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Margaret Knyvett 1537–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: B489-Sir Knyvett

Mother: Lady Sufflok

Spouse(s): Henry Vavasour

Children(s): Anne Vavasour, Frances Shirley, Thomas Vavasour

In 1537, Margaret Knyvett entered the world in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, born to B489 Sir Knight King Of Charlton Wiltshire Hendrick Henry Knyvett And Lady Anne Pickering Knyvet Lady Of Risbridge Sufflok. Margaret Knyvett married Henry Vavasour, and had children including Anne Reputed Mistress Vavasour, Frances Vavasour Shirley, Thomas Vavasour. Margaret Knyvett passed away in 1565 in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1537, Margaret Knyvett entered the world in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, born to B489 Sir Knight King Of Charlton Wiltshire Hendrick Henry Knyvett And Lady Anne Pickering Knyvet Lady Of Risbridge Sufflok.
  • Margaret Knyvett married Henry Vavasour, and had children including Anne Reputed Mistress Vavasour, Frances Vavasour Shirley, Thomas Vavasour.
  • Margaret Knyvett passed away in 1565 in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Margaret Knyvett's Ancestors

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Margaret Knyvett
1537–1565
Birth Place: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
B489-Sir Knight King of Charlton, Wiltshire Hendrick Henry Knyvett
1510–1574
City of Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Pickering- Knyvet, Lady of Risbridge,) Sufflok
1514–1582
Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
King (👑💖 ✨ Sir "Knight" Thomas Henry) Knyvett
–1512
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Muriel) Howard
1486–1512
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Christopher Pickering of) Risbridge
1485–1516
Risbridge, Suffolk, England
Lady (Jane (of Trotton Sussex)) Lewknor
1490–1543
Dedham Hall, Risbridge, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Knyvett's Descendants

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Margaret Knyvett (1537–1565) m. Henry Vavasour (1532–1575)
  1. 1. Anne (Reputed Mistress) Vavasour 1559–1588
  2. 2. Frances (Vavasour) Shirley 1565–1616
  3. 3. Thomas Vavasour 1560–1620

Margaret Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Margaret Knyvett in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1565
1565
Age 28
Death of Margaret Knyvett in Y, Somme, Picardie, France
Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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