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Richard, Member of Parliament Knollys 1548–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Francis KG

Mother: Catherine Tudor

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In 1548, Richard, Member of Parliament Knollys entered the world in Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France, born to Francis Knollys The Elder Kg And Catherine Carey Illegitamte Tudor. Richard, Member of Parliament Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Richard, Member of Parliament Knollys entered the world in Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France, born to Francis Knollys The Elder Kg And Catherine Carey Illegitamte Tudor.
  • Richard, Member of Parliament Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Richard, Knollys's Ancestors

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Richard, Knollys
1548–1596
Birth Place: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Parents
Francis Knollys The Elder KG
1514–1596
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine (Carey illegitamte) Tudor
1522–1549
Newry, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert II Knollys (Knowles)) Ii
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lettice (Catherine Pennyson) Pennystone
1481–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Wm Cary
1500–1528
Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Mary Cary
1499–1705
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knolles
1435–1482
Sir Garter
1455–1536
Lady Spencer
1472–1536
Sir Rochford
1477–1538
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Lady Ormond
1454–1537

Richard, Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Richard, Member of Parliament Knollys in Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
1596
1596
Age 48
Death of Richard, Member of Parliament Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR020473-0479

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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