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Margaret Knyvett 1537–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Henry Knyvett

Mother: Anne Pickering

Spouse(s): Henry Vavasour

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

In 1537, Margaret Knyvett entered the world in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, born to Henry Knyvett And Anne Pickering. Margaret Knyvett married Henry Vavasour, and had children including Anne Reputed Mistress Vavasour, Frances Vavasour, Thomas Vavasour. Margaret Knyvett passed away in 1565 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Margaret Knyvett entered the world in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, born to Henry Knyvett And Anne Pickering.
  • Margaret Knyvett married Henry Vavasour, and had children including Anne Reputed Mistress Vavasour, Frances Vavasour, Thomas Vavasour.
  • Margaret Knyvett passed away in 1565 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Margaret Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Knyvett
1537–1565
Birth Place: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Henry Knyvett
1510–1547
Buckingham Castle, Norfolk, England
Anne Pickering
1510–1583
Killington, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
Thomas Knyvett
1482–1512
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Muriel Howard
1486–1512
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Christopher (Sir) Pickering
1488–1516
Risbridge, Suffolk, England
Jane (Eleanor) Lewknor
1496–1540
Trotton, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Knyvett
1462–1528
Eleanor Tyrrell
1466–1514
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1446–1497
James Pickering
1454–1498
Anne Moresby
1452–1523
Roger Lewknor
1469–1542
Eleanor Tuchet
1477–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Tyrrell
1415–1459
Margaret Darcy
1425–1525
John HOWARD
1420–1485
Catherine Moleyns
1424–1465
Frederick Sir
1420–1447
Elizabeth Cheney
1420–1473
James Pickering
1416–1460
Margaret Lascelles
1420–1499
Christopher Moresby
1431–1499
Elizabeth Parr
1432–1513
Thomas Lewknor
1444–1485
Catherine Pelham
1440–1481
John Tuchet
1423–1490
Anne Echingham
1420–1498

Margaret Knyvett's Descendants

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Margaret Knyvett (1537–1565) m. Henry Vavasour (1537–1565)
  1. 1. Anne ("Reputed Mistress") Vavasour 1560–1588 m. Edward ("17th Earl of Oxford" de) Vere 1550–1604 m. Sir (Henry Ditchley) Lee 1533–1611 m. Richard (Sir) Warburton 1550–1610
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Countess of Oxenford" de) Vere 1575–1626 m. Simon Wakefield 1561–1593
      1. 1. John Wakefield 1591–1631 m. Mary Conley 1598–1693
        1. 1. John Wakefield 1598–1689
        2. 2. Thomas Wakefield 1618–1697
        3. 3. Richard Wakefield 1616–1625
        4. 4. George Wakefield 1620–
    2. 2. Sir (Edward "Illegitimate son" de) Vere 1581–1629
    3. 3. Thomas Lee 1611–
    4. 4. Cecil Warburton 1595–
  2. 2. Thomas Vavasour 1560–1620
  3. 3. Frances Vavasour 1565–1616

Margaret Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

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