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Richard Knollys 1548–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1596

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

Father: Sir Wa

Mother: Mary Boleyn)

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The story of Richard Knollys began in 1548 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England. Richard Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Knollys began in 1548 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England.
  • Richard 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: Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis "The Elder" Knollys (Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La Warr, Custodian of Wa
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Catherine Carey (Child of Henry VIII and Catheribe) Boleyn)
1518–1568
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Knollys) II
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine Lettice) Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Henry (Viii) Tudor
1491–1528
Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England
Mary (Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress To King) Henry
1504–1534
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert I
1484–
Sir Peniston
1446–1506
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1557
Sir Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth England)
1466–1503
Sir of
1444–1471
Lady Sussex)
1480–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret d'Oyley
1593–1634
Edmund England)
1431–1456
Margaret Jorkietė
1443–1509
King Plantagenet
1441–1483
Elizabeth England)
1437–1492
Sir London)
1450–1505
Margaretha Butler
1455–1537
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Lady Saye
1446–1497

Richard Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Richard Knollys in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
1596
21 Aug 1596
Age 48
Death of Richard Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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