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Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett 1509–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

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

Death Date: 12 Nov 1595

Death Location: Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Father: Sir Ii

Mother: Jane Knyvett

Spouse(s): Sir. Sayer, Nicholas Robinson, Richard (Sayer)

Children(s): William Sayre

In 1509, Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Knyvett Ii And Jane Bourchier Knyvett. Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett married Nicholas Robinson, Richard Sears Sayer, Sir Richard The Exile Sayer, and had children including William Baronet Hinwick Sayre. Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett passed away in 1595 in Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • In 1509, Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Knyvett Ii And Jane Bourchier Knyvett.
  • Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett married Nicholas Robinson, Richard Sears Sayer, Sir Richard The Exile Sayer, and had children including William Baronet Hinwick Sayre.
  • Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett passed away in 1595 in Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ii
1484–1539
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
SI
Jane Knyvett
1486–1561
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
JK

Spouses(s)

Sir. Sayer
1508–1540
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
SS
Nicholas Robinson
–1560
Birth Location: –
NR
Richard (Sayer)
1508–1540
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
R(

Children(s)

William Sayre
1535–1580
Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, , England
WS

Lady Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Lady Knyvett
1509–1595
Birth Place: Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir EDMUND KNYVETT Ii
1484–1539
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Jane (Bourchier) Knyvett
1486–1561
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
EDMUND KNYVETT
1462–1504
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Lady (Eleanor) Tyrrell
1461–1514
Gipping, Suffolk, England
Sir (John) Bourchier
1467–1533
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Katherine Bourchier
1447–1535
Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Knyvett's Descendants

1.
LK
Lady (Anne Bouchier) Knyvett (1509–12 Nov 1595) m. Sir. (Richard (The Exile)) Sayer (19 February 1508–1540) m. Nicholas Robinson (–2 Sep 1560) m. Richard (Sears) (Sayer) (19 February 1508–1540)
  1. 1. William ("Baronet Hinwick") Sayre 1535–1580 m. Olive Irby 1547–1615

Lady Knyvett's Timeline

4 Records

1509
1509
Birth of Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
1526
1526
Age 17
Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett was married in Colechester,,Essex,England
Colechester,,Essex,England
1595
12 Nov 1595
Age 86
Death of Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett in Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1621
24 Jul 1621
Age 112
Lady Anne Bouchier Knyvett was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Colechester,,Essex,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1595
    Event Place: Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1621
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
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