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Lady Catherine Knyvett 1503–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1503

Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Lisle

Mother: Muriel Howard

Spouse(s): William Sir, William Sir

Children(s): Henrietta Farmer

The story of Lady Catherine Knyvett began in 1503 in Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. Lady Catherine Knyvett married William Edward Farmer Sir, William Edward Fish Sir, and had children including Henrietta Farmer. Lady Catherine Knyvett passed away in 1565 in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Catherine Knyvett began in 1503 in Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Catherine Knyvett married William Edward Farmer Sir, William Edward Fish Sir, and had children including Henrietta Farmer.
  • Lady Catherine Knyvett passed away in 1565 in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lisle
1480–1504
Birth Location: Abingdon, Berkshire, England
JL
Muriel Howard
1486–1512
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
MH

Spouses(s)

William Sir
1505–1560
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle , Norfolk
WS
William Sir
1505–1560
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
WS

Children(s)

Henrietta Farmer
1529–1579
Birth Location: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
HF

Lady Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Lady Knyvett
1503–1565
Birth Place: Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Grey 2nd Viscount Lisle
1480–1504
Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Muriel Howard
1486–1512
Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Knyvett's Descendants

1.
LK
Lady (Catherine) Knyvett (1 November 1503–1565) m. William (Edward Fish) Sir (1505–30 May 1560) m. William (Edward Farmer) Sir (1505–30 May 1560)
  1. 1. Henrietta Farmer 1529–1579 m. Augustine Fish 1525–1579 m. Augustine Fyshe 1525–1579
    1. 1. John Fyshe 1555–1622 m. Margaret Craddock 1555–1630
      1. 1. Alice Fyshe 1597–1639 m. Robert Fish 1593–1639
        1. 1. Sarah 1630–1685 m. Aaron Starke 1606–1685
    2. 2. Thomas (Fish) II 1570–1622 m. Mary (Soule) Mayflower 1562–1639
      1. 1. Robert Fish 1593–1639 m. Alice Fyshe 1597–1639

Lady Knyvett's Timeline

9 Records

1503
1 Nov 1503
Birth of Lady Catherine Knyvett in Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
1503
1 November 1503
Birth of Lady Catherine Knyvett in Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1505
1505
Age 2
Birth of Lady Catherine Knyvett in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
1515
1515
Age 12
Lady Catherine Knyvett was married in Eltham, London, England
Eltham, London, England
1520
1520
Age 17
Lady Catherine Knyvett was married in Eastwood, Hertfordshire, England
Eastwood, Hertfordshire, England
1523
Abt. 1523
Age 20
Lady Catherine Knyvett was married in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England
1548
1548
Age 45
Death of Lady Catherine Knyvett in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
1565
1565
Age 62
Death of Lady Catherine Knyvett in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
1565
1565
Age 62
Death of Lady Catherine Knyvett in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1503
    Event Place: Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 November 1503
    Event Place: Buckenham Castle, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Eltham, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Eastwood, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1523
    Event Place: Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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