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Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury 1507–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1560

Death Location: Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Henry Knight

Mother: Mary Venn

Spouse(s): Sir Norwood

Children(s): Sir Norwood, Elizabeth Norwood, John Northwood, Emma Norwood, John Norwood, Katherine Norwood

In 1507, Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury entered the world in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, born to Henry Knight And Mary Anne Venn. Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury married Sir Ralph Raffe Norwood, and had children including Elizabeth Norwood, Emma Eleanor Norwood, John Northwood, John Norwood, Katherine Norwood, Sir Henry Robert Norwood. Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury passed away in 1560 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1507, Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury entered the world in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, born to Henry Knight And Mary Anne Venn.
  • Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury married Sir Ralph Raffe Norwood, and had children including Elizabeth Norwood, Emma Eleanor Norwood, John Northwood, John Norwood, Katherine Norwood, Sir Henry Robert Norwood.
  • Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury passed away in 1560 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England.

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Lady Shrewsbury's Ancestors

Self
Lady Shrewsbury
1507–1560
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Parents
Henry Knight
1470–
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Anne) Venn
1484–1548
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Shrewsbury's Descendants

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Lady (Emily Jane Ann Knight of) Shrewsbury (1507–27 Dec 1560) m. Sir (Ralph Raffe) Norwood (14 Sep 1505–3 Nov 1560)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry Robert) Norwood 1525–1561 m. Lady (Katherine "Kate") Throckmorton, 1532–1581
    1. 1. William Norwood 1541–1632 m. Lady (Elizabeth Frances) Lygon 1541–1598
      1. 1. Agnes (Ann) Norwood 1568–1626 m. Rev. (Philemon) Whale 1564–1620
        1. 1. Jonas (Norwood) Whaley 1589–1621 m. Frances Radley 1590–1621
        2. 2. Philemon Whaley 1599–1675
        3. 3. Elizabeth Whaley 1619–1690
        4. 4. Margaret Whaley 1590–1625
        5. 5. Anna Whaley 1584–1584
        6. 6. Susan Whaley 1583–1608
        7. 7. John Whaley 1597–1603
        8. 8. Jonas Whale 1621–1700 m. Elizabeth Whale 1622–1690
  2. 2. Elizabeth Norwood 1529–1578
  3. 3. John Northwood 1525–1561
  4. 4. Emma (Eleanor) Norwood 1521–1592
  5. 5. John Norwood 1524–1554
  6. 6. Katherine Norwood 1524–1574

Lady Shrewsbury's Timeline

3 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1525
1525
Age 18
Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury was married in Leckhampton Court, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Leckhampton Court, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1560
27 Dec 1560
Age 53
Death of Lady Emily Jane Ann Knight of Shrewsbury in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Leckhampton Court, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1560
    Event Place: Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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