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Lady Joan Norwood 1495–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1495

Birth Location: Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1579

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Henry Knight

Mother: Alice Boteler

Spouse(s): Sir Jenner

Children(s): William Gayner

Lady Joan Norwood was born in 1495 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Henry Knight And Alice Boteler. Lady Joan Norwood married Sir William Gayner Jenner, and had children including William Charles Gayner. Lady Joan Norwood passed away in 1579 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Joan Norwood was born in 1495 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Henry Knight And Alice Boteler.
  • Lady Joan Norwood married Sir William Gayner Jenner, and had children including William Charles Gayner.
  • Lady Joan Norwood passed away in 1579 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Norwood's Ancestors

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Lady Norwood
1495–1579
Birth Place: Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Henry Knight
1480–
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Alice Boteler
1480–1535
Badminton, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
John Knight
1455–
Of, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Alicia Forester
1458–
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Forster
1415–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Norwood's Descendants

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Lady (Joan) Norwood (Abt. 1495–1579) m. Sir (William Gayner) Jenner (1495–22 Jan 1569)
  1. 1. William (Charles) Gayner 1510–1569

Lady Norwood's Timeline

2 Records

1495
Abt. 1495
Birth of Lady Joan Norwood in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England
1579
1579
Age 84
Death of Lady Joan Norwood in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1495
    Event Place: Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

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