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Lady Muriel Knyvett 1581–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1581

Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 30 Oct 1605

Death Location: Wilby, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Norfolk

Mother: Muriel Berners

Spouse(s): Sir Bell

Children(s): Richard Bell, Edmund Bell, Dorothy Bell

In 1581, Lady Muriel Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Thomas Knyvett 4Th Baron Berners High Sheriff Of Norfolk And Muriel Parry Baroness Berners. Lady Muriel Knyvett married Sir Edmund Bell, and had children including Dorothy Bell, Edmund Bell, Richard Bell. Lady Muriel Knyvett passed away in 1605 in Wilby, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1581, Lady Muriel Knyvett entered the world in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Thomas Knyvett 4Th Baron Berners High Sheriff Of Norfolk And Muriel Parry Baroness Berners.
  • Lady Muriel Knyvett married Sir Edmund Bell, and had children including Dorothy Bell, Edmund Bell, Richard Bell.
  • Lady Muriel Knyvett passed away in 1605 in Wilby, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Lady Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Lady Knyvett
1581–1605
Birth Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Berners High Sheriff of Norfolk
1539–1618
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Muriel (Parry, Baroness) Berners
1548–1616
Welford Park, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
John Knyvett
1517–1552
Plumstead, Norfolk, England
Agnes Harcourt
1513–1579
Stanton Harcourt, Oxon, England
Thomas (Parry, Sir Comptroller of the Household Privy) Councelor
1515–1560
Tretower, Breconshire, Wales
Anne Reade
1510–1585
Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Knyvett
1490–1539
Jane Bourchier
1486–1562
John Harcourt
–1565
Margaret Barentyn
–1547
Henry Vaughn
1494–
Gwenllian Grene\Grono
1498–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Knyvet
–1504
Eleanor Tyrell
1466–1514
John Berners
1467–1533
Lady Howard
1447–1535

Lady Knyvett's Descendants

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Lady (Muriel) Knyvett (2 Sep 1581–30 Oct 1605) m. Sir (Edmund) Bell (07 Apr 1562–23 Dec 1607)
  1. 1. Richard Bell 1605–1700 m. Sarah Young 1605–1700
    1. 1. George Bell 1629–1702 m. Mary Sessums 1630–1742
      1. 1. Margaret (Mary Bell) Blow 1655–1690 m. Richard Smith 1639–1711
        1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1677–1733 m. Thomas Sessoms 1677–1711
    2. 2. Captain (Richard ll) Bell 1631–1734
    3. 3. Thomas Bell 1633–
    4. 4. Sarah Bell 1630–1700
  2. 2. Edmund Bell 1606–1636
  3. 3. Dorothy Bell 1605–1586

Lady Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1581
2 Sep 1581
Birth of Lady Muriel Knyvett in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
1605
30 Oct 1605
Age 24
Death of Lady Muriel Knyvett in Beaupré Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England
Beaupré Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1581
    Event Place: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Beaupré Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilby, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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