event Place: Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 August 1608
    Event Place: Lasham, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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