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Robert Knightley 1609 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 4 Feb 1657

Death Location: Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Seymour Knightley

Mother: Dorothy Bedell

Spouse(s): Ellen Yorke

Children(s): Mary Knightly

In 1609, Robert Knightley entered the world in Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to Seymour Knightley and Dorothy Bedell. Robert Knightley married Ellen Yorke, and had children including Mary Knightly. Robert Knightley passed away in 1657 in Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1609, Robert Knightley entered the world in Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to Seymour Knightley and Dorothy Bedell.
  • Robert Knightley married Ellen Yorke, and had children including Mary Knightly.
  • Robert Knightley passed away in 1657 in Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Knightley's Ancestors

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Robert Knightley
1609 – 1657
Birth Place: Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Seymour Knightley
1580 – 1640
Norton, Derbyshire, England
Dorothy Bedell
1584 – 1633
Hamerton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Payne) Knightley,
1532 – 1615
Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Seymour
1547 – 1602
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knightley
1501 – 1566
Anne Ferrer
1510 – 1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knightley,
1455 – 1534
Lady Skenard
1461 – 1539
Sir Ferrers,
1470 – 1535
Constance Brome
1485 – 1551

Robert Knightley's Descendants

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Robert Knightley (1609 – 4 Feb 1657) m. Ellen Yorke (1611 – ABT 1657)
  1. 1. Mary Knightly (1644 – abt 1706)

Robert Knightley's Timeline

3 Records

1609
1609
Birth of Robert Knightley in Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1657
4 Feb 1657
Age 48
Death of Robert Knightley in Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England
Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England
1657
Feb 1657
Age 48
Burial of Robert Knightley in Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England
Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Norton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1657
    Event Place: Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69/DUN2/A/004/MS010345
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1657
    Event Place: Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P69/DUN2/A/004/MS010345
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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